How to Cook Broccoli Salad

 

One of the easiest vegetables you can cook is broccoli. The veggie is versatile and can be cooked in different ways, including stirring, boiling, steaming and frying. You can also make a broccoli salad to eat with French fries or rice. The dish is just tasty when raw as it is cooked.

 

If you wish to make broccoli salad, you can be inspired by the variety of recipes available Here and online. Some of the dishes are combined with mayonnaise, bacon, cheese and other ingredients. The dish is delicious yet healthy and can be served with a variety of other meals.

 

The Benefits of Broccoli

 

You can serve broccoli as a side dish with any fish or meat, or even as part of a buffet if you are holding a party. The nutritional value and flavor of the dish will make you fall in love with it. Broccoli is a health veggie that has lots of Vitamin C that lead to formation of stronger bones. Other nutrients found in the veggie include potassium, folic acid, fiber and calcium.

 

Cooking Broccoli

 

There are different recipes you can follow when cooking broccoli. Regardless of the recipe you are following, make sure you don't overcook the veggie. Otherwise, it will lose majority of its nutritional value. Excess heat is known to destroy nutrients such as Vitamin C and folic acid that are found in abundance in broccoli.

 

Before you start cooking, get all the necessary ingredients you will require. For instance, you should have butter or oil, white pepper powder, tomatoes, onions, salt and the broccoli itself. The preparation of the veggie is easy and should not take you long.

 

To get started, warm a pan and add 2 tablespoons of oil or butter in it. From there, peel the onions and put them insider the pan to fry. When the onions start becoming golden, add peeled and grounded tomatoes to the pan. Stir the mixture and cover it with a lid to cook for a few minutes.

 

The next step is to add the broccoli. The broccoli should have been cut in small, bite-size pieces. Stir the broccoli in the pan and let it cook for a few minutes. Stir the dish occasionally to ensure the heat is evenly distributed to cook the veggie. Add white pepper and salt and cover the dish to cook. In about 10 to 15 minutes, your broccoli will be ready.

 

Serve the broccoli while hot with cooked rice. If you want to learn to cook rice, you can go here in this link.