For many, broccoli is a symbol of good and healthy nutrition. It is considered the champion among other types of cabbage for the content of vitamins and healthy fiber. It has vitamins A, C, E, useful for skin, hair, nails, so it can safely be called a beauty product. Due to such a richness of useful elements and low calorie content, broccoli is part of many diets aimed at weight loss.
Such a useful product in every sense requires proper preparation, which will preserve all its useful components. Another advantage of broccoli is that it can be easily combined with both meat and fish, and with dairy products. Cooking broccoli in a slow cooker or a double boiler is considered an ideal option. It should be noted that in its pure form it is not worth using because of its specific taste, it is best to include such cabbage in salads, casseroles, omelettes or vegetable side dishes. We offer you some quick and healthy recipes for the whole family.
How to cook broccoli in a double boiler
To prepare such an exotic cabbage you need: 500 - 650 g of broccoli, a couple of tablespoons of butter, half a small lemon, ground black pepper and salt, if desired.
Wash the cabbage, dry and divide into small pieces. Put in a double boiler for 10 minutes, until it becomes soft. Pour lemon juice onto ready cabbage , pour oil, salt, and pepper. A quick diet dish is ready. If desired, you can sprinkle the cabbage with cheese, pour sour cream or tartar sauce.
Broccoli in a double boiler with crab sticks
Here is another interesting recipe. We take 200 g of crab sticks (standard packaging), 400-500 g of broccoli, some homemade mayonnaise for dressing and 2-3 eggs. Boil hard-boiled eggs, cook broccoli in a double boiler for about 20 minutes (so that the stems are slightly crispy). Put the cabbage on the dish and wait until it cools. Add the crab sticks, cut into large pieces of 1 cm, cut the cooled and peeled eggs with the same pieces. Gently mix everything together and pour on top with mayonnaise. If desired, instead of chopsticks, you can take marine boiled fish with a bright taste or canned tuna. Such a salad can be used both for daily meals and to decorate a holiday table with it.
Broccoli casserole in a double boiler
A double boiler is a very convenient device for quick cooking omelettes and casseroles, therefore we offer a very interesting recipe for such casseroles with broccoli, herbs and cottage cheese.
Ingredients: 400 g of broccoli, 600 g of cottage cheese, 40 g of flour, 2 eggs, a few garlic cloves about taste, chopped herbs, salt, chili pepper (optional).
Cooking. Cottage cheese should be properly kneaded and mixed with flour and eggs. Salt, pepper, pour greens. Add hot chili peppers if desired. Then boil pure broccoli in a pan for 2 minutes, so that it becomes softer. Take a baking dish and grease it with vegetable oil. We spread cabbage into it, pour it on top of the resulting mass with cottage cheese. We put in a double boiler for baking mode for 30 minutes. Broccoli casserole in a double boiler is ready.
It may have a small golden crust on top. You can sprinkle with cheese or grated greens on top. Serve it to the table better when hot. Broccoli casserole is very easy to cook, besides it is very hearty and healthy. This dish is useful for both breakfast and lunch. Due to the healthy vegetable base and high saturation with useful substances, it can be included in the diet of people on a diet. Such a broccoli casserole in a double boiler will be very popular with children who use broccoli in its pure form and cottage cheese is not very willing.
If you want to eat right and keep your weight normal, be sure to include broccoli dishes in a double boiler in your daily diet.