Romanesco Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 1 head romanesco chopped into bite sized pieces
- 8 oz pasta cooked and drained
- Olive oil
- Parmesan cheese as topping
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: other seasonal veggies
Instructions
- Blanch romanesco pieces (dunk in boiling water for 1 minute)
- Quickly add cooked romanesco to ice cold water (this will keep it bright green!)
- Add romanesco and any other vegetables you want to cooked pasta
- Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
NUTRITION FACTS
Vitamin K- promotes bone health and limits neuronal damage in the brain; reducing the effects of Alzheimer's disease
Vitamin A- required for maintaining healthy mucusa and skin and is essential for vision. Foods rich in this vitamin are known to offer protection against lung and oral cavity cancers
Vitamin C - powerful water-soluble antioxidant which helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen-free radicals Did you know?
The Romanesco is a natural cross between cauliflower and broccoli. The striking arrangement of the flowers resembles a naturally occurring fractal pattern.
Vitamin K- promotes bone health and limits neuronal damage in the brain; reducing the effects of Alzheimer's disease
Vitamin A- required for maintaining healthy mucusa and skin and is essential for vision. Foods rich in this vitamin are known to offer protection against lung and oral cavity cancers
Vitamin C - powerful water-soluble antioxidant which helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful oxygen-free radicals Did you know?
The Romanesco is a natural cross between cauliflower and broccoli. The striking arrangement of the flowers resembles a naturally occurring fractal pattern.