Kohlrabi... What?

What a weird little veggie? I had never heard of this before we started the community garden and a volunteer gave me a packet of kohlrabi seeds to plant. I figured I might as well and then we'd figure out what to do with it later.

This weekend we harvested a few and I tried to cook it up so I could promote it in the garden. You can eat both the meaty base of the plant as well as the leaves. It has almost a potato texture and cooks well in stews or soups as it absorbs the flavors of the foods cooked with it. I tried it cooked in some of the fresh green beans and sure enough... it tasted like the beans. Supposedly it can be eaten cooked or raw but I would certainly consult a cookbook or something for direction. Mine was boiled for 10 minutes.

It is supposed to be a good source of Vitamin C and other vitamins & minerals and it is very easy to peel and prepare.