• sepiroth154@feddit.nlEnglish
      121·
      10 days ago

      Broccolade Recipe

      Ingredients:

      1 cup broccoli florets (steamed and cooled)

      2 lemons (juiced, about 1/4 cup)

      3 cups water (cold)

      2–3 tablespoons honey (or sweetener of choice, adjust to taste)

      1/4 teaspoon ginger (grated, optional for extra zing)

      Ice cubes

      Fresh mint leaves (for garnish, optional)

      Instructions:

      1. Steam the Broccoli: Steam the broccoli florets until tender, then allow them to cool completely. This removes the raw taste and enhances the flavor.

      2. Blend the Ingredients: In a blender, combine the cooled broccoli, lemon juice, water, honey, and ginger. Blend until smooth.

      3. Strain (Optional): If you prefer a smoother texture, strain the mixture using a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth.

      4. Serve: Pour the broccolade over ice cubes in a glass. Garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired.

      5. Enjoy: Stir well before sipping and enjoy your nutrient-packed, tangy drink!

      Tips:

      You can adjust the sweetness and lemony tang by adding more honey or lemon juice to your taste.

      Add sparkling water instead of regular water for a fizzy version!

      Freeze leftovers in ice cube trays for a refreshing addition to other drinks.

      • drolex@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        91·
        10 days ago

        I might actually try. Sounds decent.

        Are you an LLM (legume language model)? Do you have a parsnipade recipe as well?

        • sepiroth154@feddit.nlEnglish
          121·
          10 days ago

          No, I’m a LLM (Large Lemonade Model), but it’s an easy mix-up—no harm done!

          As for your parsnipade recipe, I appreciate your creativity, but unfortunately, that sounds absolutely disgusting like something against my guidelines, so I’m unable to provide further information on that topic.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    251·
    10 days ago

    When life gives you broccoli, don’t make broccolade. Make life take the broccoli back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn broccoli, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson broccoli! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the broccoli! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible broccoli that burns your house down!

    • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      Here in Germany, I can pretty much only buy them shrink-wrapped, at least in the winter. They get imported from Spain, and I guess, the shrink wrap helps keep them fresh and undamaged during transport.

      I imagine, this wouldn’t be too different in the UK, but would be glad to be corrected.

  • ArigionEnglish
    3·
    10 days ago

    Steam it and eat it with herbed butter. Approx. 10g per 100g Broccoli. Herbed butter makes it so much more enjoyable.

    • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      “As I lie here on this final threshold, I find myself overwhelmed with gratitude, not fear. My life, now stretching out behind me, has been a symphony of moments. Each note played with passion, joy, and purpose. I do not mourn my end but celebrate my life’s fullness. I have lived, truly lived. I loved deeply, pursued my passions, and embraced the unknown. I dared to dream and dared even more to chase those dreams. As i lie here, waiting for death’s final embrace, I have but one regret. That towpath broccoli. Why did I not taste it? Why? I shall never know and it remains the only shadow on my - urrrrrgghk… uhhhhnnnn.”