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87. Brussels sprouts roasted in olive oil...

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Mon Aug 4, 2025, 12:45 PM

Aug 4

…with garlic and turkey bacon. The more caramelized used the better.

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What is your favorite green fruit or vegetable. Can be green on the inside or outside. Me--Granny Smith Apples [View all] debm55 Aug 2 OP

green beans! Just bought some at the Farmers Market and will have lunch; riversedge Aug 2 #1

Getting about a pound a day from the garden... MiHale Aug 2 #2

Thank you very much riversedge, Enjoy your lunch debm55 Aug 2 #3

Watermelon Radish... MiHale Aug 2 #4

Thank you very much, MiHale. This is the first time I heard of them . Thank you for sharing. debm55 Aug 2 #5

Hee, hee, hee - they're adorable! How pretty! Ty. electric_blue68 Aug 2 #13

Thank you very much for the link with watermelon-radish, MiHale. They do look like little watermelons. debm55 Aug 2 #15

Avocados sorcrow Aug 2 #6

Thank you very much, socrow. I agree---yummy debm55 Aug 2 #7

Toast enid602 Aug 2 #29

Wow, Thank you enid602 and enjoy your lunch and trip. debm55 Aug 2 #34

I think spinach is awesome! pandr32 Aug 2 #8

Thank you very much for spinach. pandr32. I so enjoy Spanakopita. debm55 Aug 2 #9

This half Greek-American loves Spanakopita! electric_blue68 Aug 2 #14

Kiwi ! and then honorable mentions for a whole list stopdiggin Aug 2 #10

Wow, what a list. Thank you, stopdiggin. for the assortment of green fruits and veggies. debm55 Aug 2 #16

Broccoli. It's versatile, delicious and very nutritious... ms liberty Aug 2 #11

Thank you ms. liberty for including broccoli and their various uses. debm55 Aug 2 #17

Avocado, hands down! Veggie would probably be asparagus. electric_blue68 Aug 2 #12

Thank you very much, electric_blue68 for your green choices. debm55 Aug 2 #18

I like every green vegetable, even okra! 😁 But if I had KitFox Aug 2 #19

Thank you very much for your selections. KitFox. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #20

Fruit, I'll Go With Your Choice, Or... ProfessorGAC Aug 2 #21

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. Great selections. debm55 Aug 2 #22

Almost sure you'll appreciate this... electric_blue68 Aug 2 #46

Sounds Cool! ProfessorGAC Aug 2 #47

Neat!.... electric_blue68 Aug 2 #48

It's a tie between collard greens, broccoli, spinach, and watermelon. LoisB Aug 2 #23

Thank you very much for sharing with us LoisB, Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #26

I cannot argue with any of those! OldBaldy1701E Aug 4 #80

Thank you, OldBaldy1701E. LoisB Aug 4 #81

Here comes a curveball, Wasabi JMCKUSICK Aug 2 #24

Thank you very much, John. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #25

Fruit: kiwi. Vegetable: English peas. nt Ilsa Aug 2 #27

Thank you ,llsa for sharing your selections. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #28

Okra Iris Aug 2 #30

Thank you Iris. Enjoy you for sharing your Okra with us. debm55 Aug 2 #35

I grew up in Texas and we had okra a lot, just steamed and with a little butter. CTyankee Aug 5 #95

Ha! Yes. When we lived in MD the only way I saw okra Iris Aug 5 #96

Cast iron skillet! Every southern kitchen had one so you could make your fried chicken with cream gravy! CTyankee Aug 5 #97

The Avocado is my hands down winner! /nt sdfernando Aug 2 #31

Thank you for sharing your selection with us, sdfernando. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #36

Avocado: As must maintain Lefty Sterotype. Besides Bobby Burns immortalized it in his famous "Ode to an Avocado" SorellaLaBefana Aug 3 #58

