🥬🇬🇧 Fresh British Cavolo Nero – Tender, Dark & Full of Flavour

Our Fresh British Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero has long, deeply textured green leaves and a distinctive rich, earthy flavour that becomes beautifully tender when cooked.

Also known as Tuscan Kale, Black Kale or Lacinato Kale, Cavolo Nero is a wonderfully versatile leafy green. Sauté it with garlic and lemon, stir it through pasta, add it to soups and stews or serve it simply alongside your favourite meal.

Its robust flavour works particularly well with olive oil, garlic, Parmesan, chilli and Mediterranean-style ingredients.

Our Fresh British Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero is carefully selected for freshness, colour and quality.

Dark. Leafy. Earthy. A distinctive green with loads of character. 🥬🌿

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🥬 About Fresh British Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero

Cavolo Nero is a variety of Kale and a member of the brassica family.

Our Fresh British Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero has distinctive long, narrow leaves with a heavily textured surface and deep green colour.

Compared with curly Kale, its leaves are flatter and have their own characteristic texture and flavour.

It’s particularly popular in Italian-inspired cooking but works brilliantly anywhere you’d use a robust leafy green.

Perfect for:

🍝 Pasta dishes
🍲 Soups & stews
🥘 Casseroles
🥢 Stir-fries
🥗 Warm salads
🧄 Sautéed vegetable sides
🥔 Potato dishes
🫘 Bean dishes
🥣 Rustic soups
🌿 Mediterranean cooking

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💫 Earthy, Rich & Tender

Earthy 🌿 | Rich 🥬 | Savoury 💚 | Leafy ✨ | Tender When Cooked 🍽️

Fresh Cavolo Nero has a distinctive earthy green flavour.

Cooking softens the leaves and mellows their character, making them excellent for soups, pasta and slow-cooked dishes.

Try pairing Cavolo Nero with:

🧄 Garlic
🫒 Olive oil
🍋 Lemon
🧀 Parmesan
🌶️ Chilli
🫘 Cannellini beans
🥔 Potatoes
🍅 Tomatoes
🥓 Bacon
🌿 Fresh herbs

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💚 British Cavolo Nero Nutrition & Natural Goodness

British Cavolo Nero naturally provides fibre, vitamins, minerals and plant compounds as part of a varied and balanced diet.

🍊 Naturally Contains Vitamin C

Fresh Cavolo Nero naturally contains vitamin C.

🦴 Naturally Contains Vitamin K

As a dark leafy green, Cavolo Nero naturally provides vitamin K.

🌾 Provides Dietary Fibre

Fresh Cavolo Nero naturally provides dietary fibre.

🌿 Naturally Occurring Plant Compounds

Like other dark green brassicas, Cavolo Nero naturally contains a variety of plant compounds, including carotenoids.

🌱 Naturally Low in Fat

Plain Fresh Cavolo Nero naturally contains very little fat.

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📊 Typical Cavolo Nero Nutritional Information

Approximate values per 100g:

• 🔥 Calories: Approx. 30–35 kcal
• 🌾 Carbohydrates: Approx. 4–5g
• 🌱 Fibre: Approx. 4g
• 💪 Protein: Approx. 3g
• 🥑 Fat: Less than 1g
• 🍊 Naturally contains vitamin C
• 🦴 Naturally contains vitamin K
• 🌿 Contains naturally occurring carotenoids

Values are approximate and can vary according to variety, season and growing conditions.

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🔪 Preparing Fresh British Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero

Fresh Cavolo Nero is straightforward to prepare.

1. Rinse the leaves thoroughly under cool running water.
2. Shake or pat away excess water.
3. Hold the bottom of each leaf.
4. Strip or cut the leafy section away from particularly thick central stems.
5. Stack the leaves together.
6. Slice into ribbons or roughly chop.
7. Cook using your preferred method.

🥬 Fruit Bowl Tip

Don’t automatically throw away every stem.

Particularly thick stems can be tough, but more tender sections can be finely chopped and cooked for slightly longer than the leaves.

For soups and stews, add the chopped stems first and the leaves later.

