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Brussels Sprouts


These mini-cabbages have a distictive nuttiness all their own. Cooked sprouts are either boiled, steamed, roasted, grilled, or stir-fried. Slice them very thin to use raw for slaws. Making a single cut in the center of the stem helps that thick part to cook through.

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts Varieties

The Lovers

Our vegetables are polyamorous, flitting from love affair to love affair.
However, they do marry well with the ingredients below.

Oils

Avocado, coconut, hazelnut, olive, peanut, safflower, toasted sesame seed, sunflower seed, walnut

Butters

Unsalted butter, unsalted cultured (European-style) butter, clarified butter, ghee, Ethiopian spiced butter

Aromatics

Onion, shallot, leek, scallions, garlic, carrot, celery, celeriac, fennel, parsnip

Vegetables

Carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, Jerusalem artichoke, mushrooms, potato, rutabaga, sweet bell pepper, sweet potato, tomato, winter squash

Fresh Mushrooms

Cremini, oyster, king oyster, portobello, white button

Fresh Herbs

Basil, bay leaf, chives, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme, za’atar

Cheeses

Soft or Crumbly Cheeses: Blue cheeses, chèvre, feta, Gorgonzola

Hard Cheeses: Cheddar, Emmentaler, Gouda, Gruyère, Manchego, provolone, Swiss

Grating Cheeses: Asiago, Grana Padano, Manchego, Parmigano Reggiano, Pecorino Romano

Nuts

Almonds, black walnuts, cashews, chestnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts

Spices

Caraway seeds, cardamom, coriander, cumin, dill seeds, mustard seeds, nutmeg, black peppercorns, white peppercorns

Zing

Citrus: Lemon, orange, tangerine, Meyer lemon, preserved lemons

Vinegars: Balsamic, Champagne, rice, rice wine, sherry, white wine, herb vinegars, fruit vinegars

Herbs: Ginger, young ginger, horseradish

Specialties: Capers, prepared horseradish, prepared mustard, hot pepper sauce

Ground Chili Peppers: Aleppo, Maraş pul biber