HEALTH FACTS Romanesco - Mollen FoundationRoasted Romanesco Romanesco is a cousin of Broccoli and...
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DID YOU KNOW?! 400 years later, the Romanesco traveled into the United States and became an interesting and popular vegetable! For enrichment activities go to mollenfoundation.org/harvest food growing it recipe you will need: directions origins Romanesco was grown in Italy starting in the 16th century. It gets its name from its city of origin, Rome Harvest just my pointy head and not the leaves before I start to separate. I should be tight and compact when squeezed. 1. Preheat oven to 400 ˚ F. 2. Cut Romanesco into small pieces. 3. Grease a baking sheet and coat Romanesco with the remaining olive oil. 4. Season with salt and pepper to your desired taste. 5. Roast until tips are golden brown, about 20 minutes. HARVEST OF THE MONTH Romanesco HEALTH FACTS 3 teaspoons olive oil One head of Romanesco Salt and Pepper to taste taste chart How does a romanesco taste?! Circle the flavors below: Bitter Salty Sour Sweet Plant Me: Plant me when temperatures start to cool. Space seeds 18 inches apart for large, healthy plants! Harvest Me: This material is based upon work that is supported by the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Romanesco is loaded with Vitamin A, which is great for your eyes. It is high in Vitamin C and Zinc responsible for your immune system strong Fiber keeps your digestion system healthy. It is rich in Iron, which helps to improve circulation. Roasted Romanesco Romanesco is a cousin of Broccoli and Cauliflower. The pattern in Romanesco is a perfect example of the Fibonacci sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34. Do you see the pattern in the numbers and the spiral it creates? This pattern can be seen everywhere in the world around you! Observe a pine cone, a rose, a starfish and an ocean wave. Where else do you see this pattern in nature? olive oil 5 3 2 1 1 8
Transcript of HEALTH FACTS Romanesco - Mollen FoundationRoasted Romanesco Romanesco is a cousin of Broccoli and...
DID YOU KNOW?!
400 years later, the Romanesco traveled into the United States and became an interest ing and popu lar vegetable!
For enrichment activities go to mollenfoundation.org/harvest
food
growing it
recipeyou will need:
directions
originsRomanesco was grown in Ita ly start ing in the 16th century.
It gets its name from its city of orig in, Rome
Harvest just my pointy head and not the leaves before I start to separate. I should bet ight and compact when squeezed.
1. Preheat oven to 400˚ F.
2. Cut Romanesco into smal l pieces.
3. Grease a baking sheet and coat Romanesco with the remain ing ol ive oi l.
4. Season with sal t and pepper to your desired taste.
5. Roast unt i l t ips are golden brown, about 20 minutes.
HARVEST OF THE MONTH
RomanescoHEALTH FACTS
3 teaspoons ol ive oi l
One head of Romanesco
Sal t and Pepper to taste
taste chartHow does a romanesco taste?! Circle the flavors below:
BitterSalty Sour Sweet
Plant Me:Plant me when temperatures start to coo l. Space seeds 18 inches apart for large, healthy plants!
Harvest Me:
This material is based upon work that is supported by the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Romanesco is loaded with Vitamin A, which is great for your eyes.
I t is high in Vitamin C and Zinc respons ib le for your immune system strong
F iber keeps your digest ion system healthy.
I t is rich in Iron, which helps to improve circu lat ion.
Roasted Romanesco
Romanesco is a cous in of Brocco l i and Caul if lower.
The pattern in Romanesco is a perfect example of the Fibonacci sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34.
Do you see the pattern in the numbers and the spiral it creates? This pattern can be seen everywhere in the world around you! Observe a pine cone, a rose, a starf ish and an ocean wave. Where else do you see this pattern in nature?
olive oil
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