Sprouting broccoli is a brilliant year-round vegetable that makes a great sculptural topping for a tart - Matt Austin Sprouting broccoli is a brilliant year-round vegetable that makes a great ...

"Once I see the first subtly coloured purple sprouting broccoli stems, I know the hard winter in the kitchen garden is drawing to an end-they're a sign that spring is just around the corner. It won't ...

Purple sprouting is tough enough to thrive whatever the weather. But it's the delicate flavour that will win you over. Sprouting broccoli, the thin-stemmed variety with the deep purple heads, will ...

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Before I can get my vegetables planted I have to get rid of what is already in the ground. This is no bad thing. The purple sprouting I put in last autumn is now past knee height and each plant, ...

It’s been a bit lean on the vegetable front recently. It’s the time of year when even the most stalwart soul is tiring of cabbages and root vegetables and craves something new. But let’s be honest – ...

Salads may say summer but they’re welcome in winter too. They’re even better if you can do much of the prep ahead of time. For this salad, you can cook the pearl barley earlier in the day, mix with ...

With its slender stems, purple sprouting broccoli is true broccoli, unlike calabrese, the usual fat-headed type that is a different variety altogether. If you are used to eating just the florets of ...

The UK purple sprouting broccoli season runs from January to May. Modern hybrids are bred to extend the season, but they tend to be tough and tasteless. Purple sprouting broccoli should look fresh, ...