A Green American Staple ; Broccoli Florets, Stems Are Packed with Nutrition

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 30, 2005

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Broccoli is the workhorse of vegetables.

Hearty in winter, light in summer and amazingly versatile. Use it as a side dish or plunk it into soup. Drizzle it with vinaigrette to make a salad. Mix it into a savory custard or pie. Partner it with pasta. Add to that a kind of glamour: The little green florets are gorgeous enough to garnish plates in the best restaurants.

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A Green American Staple ; Broccoli Florets, Stems Are Packed with Nutrition

Broccoli is inexpensive, too, making it accessible for everyone's budget. And it's good for you: Studies have shown that a compound in the vegetable might have anti-tumor effects. Its intense gre...

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