Awesome!! sdfernando Aug 3 #59

Och Aye, Bobby Burns be the grandest poet o' them a' SorellaLaBefana Aug 3 #60

Thank you for sharing that with us, SorellaLaBefana. debm55 Aug 3 #61

Aye, nae borra SorellaLaBefana Aug 3 #62

Love most of the green leavies. DO NOT like avocados..whatever animal it is. Tikki Aug 2 #32

Thank you very much, Tikki for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 2 #37

More the better for me. sdfernando Aug 3 #63

Can't make up my mind. MuseRider Aug 2 #33

Thank you MuseRider for sharing with us. Were there any leftovers? Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #39

Not now! ,-) MuseRider Aug 2 #41

HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHH debm55 Aug 2 #52

Sauteed spinach for veg. Laffy Kat Aug 2 #38

Thank you very much for your choices Laffy Kat. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #40

Probably broccoli Luciferous Aug 2 #42

Thank you very much, Luciferous for sharing and enjoy the broccoli. debm55 Aug 2 #51

Green Beans beemerphill Aug 2 #43

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. beemerphill for your selections. Enjoy them. debm55 Aug 2 #53

Broccoli and peaches (hard to find good ones) doc03 Aug 2 #44

Thank you very much, doc03, for your suggestions. Peaches are good the mid to the end of August. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #50

Purslane Chipper Chat Aug 2 #45

Thank you very much, Chipper Chat. I know we have weeds in the yard, but I don't know if any are Pursiane.I will look it debm55 Aug 2 #49

No fans of the humble Inkey Aug 2 #54

Thank you very much inkey. Yes, you are the one and only olive fan. Congratulations and enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #55

It is broccoli. Love it raw. Second would be cucumber.🥒 Polly Hennessey Aug 2 #56

I agree, Polly Hennessey. with both. When I was in college many years ago, there was a little French bistro. They served debm55 Aug 2 #57

Probably avocado senseandsensibility Aug 3 #64

Good luck with all your avocado you bought. and thanks for sharing, debm55 Aug 3 #69

The king of vegetables: Asparagus! CTyankee Aug 3 #65

Thank you for sharing with us, CTyankees. debm55 Aug 3 #68

One my favs. But scarce? electric_blue68 Aug 4 #70

Immortalized by Manet who painted "bunch of asparagus" so it was not rare in Paris in the late 1800s. CTyankee Aug 4 #71

Avocados! Dem2theMax Aug 3 #66

Me too, Thank you very much, Dem2theMax. debm55 Aug 3 #67

Asparagus catbyte Aug 4 #72

Thank you very much for sharing with us, catbyte. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 4 #73

Bell peppers Emile Aug 4 #74

Yum. Thank you.Emile for sharing debm55 Aug 4 #75

Two way tie DFW Aug 4 #76

Thank you very much for sharing, DFW. Enjoy debm55 Aug 4 #77

Watermelon & all green veggies, except slimy okra SheltieLover Aug 4 #78

HAHAHAHHAH. Thank you SheltieLover. for sharing. I like the seedless watermelon. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 4 #79

Green Beans AltairIV Aug 4 #82

oh that sounds so good. Thank you AltairIV for sharing with us. And enjoy. debm55 Aug 4 #83

Limes! justaprogressive Aug 4 #84

Wow. that you for all your uses of the lime, justaprogressive, In fact you are the first poster to mention the lime. debm55 Aug 4 #85

noticed that justaprogressive Aug 4 #86

Brussels sprouts roasted in olive oil... 3catwoman3 Aug 4 #87

Thank you very much 3catwoman3 for sharing with us. Enjoy debm55 Aug 4 #88

Broccoli 🥦 TommieMommy Aug 4 #89

Thank you very much for sharing with us, TommieMommy. And enjoy your broccoli debm55 Aug 4 #90

Honeydew melon. This time of year are super sweet and juicy. retread Aug 4 #91

Thank you very much, retread. I love, love, love, Honeydew Melon. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Aug 4 #92

I too love Granny Smith Apples! As for veggies, any of the crucifers, especilly collards and cabbage! Dorothy V Aug 4 #93

Thank you very much , Dorothy V. for sharing your selections with us. debm55 Aug 4 #94