How it's used
Used in stir-fries, salads, or as a steamed side dish.
Vegetables
broccoli
A cruciferous vegetable with a slightly bitter flavor and dense, green florets.
- Usual recipe measure
- Usually measured in g
- Recipes using this ingredient
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Your kitchen
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In the kitchen
Substitutes
Cauliflower โBrussels sprouts
Pairs well with
High in vitamin C - pairing with iron-rich legumes or grains in the same meal meaningfully boosts iron absorption.
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Recipes that use broccoli
MealAmerican
Ultimate Mac Attack
Creamy white-bean mac and cheese with wholegrain pasta, just-tender broccoli, edamame and a deeply crisp breadcrumb finish.
Open recipeMealGlobal
Rainbow Roots Bowl
A warm sesame-ginger rice bowl with adzuki beans, blistered broccoli, a rough edamame smash, crisp carrot, pickles and nori.
Open recipeMealAmerican
Caesar's Crunch Salad
A vegan take on Caesar salad - crispy seared smoked tofu standing in for croutons, over massaged kale and herbed quinoa, with a creamy cashew-caper-mustard dressing.
Open recipeMealGlobal
Green Machine Breakfast Bowl
A savoury quinoa breakfast bowl with steam-charred broccoli and edamame, creamy lemon-tahini and a za'atar-sesame finish.
Open recipeMealEast Asian
Velvet Seitan & Cashew Noodles
Water-velveted seitan with springy soba, crisp broccoli and pepper in a light ginger-spring-onion glaze with cashews.
Open recipeMealEuropean
Microwave Lentil Broccoli Plate
Microwave-steamed broccoli and warm lentils with lemony mustard-caper cream, hemp seeds and deeply crisp wholemeal toast.
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What 100 g contributes
Nutrition summary
At a glance
Higher inVitamin KVitamin CFolate
Calories
29kcal
33% cal
Protein
2.4g
54% cal
Carbs
3.9g
13% cal
Fat
0.4g
Small numbers, big impact
Everyday essentials
Fibre3.30g
Vitamin B120.00ฮผg
Vitamin D0.00ฮผg
Iodine0.00ฮผg
Iron0.67mg
Zinc0.45mg
Calcium40.00mg
Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.