Stalk Vegetables Stalk Vegetables Stalk vegetables grow above the soil. Asparagus Bamboo Shoots Bok Choy Celery Heart of Palm Kohlrabi Rhubarb Left to right, top to bottom: JIANG HONGYAN/Shutterstock.com SOMMAI/Shutterstock.com MR.ANUWAT/Shutterstock.com photosync/Shutterstock.com Lotus Images/Shutterstock.com photogal/Shutterstock.com Paulo Vilela/Shutterstock.com Celery vector: Kalinin Ilya/Shutterstock.com Figure 15.5 The freshest stalk vegetables are crisp and crunchy. Slim stalks are the most tender. How many of these stalk vegetables have you tried? Leaf Vegetables Leaf Vegetables Leaf vegetables grow above the soil. Arugula Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Collard Greens Dandelion Greens Endive Escarole Kale Lettuce Mache Mustard Greens Parsley Radicchio Romaine Spinach Watercress Left to right, top to bottom: Nataly Studio/Shutterstock.com Gtranquility/Shutterstock.com monticello/Shutterstock.com Binh Thanh Bui/Shutterstock.com Ines Behrens-Kunkel/Shutterstock.com Alessio Orru/Shutterstock.com vitals/Shutterstock.com JKB Stock/Shutterstock.com Gavran333/Shutterstock.com bonchan/Shutterstock.com Binh Thanh Bui/Shutterstock.com Scisetti Alfio/Shutterstock.com foodonwhite/Shutterstock.com Boonchuay1970/Shutterstock.com Smit/Shutterstock.com Hawk777/Shutterstock.com Cabbage vector: Kalinin Ilya/Shutterstock.com Figure 15.6 Most leaf vegetables are green because they contain a green pigment called chlorophyll. In addition to making leaves green, chlorophyll absorbs sunlight to provide energy for photosynthesis. What nutrient is formed during this process? 357 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 15 Versatile Vegetables