Grilled Broccoli Rabe

Broccoli rabe is grilled and tossed with red pepper flakes and a lemon vinaigrette.

Dinner Tonight: Broccoli Rabe with Asian Flavors

My go-to broccoli rabe recipe is really simple. Just boil the broccoli rabe for a few minutes, then saute with some olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. I love how the heat of the chili plays with the slight...

Orecchiette con Salsiccia e Cime di Rapa (Orecchiette With Sausage and Broccoli Rabe)

This is a rich, meaty variation on the classic Apulian pasta, made with pork sausage, bitter greens, olive oil, garlic, chiles, and al dente orecchiette.

Dinner Tonight: Sautéed Broccolini

Wait a minute...didn’t I just have a big leafy green vegetable with broccoli hidden in the title? Yes, but this broccolini is mighty different from that slightly bitter one. I’ll admit I didn’t know the difference until an infamous episode...

Sicilian-Style Broccoli Rabe With Eggplant and Capers

A simplified versino of caponata—the classic sweet and sour Sicilian eggplant relish—tossed with bitter broccoli rabe. This is about as flavorful as side dishes get.

3 quick and easy BROCCOLINI recipes I can't stop eating

Here are 3 quick, easy, delicious, and practical ways to make broccolini taste really good.

Pasta With Braised Broccoli and Tomato

I first had pasta with slow-cooked broccoli at Jamie Bissonette and Ken Oringer's Coppa in Boston's South End and was blown away by its intense flavor. When cooked down in a rich tomato sauce, broccoli takes on an entirely different character with a deep, mildly sulfurous aroma that borders on meaty in its savoriness.

Broccoli Rabe and Antipasti Panini With Olive Salad

[Photographs: Robyn Lee] This vegan sandwich is based on a muffuletta, but it wasn't as simple as removing the meat and cheese and shoving in vegetables in its place. Juicy, garlicky broccoli rabe braised in a dry white wine provide...

Dinner Tonight: Pasta e Broccoli

The parboiled broccoli breaks up into the pasta and almost melts into a pasta-clinging sauce. This is, at the very least, a delicious way to eat your broccoli.

Broccoli Rabe, Pear, and Fontina Sandwich

Note: Exclude the anchovies to make this a vegetarian sandwich....