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Kale blossoms are just about the greatest thing

April 16, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

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Lacinato kale blossoms

Kale makes a great crop for overwintering in the veggie garden. But if you’re hoping to harvest an early spring crop of your overwintered kale greens, be warned: it may just bolt (flower and set seed) as soon as the weather starts to warm in late winter or spring.

Kale flowers taste like a cross between honey and mild broccoli.

I started one batch of Lacinato (Tuscan) kale in late summer, and was able to harvest greens this spring, however, a second planting started much earlier (late last spring) bolted.

Thank goodness kale flowers are delicious. No, that’s not doing them justice. They are amazingly delicious: full of sweet nectar that makes them taste like a cross between honey and mild broccoli. In a good way.

kale blossom salad

Kale blossoms are tasty and oh-so-pretty in a green salad. Just keep the dressing light so you don’t overwhelm their delicate flavour.

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  1. Willi says

    April 16, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    I totally love kale blossoms. I also like to harvest the little buds before them open and eat them raw like broccoli, or sometimes if they make it into the house I stir-fry them.

  2. Blackswampgirl Kim says

    April 16, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    Pretty AND edible? I’m in!

  3. Rob says

    April 16, 2010 at 7:28 pm

    I have never seen a kale blossom before… must mean I eat all the kale!

  4. Helen says

    April 17, 2010 at 10:43 am

    I must admit never being a big fan of kale but I may have to try it now. The blossoms are beautiful.

  5. keewee says

    April 17, 2010 at 6:23 pm

    Thank you for the info on Kale flowers. If my kale flowers, I will use them in salads.

  6. Stevie says

    April 18, 2010 at 7:40 am

    Yum – I had no idea – I wish I didn’t yank mine out of the ground already. I’ve let a cauliflower and a broccoli flower – so perhaps I’ll try them.

  7. Nicki says

    April 20, 2010 at 9:01 am

    thanks for the information about the kale flowers. I did eat them while they were green and looked a bit like broccoli, but never thought they’d be so lovely and delicious if I’d left them a bit longer! Will have to do so next spring.

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