Vietnamese-Flavored Broccoli Rabe

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A simple dressing of fish sauce, lime juice and hot pepper gives broccoli rabe a Vietnamese twist. Try it with grilled pork and rice.

EatingWell Test Kitchen
Source: EatingWell Magazine, March/April 2010

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Recipe Summary

total:
20 mins
Servings:
4

Nutrition Profile:

Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Cook broccoli rabe in a large pot of boiling water until bright green and barely tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain in a colander and gently press out as much water as possible.

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  • Combine fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic and crushed red pepper to taste in a small bowl; stir until the sugar is dissolved.

  • Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the broccoli rabe and cook, stirring, until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the fish sauce mixture and cook, stirring, 1 minute more.

Tips

Ingredient Note: Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian condiment made from salted, fermented fish. Find it in the Asian-food section of large supermarkets and in Asian specialty markets. We use Thai Kitchen fish sauce, lower in sodium than other brands (1,190 mg per tablespoon), in our nutritional analyses.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: about 2/3 cup
Per Serving:
67 calories; protein 4.2g; carbohydrates 5.5g; dietary fiber 2.9g; sugars 1.6g; fat 4.1g; saturated fat 0.3g; vitamin a iu 2997.7IU; vitamin c 23.8mg; folate 94.4mcg; calcium 124.2mg; iron 2.5mg; magnesium 25.4mg; potassium 228.6mg; sodium 335.1mg; thiamin 0.2mg; added sugar 1g.
Exchanges:

1 vegetable, 1 fat

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5 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 3
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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EatingWell User
Rating: 4 stars
10/30/2011
Weird flavor didn't like it. It went down the garbage disposal. Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 4 stars
06/06/2015
Asian side dish We grow broccoli rabe in our garden and this is on a frequent rotation. Fast and easy and a great side with Asian food like miso salmon or tonkatsu. Pros: quick and easy Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 5 stars
06/21/2012
this sounds AWESOME! can't WAIT to try it! Read More
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hushhhh
Rating: 5 stars
07/02/2019
I like this with the rabe but like it even more with fresh turnip greens. This is a regular on our dinner side dish rotation! I add a bit more garlic and fresh Thai chili s. Lovely. Read More
EatingWell User
Rating: 4 stars
10/30/2011
I did not blanch the vegetable. I stir fried it with the garlic for 3 minutes added 2 Tbsp water covered x 2 minutes and then added the mixture of lime sugar fish sauce (I substituted 2 minced anchovies) and red pepper (I substituted 1 Tbsp Szechuan sauce). It was delicious and attractive on the plate Read More
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