Kohlrabi

[coloradoclyde]

I picked and ate my first Kohlrabi of the season last night. It was delicious extremely mild and almost as sweet as an apple....peeled sliced thin and just a touch of salt.....yummy!
Apparently the first recorded crop in the United States was in 1806....but I can't find any more details than that....

How do you like yours?

 

[Vaino]

Uncooked w/ salt.......Fred

 

[coloradoclyde]

Yes uncooked!....
I did make refrigerator pickles out of them once....not to bad....

Try grilling a radish....Sounds crazy but it might surprise you.... :grin:

 

[coloradoclyde]

Gee Fred! I think we're the only ones that even know what a Kohlrabi is..... :haha:

 

[gearheart]

Cook 1 and blend it into a pot of mashed potatoes. YUM! Raw with a bit of salt is good too.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

GOOD GRIEF....





HOW have I missed this veggie for the past 53 years?


Well today is payday, so out to the green grocer section of the supermarket I go!!

LD

 

[coloradoclyde]

They are best picked and eaten fresh right out of the garden.

 

[crockett]

I waited to long- wanting it to grow bigger- got all woody. Pick when tender.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Gee Fred! I think we're the only ones that even know what a Kohlrabi is..... :haha:

Nope. I know what it is and I'm jealous. Raw with a little salt and/or cooked properly it is a great veggie. And, I'm not a veggie person.

 

[Sean Gadhar]

I waited to long- wanting it to grow bigger- got all woody. Pick when tender.

I guess that is what I did last year. Woody is the word for it. So I didn't plant it this year. Guess I'll try again after reading this.

 

[BillinOregon]

They always remind me of UFOs for some reason.

 

[crockett]

Yeah- they would work great for a Mr. Potato Head.

 

[mike54]

I like them raw with salt and also cut them in 1/4's smothered in butter, wrap them in foil and cook them like a baked potato.

 

[coloradoclyde]

They always remind me of UFOs for some reason.

:rotf: :rotf: ..... :thumbsup:

 

[Vaino]

Upside down they do look weird....more like a ET. Do you use the greens?.....Fred

 

[coloradoclyde]

No, I feed them to my rabbits.... :grin:

 

[Vaino]

Before or after harvesting?....Fred

 

[coloradoclyde]

After.... :shocked2:

Along with the peels