Forgotten vegetables

It seems we have forgotten about eating some of the most delicious seasonal vegetables – or maybe the multiples have not bothered to put them on their shelves. Sprout tops, turnip tops and kale. You can find some kale around, the trendy one is Cavolo Nero, but they can be hard to find: black and green kale is also good. The good news is they have huge amounts of vitamin C and other nutrients but best of all, they are great to eat. Try steaming them, tossing them in a dressing or just creme fraiche. Turnip tops have an interesting bitter taste, try melting some butter and stirring in a little sugar as a dressing. A Sunday lunch roast and some of these vegetables, a roaring fire and the Sunday papers. Wonderful.