Plant-based recipes with broccoli

Welcome to plant-based recipes with broccoli where I take you on a journey of learning how to:

Get creative with broccoli
Experiment with delicious quick broccoli recipes
Easily get broccoli into your meals

Cruciferous vegetables are unique because they possess sulfur-containing compounds, which have been shown to have cancer-fighting abilities such as:

Decreasing cancer cell growth
Increasing cancer cell death
Slowing the growth-promoting effects of estrogen

Broccoli also contains indole-3-carbinol that helps break estrogen down and excrete it from the body. Unwanted estrogen in the body that is not balanced with progesterone can be the cause of many female hormonal problems including an increased risk of estrogen-driven cancers.

Here are some plant-based recipes with broccoli

Broccoli Tabouli

Is one of my favourite salads because it uses raw ‘riced’ broccoli. Mixed with parsley and mint, just adds more super-greens to this nutritious dish. The flavours will not disappoint as you experience the zing of the mint, the sweetness of the goji berries and the richness of the pistachios and pumpkin seeds. You MUST try this!

Broccoli Mash

Is mash with a healthy fat twist. Don’t get bored with mash, experiment with different vegetables and combinations. Mash is such a comfort food I love them all! You may need to add a little liquid if you can’t get a good consistency going or you are using a stick blender or food processor.

Coconut Curry Broccoli Soup

Anything with coconut milk is dreamy and definitely an occasional treat rather than a weekly affair. I have gone back to cooking with either minimal oil or no oil, and just cook with water. With this recipe, no-one will be the wiser if you just put all the ingredients (except coconut milk) in a saucepan, add about 1/4 cup of water, put the lid on and cook slowly over low heat. Once all the vegetables are cooked, add the coconut milk and blend with a stick blender or food processor.

Roasted Broccoli

Is worth doing once. You never know – it just may tempt the most unlikely broccoli hater into conceding the green ‘stuff’ isn’t too bad after all (this was the case with one of my boys). I don’t even bother with the oil, just place the florets on a baking tray lined with baking paper, sprinkle with Herbamere and bake.

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NOTE: If you have an underactive thyroid or iodine deficiency, cooking (lightly steaming) cruciferous vegetables lessens their goitrogenic properties.

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