{"id":53612,"date":"2017-11-11T21:47:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T20:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/bimi-mit-sesam\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T16:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T14:11:53","slug":"asian-style-broccolini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/asian-style-broccolini\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian-Style Broccolini with Sesame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are looking for a seriously delicious side dish… look no further! Here’s an Asian-style broccolini (called “Bimi” here in Germany) with toasted sesame seeds that is so simple to make and yet still delivers loads of flavor. The key is the combination of toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar and dry-roasted sesame seeds ground which are ground until the seeds crack open which releases their deliciously fragrant oil and aroma.<\/p>\n\n\n

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An Asian-Style Broccolini recipe that’s also great with other greens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am willing to bet that you could make this exact recipe using blanched broccoli, green beans or green asparagus. And how about roasted cauliflower? oh yeah! Or if you wait till spring approaches there is this fantastic thing called sprouting broccoli (known as “Spargelkohl<\/a>” in Germany). With it\u2019s small dark greeny-purple florets, sprouting broccoli sort of resembles broccoli but is darker and leafier. The taste is similar, and its related to the cabbage family… I’m pretty sure it’s Bimi’s German cousin. Bimi is Spanish by the way!<\/p>\n\n\n

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So what is Bimi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bimi is actually a \u201chybrid\u201d vegetable which is a combination of broccoli and \u201cKai-Lan\u201d, an oriental cabbage. It\u2019s tender, thin long stalks and florets have a mild and delicate flavour \u2013 it\u2019s sweeter than standard broccoli and the best thing is you can eat the whole thing \u2014 stalks and florets! And this is exactly why I love it! It takes a whole 3 minutes to blanch, or you can toss it in a stir-fry and have a tasty side dish ready in mere minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Where to find Bimi?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are in Mallorca or anywhere else in Spain, you can pretty much find Bimi in any major supermarket. In Germany, on the other hand, it’s still pretty new, so not all supermarkets are carrying it. My local supermarket has it from time to time and hopefully in the future more often. You’ll need to keep your eye open for it, as you won’t find it with the regular vegetables, but rather in the cooled section where you might find ready washed salads. Once you do find it, I guarantee you will be hooked!<\/p>\n\n\n

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