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    Lemon Romanesco Cookies

    Published: Sep 18, 2015 · Modified: May 7, 2020 by Kate Hackworthy · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    These delicious and easy Lemon Romanesco Cookies are a fun way to use Romanesco! The vegetable brassica is a bit like a cauliflower/broccoli and has a pleasant nutty taste - perfect in cardamom cookies!

    Romanesco Cardamom Lemon Cookies on a wooden board with lemon and romanesco next to them.

    I’m always intrigued by romanesco, the green, spiky cross between a broccoli and a cauliflower.

    Here I’ve added it to lemon cardamom biscuits, which compliment the mild, sweetly nutty taste of the vegetable.

    They are difficult to come by when they’re out of season, but cauliflower can be substituted in this recipe if you can't find one.

    Romanesco vegetable falling out of a burlap sack onto a wooden board.

    Romanesco

    Farmers markets are once again starting to be piled high with this psychedelic-looking vegetable.

    Those bizarre, mesmerizing spikes and that lurid yellow-green colour always beckon me.

    One of those vegetables that you can only buy in season (late summer to early autumn - stock up now!), these brassicas taste like cauliflower - mild and nutty - and can be cooked in the same way.

    Sometimes called Romanesco Broccoli and sometimes Romanesco Cauliflower, you can steam, boil or bake it.

    You could grate it to make cauliflower rice, make it in cheese sauce, or, as I plan to do next, segment those crazy spikes, toss them in miso paste and roast them in the oven.

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    Lemon, Cardamom and Romanesco Cookies

    Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
    These delicious and easy Lemon Romanesco Cookies are a fun way to use Romanesco! The vegetable brassica is a bit like a cauliflower/broccoli and has a pleasant nutty taste - perfect in cardamom cookies!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 187 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • ¾ cup (150g) raw Romanesco (or cauliflower)
    • ½ cup (100g) butter softened
    • ½ cup (100g) sugar
    • 1 lemon zest and juice
    • 1 ½ cups (100g) oats
    • 1 ⅛ cup (125g) self-raising flour Or plain flour and 2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds ground in a pestle and mortar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350F / 180C. Line a baking tray with parchment.
    • Finely grate the Romanesco or whiz it in a food processor until it resembles fine crumbs. Heat it in the microwave, or in a dry pan on the stove, for 2 minutes to dry it out slightly. Allow to cool.
    • Cream the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Add the lemon zest and juice and mix well.
    • Stir in the romanesco, oats, flour and ground cardamom and combine.
    • Roll the batter into balls, place on the prepared baking tray and press down lightly with a fork.
    • Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Cool slightly on the tray and then cool completely on a wire rack.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 187kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 71mgPotassium: 98mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 236IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg

    The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

    Tried this recipe?Mention @kateveggiedesserts or tag #veggiedesserts! I love seeing your recreations.

    Romanesco photo courtesy of Shutterstock by Isantilli

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    Comments

    1. Ariane

      January 26, 2021 at 6:00 am

      5 stars
      Why did I found you only now?! I am totally enamoured with your recipe ideas ^^. I love combining foods in wierd ways and putting vegetables into everything is totaly my thing ^^. I can not eat anything without adaption, but your ideas are absolutely stunning and I will happely try to experiment with a lot of them ^^

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    2. plasterers bristol

      July 20, 2016 at 4:57 pm

      Just delcious. Amything lemon, one of my faves this. Thanks .
      Simon

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    3. Becca

      October 07, 2015 at 3:10 pm

      5 stars
      I don't think I've ever cooked with romanesco, let alone put it in biscuits! These sound really yummy.

      Reply
    4. Camilla @FabFood4All

      October 02, 2015 at 5:21 pm

      I have never bought a Romanesco but they do look so pretty as do your biscuits - genius idea! Thanks for another fab #CreditCrunchMunch entry:-)

      Reply
    5. kellie anderson

      September 21, 2015 at 5:53 pm

      wow wow wow. You are a ruddy genius, Kate. This is so clever. Beautiful images and totally intriguing idea. Love anything with cardamom as well.

      Reply
    6. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours

      September 21, 2015 at 8:35 am

      I love romanesco, or fractal cauuliflower as we call it! Beautiful cookies and a great use of it.

      Reply
    7. Kavey

      September 20, 2015 at 1:42 pm

      Would never in a million years have thought to use romanesco in cookies but I bet it works beautifully!

      Reply
    8. recipesfromapantry

      September 20, 2015 at 8:37 am

      Oh my gosh. You already have 2 of my fav things (lemon and cardamom)

      Reply
    9. lucyparissi

      September 19, 2015 at 10:01 am

      I am very intrigued by your baking! Never in my life would I think to combine these ingredients in a cookie but they look fantastic. Yummed!

      Reply
    10. gingey bites

      September 19, 2015 at 8:51 am

      What an interesting idea! I've never thought to cook romensco like this! Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    11. the foodie couple

      September 18, 2015 at 9:05 pm

      Such a pretty vegetable! never baked with it though - very interesting recipe!

      Reply
    12. Kavey

      September 18, 2015 at 6:09 pm

      Oh I'd never have thought of romanesco in biscuits!!!

      Reply

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