While I was thinking up the fresh homemade raviolis– I was also trying to figure out what to serve for a vegetable. I had a bunch of broccoli rabe in the fridge- my absolute favorite vegetable. I love it- I think it’s the earthy bitter taste that I adore. I decided to cook it my favorite way- with chicken sausage- and what do you know, I had those in the freezer! Perfect side dish for the ravioli dish since it did not have any meat or vegetables. I am always looking to cook this green in different ways- I recently made Indian lentils with chopped broccoli rabe- it was delicious! I loved combining two of my favorite cuisines- Indian and Italian. I also made a broccoli rabe and spinach pesto- I had this dish at our favorite local pizzeria and HAD to make it at home- really yum! I will be posting the recipe soon on the blog. 

I feel my daughter is beginning to enjoy the slightly bitter taste of broccoli rabe- which makes me really happy. I remember when I first gave it to her a few years ago- she was not happy to eat it at all. Now, she will eat it with the sausage which I think makes it more delectable.

She had no problem eating this side dish at all- I am sure the yummy raviolis had something to do with it! The combination was great- the creamy raviolis with the light tomato sauce went really well with the earthy broccoli rabe and savory chicken sausage. The yummy Merlot complimented both the dishes really well and made us extremely happy!!

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