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The ultimate rhubarb recipe round-up

The vegetable we treat as a fruit earns its keep over and over and over.

Rhubarb and chocolate crumble

Rhubarb and chocolate crumble Source: Benito Martin

Anyone who has ever grown rhubarb is (a) lucky, (b) a genius and (c) likely to be searching up this very list. When rhubarb starts growing, it doesn't quite know when to stop.
"I think rhubarb can become a glut issue as a healthy plant is incredibly productive and if you happen to plant more than one plant, you'll be inundated with edible stalks - more than you can handle," says Hannah Maloney from . "That's where sharing comes in handy!"

Whether you've got a glut from the garden, or you 'accidentally on purpose' over-bought at the shops, these rhubarb recipes are for you. Sometimes it's all vegetable, sometimes it's more fruit, but all times it's insanely delicious and nutritious when treated just right.
Rhubarb and lentil salad with goats curd, black olive and honey
This lentil salad uses very little sugar and is far more savoury than most rhubarb recipes. Source: Sharyn Cairns
It's sadly rare to find a recipe that embraces rhubarb's tart side. So often it features in sweet dishes that add a ton of sugar to hide its natural sourness. manages to balance rhubarb with the strong flavours of olives and goat's cheese, all tempered by a creamy lentil base.
Strawberry rhubarb galette
This is a lovely free-form dessert, with a light, flaky dough and sweet-tart fruity filling. Source: Mary's Kitchen Crush
A galette like is the perfect way to showcase fresh fruit and vegetables. They are super-easy to make and the more rustic the end result, the better it tastes...
Pork with rhubarb, chilli and cider
Varkens vlees met rabarber en chilli is a favourite amongst the Dutch. Source: Alan Benson
Another delightfully savoury rhubarb dish is . Rhubarb, apple cider and chilli offset the richness of the pork and the long, slow cooking time benefits the rhubarb as much as it does the meat.
Rhubarb and oat cookie bars
These rhubarb and oat cookie bars go great in the lunchbox, if you somehow have any left over. Source: Benito Martin
Make on a standard muesli bar. The tangy rhubarb adds moistness and flavour to make an oat bar so good it practically eats itself.
Rhubarb and chocolate crumble
Serve this rich bad boy with plenty of vanilla ice cream and basically prepare to drown. Source: Benito Martin
has to be the pinnacle of rhubarbdom. This particular recipe adds chocolate to send the richness completely OTT. Other recipes are slightly more subdued:
Quinoa porridge with roasted rhubarb and vanilla-honey labneh
Who needs coffee when you've got the tang of rhubarb to jolt you into action? Source: Alan Benson
Here's how you start the day right: add rhubarb and honey labneh to your .
Rice pudding with rhubarb, pistachio and mascarpone
This warming late winter dessert is a winner. Source: Sharyn Cairns
Rhubarb is equally good stirred through . With the rich red of rhub and the green of pistachios against creamy rice, this dish could only be Italian...
Rhubarb and rosemary sorbet
A little rosemary brings an herby note to earthy rhubarb. Plenty of sugar makes both taste heavenly. Source: Sharyn Cairns
Make this for the colour alone. It's an absolute dazzler.
Chargrilled sardines with slightly pickled mustardy rhubarb
Charred, smoky and mustardy flavours all combine here to make this a bold dish. Source: Sharyn Cairns
Another recipe that allows rhubarb's savoury side to shine, this time with . While it may seem like an unlikely pairing, pickling the rhubarb means it's actually the beginning of a beautiful friendship...
Sweet goat’s cheese croquettes
Make plenty of the rhubarb sauce for dunking with abandon. Source: Prue Ruscoe
Cheesy croquettes are happy to be dunked in an extra-sweet rhubarb sauce. makes the perfect party appetiser or finisher. The choice is yours.
Rhubarb jam
Adding rosemary and bay leaves enhances the flavour of the rhubarb, making for a complex jam you'll want to dollop on everything. Source: Benito Martin
If we're not saucing, we're jamming. Rhubarb is ideal for making as its sour-tartness is a great match for all the necessary sugar.
Rhubarb and vanilla jam berliners
Berliners are soft doughnuts without a hole filled with a delicious custard, cream or sweet, sweet jam. Source: Petrina Tinslay
Injecting a rhubarb and vanilla jam into a is exactly how to treat yourself. Let that rhubarb ooze.
Rhubarb meringues
The secret to a chewy meringue is to add a little apple cider vinegar... shhh... Source: Gabriel Cabrera
Any sweet dessert goes well with rhubarb, but a sugary takes it next level. This dish pairs raspberries and rhubarb and adds a little cardamom to cleverly offset the tartness of both.
Rhubarb cordial
Matthew Evans serves his rhubarb cordial with a splash of vodka and that seems like an inspired idea. Source: Alan Benson.
Rhubarb starts appearing in the garden in late winter and just keeps on going right through summer. Making a refreshing a must-have in your new compendium of rhubarb recipes.
Rhubarb and custard danish pastries
Vanilla-scented crème patissiere teamed with flaky, yeast-leavened pastry and finished with roasted tart rhubarb is a combination not to be missed. Source: Alan Benson
Naturally, there was going to be some kind of on this list. Rhubarb loves custard, after all. And don't get us started on its love of decorating pastries and the like with glorious colour. Step aside, apples!
Apple and rhubarb pie, Anneka Manning, SBS Food
Rhubarb: improving apple's flavour since the beginning of time. Source: Alan Benson
Yep, move away apples, rhubarb is in town. Well, don't move too far away because as neighbours they are very strong indeed. A is lifted by this marvellous match.
Rhubarb braised pork
Bring on that rhubarb glut, our casserole dish is ready! Source: Hardie Grant Books
We'll end on a sour note... the best kind when it comes to rhubarb. with it and the acidity will produce meltingly-tender meat. Rhubarb's tartness also brings out pork's flavour. Making this dish yet another winner for rhubarb.

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Published 1 July 2021 10:33am
Updated 6 July 2021 10:07am
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