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🍽️ Delicious Ways to Cook Fresh Cavolo Nero

🧄 Sauté with garlic
🍋 Finish with fresh lemon
🍝 Toss through pasta
🍲 Add to rustic soups
🫘 Cook with white beans
🥔 Combine with potatoes
🥘 Add to casseroles
🌶️ Sauté with chilli
🧀 Finish with Parmesan
🍅 Cook with tomatoes
🥓 Pair with bacon or pancetta

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🍝🥬 British Cavolo Nero, Garlic & Parmesan Pasta

Fresh British Cavolo Nero works beautifully with garlic, Parmesan and pasta.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2

• 220g Cavolo Nero 🥬
• 200g pasta 🍝
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 🧄
• 1½ tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 40g Parmesan 🧀
• Juice of ½ lemon 🍋
• Black pepper
• Chilli flakes – optional 🌶️

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Prepare and slice the Cavolo Nero.
2. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
3. Reserve a little pasta water.
4. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan.
5. Add the garlic and cook briefly.
6. Add the Cavolo Nero.
7. Cook until the leaves become tender.
8. Add the cooked pasta.
9. Add Parmesan and a little pasta water.
10. Toss everything together.
11. Finish with lemon and black pepper.
12. Add chilli flakes if desired.

✨ Simple, savoury and full of flavour.

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🍲🥬 Tuscan-Style Cavolo Nero & Bean Soup

Fresh Cavolo Nero is fantastic in hearty soups because its robust leaves stand up well to cooking.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 4

• 220g Cavolo Nero, chopped 🥬
• 1 onion, diced 🧅
• 2 garlic cloves 🧄
• 1 carrot, diced 🥕
• 1 tin cannellini beans, drained 🫘
• 400g chopped tomatoes 🍅
• 750ml vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Black pepper
• Fresh herbs – optional 🌿

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan.
2. Add the onion and carrot.
3. Cook gently until softened.
4. Add the garlic.
5. Add the chopped tomatoes.
6. Pour in the vegetable stock.
7. Add the cannellini beans.
8. Simmer gently.
9. Add the prepared Cavolo Nero.
10. Continue cooking until the leaves are tender.
11. Finish with black pepper and fresh herbs.

✨ Fantastic served with warm crusty bread.

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🧄🍋 Sautéed Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero

A quick way to enjoy the distinctive flavour of Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero.

🛒 Ingredients – Serves 2–3

• 220g Cavolo Nero 🥬
• 1 tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 2 garlic cloves 🧄
• Juice of ½ lemon 🍋
• Black pepper
• Chilli flakes – optional 🌶️

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Wash and prepare the Cavolo Nero.
2. Slice the leaves into ribbons.
3. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan.
4. Add the garlic and cook briefly.
5. Add the Cavolo Nero.
6. Toss thoroughly.
7. Cook until tender.
8. Finish with fresh lemon.
9. Add black pepper.
10. Sprinkle with chilli flakes if desired.

✨ A simple green side dish that’s ready in minutes.

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🌱 Why Choose Our Fresh British Cavolo Nero?

✔ Fresh British produce 🇬🇧
✔ Distinctive dark green leaves
✔ Rich, earthy flavour
✔ Tender when cooked
✔ Fantastic with pasta
✔ Excellent in soups & stews
✔ Delicious with garlic & lemon
✔ Perfect with beans
✔ Versatile leafy green
✔ Carefully selected for freshness
✔ Plastic free

Our Fresh British Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero is a distinctive leafy green that’s equally at home in simple vegetable sides, pasta dishes and hearty Mediterranean-inspired soups.

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❓ Fresh Cavolo Nero FAQs

What is Cavolo Nero?

Cavolo Nero is a dark leafy variety of Kale with long, textured leaves. It’s particularly associated with Tuscan and Italian cooking.

Is Cavolo Nero the same as Kale?

Cavolo Nero is a type of Kale. It’s also commonly called Tuscan Kale, Black Kale or Lacinato Kale.

What does Cavolo Nero taste like?

It has a distinctive earthy, savoury green flavour that becomes softer and more mellow when cooked.

Can Cavolo Nero be eaten raw?

Young tender leaves can be finely sliced and eaten raw, although Cavolo Nero is most commonly cooked.

Should Cavolo Nero stems be removed?

Particularly thick central stems can be tough and are usually removed. More tender stem sections can be finely chopped and cooked.

What goes well with Cavolo Nero?

Garlic, olive oil, lemon, Parmesan, chilli, cannellini beans, potatoes, tomatoes and bacon all work particularly well.

How should Fresh British Dark Leaf Cavolo Nero be stored?

Keep it refrigerated and use while the leaves remain fresh, firm and deeply coloured.