broccoli rabe

English

Alternative forms

• broccoli raab, broccoli rape

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian broccoli di rapa (“sprouts or stalks of the turnip”).

Noun

broccoli rabe (countable and uncountable, plural broccoli rabes)

1. Rapini, a leafy-green vegetable.

   Synonym: rabe

   • 2010, Anthony Di Renzo, Bitter Greens, page 96:

     Profiled by Sarah Di Gregorio in The Village Voice, Fratelli's is famous for its broccoli rabe specialties.

   • 2012, Claire Criscuolo, Welcome to Claire's, page 119:

     Broccoli rabe is a classic Italian bitter green and it's a favorite in our family.

   • 2015 July 16, Joanne Starkey, “Restaurant Review: Scarpetta Beach in Montauk Offers Meals to Match the View”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     All the baking is done in-house, from the impressive selections in the breadbasket, including a stuffed bread with cheese, salami and broccoli rabe, to the desserts, like the feathery-light flourless chocolate cake, paired with a caramel gelato and topped off with a crisp chocolate tuile.