Broccoli Stalk Chips: A Zero Waste Snack

Welcome to a new edition of our Zero Waste in the Kitchen column!
Today we transform the broccoli stalks, often discarded, in crispy and nutritious chips.

With this recipe you will learn how to enhance an often overlooked part of broccoli, creating a tasty snack, light and sustainable, ideal to serve as an appetizer or side dish.

Broccoli stalks:

Broccoli, it is known, is Among the healthiest foods due to the presence of fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Specifically, within their stalks are numerous nutritional properties!
And that is why one should not stop at just the tops. Sulfur and several enzymes are concentrated in the stems, substances that play an important role in cancer prevention.
Broccoli stems also contain high amounts of protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and sodium. A mix of strength and well-being. Among the vitamins they offer, in addition, vitamins A and C stand out in particular, which are excellent for the care of one's skin.
In short, a real source for health!

Broccoli stalk chips:

Ingredients:

• 1 stalk of broccoli
• 20 g of rice flour
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon curry
• Extra virgin olive oil q.b.

Preparation:

1. Pulisci il gambo, rimuovendo la parte esterna più dura, e taglialo a rondelle sottili di 1-2 mm.

2. Versa un filo d’olio extravergine d’oliva sulle rondelle.

3. In a dish mix rice flour with oregano and curry.

4. Dip the rounds in the flavored flour and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, pouring in another drizzle of oil.

5. Cuoci in forno già caldo a 200°C per 15-20 minuti, oppure friggi in olio bollente. In alternativa, puoi usare la friggitrice ad aria a 180°C per 15 minuti, fino a doratura.

6. Serve the chips hot as fancy appetizer or crispy side dish.

Tip: You can also use the same technique with other stems or vegetable scraps to create ever-changing anti-waste snacks: such as the potatoes, the zucchini, the Savoy cabbage leaves.

More Zero Waste ideas and recipes

• The cauliflower core può essere usato per preparare delle ricette Zero Sprechi: find out which!
• I cabbage stalks black can be used to make a delicious pesto, perfect for pasta and bruschetta: discover the recipe.
• Le cabbage leaves instead you can use them to make tasty meatballs, follow the Zero Waste recipe.
• Visit the section Zero wastes To find many ideas.