This spring I decided to a plant a bunch of kohlrabi in our gardens since we now have a tasty family recipe to use them in. Earlier this summer, I shared the family recipe for Kohlrabi Soup that was taught to me by my husband’s German and Hungarian
family (you can read it here if you missed that post!)
family (you can read it here if you missed that post!)
Some of the kohlrabi in our gardens were growing faster than others so not everything was ready to harvest at once. I pulled the kohlrabi that were large and ready to harvest since they get too woody if they are too big.
Since I knew I was preserving the kohlrabi specifically to make kohlrabi soup this winter, I prepped it accordingly. I peeled the kohlrabi bulbs and chopped them in bite size pieces. The leaves I sliced in thin slices, careful to remove the woody thick stems near the bottom of some of the bigger leaves.
I boiled the kohlrabi for 2-3 minutes then immediately placed them in ice water to complete the blanching process. I previously wrote about the family tradition of blanching/preserving taught to me by my mom, grandma and great grandma in this post about preserving sugar snap peas.
I had to smile to myself as I was blanching kohlrabi since this veggie was not one known to our family but here I was using this family tradition of preserving on a veggie native to my husband’s family and for a recipe they shared with me. The beauty of blending two families into one!
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Thanks for linking up! I was just thinking about my kohlrabi and how to preserve it.
Hi Annie,
Your kohlrabi looks wonderful!
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I’ve never tried it, but will have to try it now that I know what to do with it. :)Lori D.
Lori, I had never tried it until I moved to Montana in my twenties. So fascinating how some veggies like this tasty one are just not well known!
We have a ton of kohlrabi at the co-op right now and I had no idea what to do with it. I’ll have to try your soup and then perhaps freeze some of my own! I love that you use the leaves too.
BTW - I found your post on the Eat Make Grow blog hop.
Yay, I’m so glad my kohlrabi post is helping others to find yummy ways to use this veggie! Thanks for stopping by
Thanks for this tip and the link to the soup recipe!
You’re welcome Becky, I hope you enjoy the soup as much as we do!
I know what you mean about blending families. So precious and beautiful. I will have to check out that soup, I first saw Kohlrabi at the farmer’s market but did not know what to do with it. Is it pretty easy to grow?
Thanks for linking up to Healthy 2Day Wednesday, hope to see you back next week.
Thanks for stopping by Debra! Kohlrabi is pretty easy to grow, it is an early season veggie so I planted it this spring when I did lettuce/spinach/carrots/beets/peas/shallots. It is so unique in that the bulb grows above ground so just need to have enough space between plants for them to grow well
I like your Kohlrabi soup idea too. I need to use mine up or freeze it so it doesn’t go bad. something to think about.
It is really easy to preserve and use later Diana, I hope you try it
It is a great way to keep the veggies we have for use later so they don’t go bad. Especially for the soup, I know we don’t often want to eat soup in the hot summertime but preserving the kohlrabi to eat the soup in the middle of winter is perfect!
Ok I’ll admit I’ve never even heard of kohlrabi, but my does it look wonderful! Thanks for the preserving tips and the soup recipe! And thanks for linking up at Tiny Tip Tuesday! I’m pinning this
Thanks for stopping by Sarah! I had never heard of Kohlrabi until I moved to Montana, it is so easy to grow and tasty too so hopefully it will become more well known. Thanks for pinning it
Great post! We love kholrabi here. Thank you for sharing this at the Carnival of Home Preserving!
Thanks for stopping by Laura! I was really excited when I found your blog and link up, we love preserving foods to eat throughout the year
I had never heard of kohlrabi before our CSA had it. I was slivering it into my salads, but this is a good idea too. I’ll have to check out your recipe for the soup.
Ooohh that sounds tasty, slivering it into your salad- I think I will have to try that! I once had kohlrabi in coleslaw where the cabbage was replaced with kohlrabi. It was a little intense so I like the idea of using slivers to add some of that yummy flavor without being overpowering.
I like the idea of mixing it with cabbage for cole slaw, i’m sure it has added vitamins that way but not too overpowering.
like many others, the first time kohlrabi showed up in our CSA i was like wtf is that?! haha - and now i like to scare my friends with it. that being said, i LOVE me some kohlrabi and am always looking for new ways to prepare it. i have a pretty fantastic “slaw” i make with it - but i love the idea of preserving it
thank you for taking the time to share with us at The Wednesday Fresh Foods Blog Hop - we hope to see you again this week with more incredible posts! xo, kristy
Hahaha, that’s pretty funny to picture your reaction when you saw the kohlrabi! I think a lot of folks aren’t familiar with it and it is quite unique looking. I think I might try it in a slaw mixed with some cabbage since we have some more to harvest, just thinking about it makes me hungry
Kohlrabi slaw is delicious. You should definitely do it! I was introduced to kohlrabi by my CSA and LOVE it now. I was talking it up at the CSA distribution and earned myself the nickname “the kohlrabi lady”. 😉
Thanks for sharing with the Fresh Foods Blog Hop.
I need to check our market this week to see if they have any kohlrabi. Thanks for linking up with Tuesday Greens!!