Cruciferous vegetables
Cruciferous vegetables
are very pretty, flower-shaped vegetables. They are tight clusters
of small, immature, unopened flower buds which branch from a thick
main stem. Except for broccoli and rapini in which the stem is
edible, only the top part of these vegetables is eaten Cauliflower, broccoli, and Italian rapini are all part of this family that scientists now refer to as “functional foods” because they have cancer-fighting properties. How much more can you ask for in a vegetable…