You?d be forgiven if you think we?re obsessed with broccoli and cauliflower.
Not only do we now have broccoli and cauliflower soup, we also have a broccoli and cauliflower salad, and a roasted Mediterranean broccoli and cauliflower bake. That?s a lot of broccoli and cauliflower. And you know why"
Because it rocks. It?s that simple.
It?s tasty, it?s filling, it?s nutrient dense and it?s cheap.
Superfoods get shouted about all the time. Like a z-list celebrity they rise and fall from grace; sometimes you can get hold of them, sometimes you can?t. Prices tend to stay high, however.

What makes them so super, anyway"
Broccoli and cauliflower don?t cause anywhere near the excitement the latest grain or berry that grows only in moonlight on the mysterious plains near the magical waterfall does, but they should. Both are cruciferous vegetables and are incredibly high in nutrients and vitamins. But we?ve talked about this before. You can find all the veggie goodness details and research right here and here.
What I?m more interested in today is the cooking method.

Boiling" Roasting" Steaming" Frying"
Although all forms of cooking result in some loss of vitamins within vegetables, it is generally regarded that steaming is one of the best ways to cook veg, and boiling is not.
That?s mostly because the water soluble vitamins in veg will leak out into the water when boiled. Then they?ll be poured down the plughole when the veg is ready.
But not if you mak...