In love with broccoli

As I wrote here before, I just started to eat broccoli after becoming vegan. That's great because it has many healthy properties and there are so many recipes to use it that you can eat broccoli everyday if you want!

I don't know why, but for the last weeks I've wanted to eat broccoli (with tofu) everyday. We're always cooking them to make the vegan sfihas that we take to Govinda's and I love the filling. So, last time we decided to make our famous salty pie I wanted it with this filling and not with ragù (bolognese sauce) as I always do! Matteo cooked the filling and I don't know the quantities of the ingredients to publish here (bad cook!!) but he used (a lot) of broccoli, (a few) tofu, potatoes, soy cream and vegetable stock cube. The recipe of the dough is the same one and you can find it here.


Seriously, it was one of the best meals I had in many ears!! It was so delicious that I could it every single day!

Broccoli is the reason

Rice, beans, potato wedge and broccoli

There are some kinds of food that I just started to eat and like after becoming vegan, mainly vegetables. Broccoli is one of those. I really enjoy cook them and love all recipes that have them in.

This week we're having more time to cook and broccoli are in a lot of meals, so I decided to write a little bit about them. And I saw an interesting information about them at Brazil Nut, that I'll translate here: “The infection caused by the bacterium H. Pylori, the leading cause of stomach cancer, can be fought through increased consumption of broccoli, shows a study done in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with 48 people. After eight weeks, the levels of infection were significantly lower in a group that ingested daily 70g of broccoli sprouts, compared with the volunteers who consumed alfalfa.”

Other benefits: their nutrients include vitamin C, vitamin A, folic acid, calcium and fibre.

Potato, onion and broccoli soup

Try to add broccoli to some of your meals, it's delicious and healthy!

Some amazing vegan recipes with broccoli:

- Pesto Pasta Bake (Lunch Box)

- Sweet and Hot Pepper Tofu - Asian Style (Vegan Appetite)

- Broccoli Tempeh Pizza and Broccoli / Apple / Lentil Quiche (Toffu Party)

- Stir-fry noodles with broccoli (The Post Punk Kitchen)

- Chickpea Cutlets with Mushroom Gravy / Garlic Mashed Potatoes / Roasted Broccoli (What the Hell Does a Vegan Eat Anyway)

Em português, as minhas duas favoritas do Brazil Nut: Quiche vegano de brócoli com alho poró e Risoto de brócoli e cogumelos

Enjoy it ;o)