And two days later a Kolibri kohlrabi -
Both bulbs added up to just under two pounds. The leaves went straightaway to the rabbits, who practically inhale them. I like kohlrabi best raw, although it makes a decent soup and is not bad fried like hashbrown potatoes. It's a nice addition to a salad, like a cucumber, mild and fresh tasting.
I also picked just under 1 1/2 pounds of spinach and a pound of lettuce. It's been a good year for spinach, 5 1/2 pounds so far, all of it planted last October. Spring-planted spinach rarely matures before bolting but this year might be an exception. I'll never turn down more spinach.
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4 comments:
I'm with you, I like my kohlrabi best raw also. Though I'm still waiting on mine to size up. Have you tried it roasted? It almost tastes like a different vegetable, cubed up and tossed with a little oil and then roasted in a fairly hot oven.
For me it is the other way around. My spring spinach almost always does better than my overwintered spinach. But the overwintered one is always harvested a long time before the spring spinach has a chance to mature. So I grow both. My kohlrabi is getting there. It is only about 1 1/2" in diameter right now. It won't be too long. I usually wait to pick it until after my Asian greens are pulled out. Well not all of it, but most.
I have some purple kohlrabi on the go as well. Mine is "Modrava". I like it grated raw in salad, but I also like it lightly steamed, served alongside carrots.
I'll be growing the kolibri this year as well - it's so pretty! I hope it lives up to it's claim of staying tender even when it gets larger.
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