The Best Rhubarb Recipes To Make This Spring

Rhubarb is a star in springtime desserts, but you wouldnt guess it from this spring vegetables natural flavor. Thats right, its technically a veggie. Rhubarb stalks, which are the part we eat, are naturally bitter. They cook down into something we cant wait to take a bite of when paired with a hearty amount of sweetener. Thats why most recipes for rhubarb cook it into tender surrender, simmered down into a compote or baked into a pie.Before you embark upon your rhubarb adventure, be warned: the leaves of the plant are poisonous. This is why when you pick up rhubarb at the farmers market youll only ever get the stalks. But keep this caution in mind if you should stumble upon the plant itself ' dont mess with the leaves.Now, back to the good stuff. Here are the recipes you need to make all your rhubarb dreams come true:type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related... + articlesList=58eb8a97e4b05413bfe4a000,589b229be4b0c1284f298e2c,57768b71e4b0a629c1a9b896 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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