Broccoli - I'm loving it! You could too

My first meeting with broccoli could very well have been the last! I can easily understand why some kids (and adults as well) do not like this very healthy vegetable at all!

To make it more appealing, I have a very simple advice: Don't cook it! The smell of cooked / boiled broccoli is simply not very nice. If you don't like it raw - pour some boiled water over it - don't let it boil!

Here is how I normally do:
Chop a complete broccoli fine. Normally I divide it into little bouquets (?) and chop from top to bottom.
Chop an onion (don't care about the color - take the one you got in the fridge already) - if you got a red hot chilipepper chop it finely (remove the seeds if you don't want it TOO strong).

Now for the secret ingredient: Hellman's Mayonnaise Light version. I usually take a tee spoon of mayo, two or tree normal spoons of low fat yoghurt and a spoon of dijon sennep.

Blend everything and add salt and pepper......

If by any chance you have pine nuts or even peanuts (preferably non-salted) you can add this to the dish as well.... Broccoli will never be the fart-smelling disgusting vegetable again.... and that's a promise!

Bon appetit!

PS: If the only thing you have in the fridge is cauliflower - then use that instead of broccoli OR mix both of them - but don't cook them!

PPS: don't forget to rinse vegetables in water before use - worst case you might add a little bug to your diet - but then again, they should be very tasteful and protein-rich (that's what I hear....).

PPPS: A wise man told me recently that broccoli is green because it tries to hide! Actually it's poison - so the next time your wife, husband or kids won't eat their broccoli - tell them it's poison. That migh add a little extra something to the health sensation. How cool is that? eating poison... street credibility - anyone ?