I stocked up on some great fruit, including cantaloup and the most perfect bag of cherries I've ever eaten in my life. Can't wait to munch on those this week! This Stop and Shop was much nicer than Southie's, so I grabbed a few things I don't normally see. The broccoli rabe caught my eye, and I stumbled upon Al Fresco chicken sausage that was buy one get one as well! One spicy jalapeno, one sweet apple.
I broiled the sausage but steamed, blanched, and sauteed the broccoli rabe. Heated tomatoes aren't my favorite, but they worked here perfectly. I added the tomatoes and one sausage at the end. (Kept the other one whole and ate it separately. I'm weird like that sometimes.)
I never blanch my vegetables. Well, I really haven't been steaming my vegetables, but this needs to change! Every time I do it, I remember how much I love them cooked this way. The blanching (submerging in cold water immediately after the steaming) is supposed to halt the cooking process, and I've also read that it keeps the veggies green. I have to say that the broccoli did stay perfectly cooked - with a bit of a crisp - and were gorgeously green.
It was refreshing to have some new flavors on my plate! Now I have to make lunch and think about what to have for dinner tomorrow. It never ends!
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