Broccolo 'spigariello'
We grow this variety every season because the more 'spears' you pick the more keep on coming! A family favourite as the shoots are so tender, cooking in 1 minute with the home made pasta.
This 'broccoletti' is one of the most highly prized vegetables in Italy. Its a leafy green rather than the broccoli flowers and regrows after cutting. Neapolitans simply revere it, and use it with olives and chillies in their two most famous and popular dishes - pasta and pizza. It can also be eaten on its own as a vegetable, parboiled, tossed in seasoned olive oil with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper. Sow from May to the end of July. @750 seeds
Annual: It is a summer brassica rather than a winter one, so sow from April, 1cm deep – it will survive light frosts. Easy to grow and full of flavour, this excellent vegetable is well worth growing.
We grow this variety every season because the more 'spears' you pick the more keep on coming! A family favourite as the shoots are so tender, cooking in 1 minute with the home made pasta.