Kohlrabi Lime and Coconut Curry

Kohlrabi making a break for it.

Chop the bulbs and leaves of 3 purple kohlrabi.

Boil the bulb until just beginning to turn tender, and drain.

Fry the cooked kohlrabi root in a splash of canola or peanut oil, and add the chopped kohlrabi greens

Add:

1.5         Tablespoons of a good curry blend 

3 Tablespoons grated unsweetened coconut

Juice of one lime

1 teaspoon grated ginger

   2-3 Tbls chopped hot green chile

   A generous handful of cashews

Cook until the kohlrabi is tender and serve.

Close Encounters of the Kohlrabi Kind:

What follows is an actual transcript of a true e-conversation that took place at 1900 hours June 15, 2010, originating in Los Alamos, New Mexico.  The participants were LM (Linda Miller, vegetable identification expert who resides in the Bay Area), CS (Christopher Skelly former resident of NY who has been known to wear black) and BK (Bette Korber, eyewitness to the events described below). This document also refers to a bystander witness, JT (James Theiler, satellite imagery expert). 

BK: JT and I have found a farmer who brings to our door mysterious and wondrous vegetables every Monday. Better than flowers. He expands our culinary horizons. This week's offering included a deep purple bulbous beauty with multiple green leafy legs, that I suspect was an alien life form. It cringed when I pulled out the chopping board, and I'm sure it has a higher IQ than I do. But it goes very well with sausage...

CS:  I have already called the Men in Black. They are in your back yard at this very moment, cloaked of course...

LM: Mmmmmm. That sounds delicious. Do you think it is in the brassica family?

BK: Linda, brilliant deduction! It was indeed a member of the Purple Vienna Kohlrabi clan from the planet Brassica. We managed to corral most of them in the frying pan, but one escaped out the window, and was last seen legging it North doing a sweet little variation on the Taos Hum. No worries for the good people of Taos, Chris, the gate to the backyard opened and shut moments later, followed by the sound of running feet.