Try Something New: Kohlrabi

This one, I'm always surprised it isn't more popular. I find this to be a vegetable that's really easy to work with, especially if you cook with cabbage or broccoli already. I also find that this is one that can appeal to kids! Make sure you show them the raw veggie and how it grows. Kids are fascinated by it and think it is an alien creation! It can be cut into sticks and served alongside their baby carrots dipped in hummus or peanut butter.

Kohlrabi comes from the German for "cabbage turnip" and the flavor is kind of a mashup of the two. I also think it is akin to an apple crossed with a broccli stem flavor. Roasted, it turns up the sweetness, and raw, it is crispy and complements with any of the above-mentioned frutis and veggies. The crew's go-to preparations for kohlrabi are slaws and salads and of course, deep-fried in a fritter. However, roasted on a quinoa bowl would be delightful! Here are some recipes I found online that look great for kohlracbi:

1) Kohlrabi Bistro Salad > just skip the endive or sub cabbage or turnips or more kohlrabi for a csa-veg only experience.
2) Kohlrabi and Cabbage Salad with Maple Dressing: this one in particular is making my mouth water at the moment -- and we have the cabbage for it too!
3) Roasted Veggie Peanut Bowls: in this recipe, the kohlrabi is spiralized into the noodles. It would be just as good wtih regular noodles and the kohlrabi as a topping: either raw and julienned or cubed and roasted. Sub Bellair broccoli for the broccolini.
4) Shaved Kohlrabi and Apple Salad
5) Fritters! This is just one recipe. I usually just grate the kohlrabi, throw in an egg, and wing it.