noun
- a green leafy vegetable with small broccoli-like florets, commonly used in Italian cooking
Usage: also called broccoli rabe
Examples
- The chef sautéed the rapini with garlic and olive oil.
- Rapini has a slightly bitter taste that pairs well with pasta.
- You can find fresh rapini in the produce section of most grocery stores.
- The Italian restaurant serves rapini as a side dish with grilled chicken.
- Blanch the rapini for two minutes before adding it to the stir-fry.
- Rapini is rich in vitamins A, C, and K.