Random Vegetable

This week our random vegetable from our CSA was kohlrabi. It's fun to say and neat to look at. Last year we would have gotten it and either traded it at the CSA, given it to a friend or put it in the fridge with intentions of figuring out how to make it, then letting it go bad & tossing it. This year we have decided to change our ways.

The name is German and it come from Kohl - cabbage and Rube or Rabi for turnip. And it does taste like a turnip. It can be eaten raw, like in a salad, but we roasted it. It was pretty good, but took about 45 minutes in the oven. We also saw a mashed carrot and kohlrabi recipe that looked good. But, no carrots yet. We also thought it might be pretty good sliced up and fried like the beets we did last week. So, if our CSA gives it to us again, we are prepared!