Beginner Gardening: Carrots, Onions, Radish Seeds , 1 by RickCorey_WA

RickCorey_WA wrote:
>> the central stalk of the collard plant (sliced thin with tough/woody outer part removed. eaten raw like crudite).

Try the Asian Brassica "Gai Lan" or "kailaan" (stems).

Or any of the flowering Bok Choy (Yu Choy Sum) - eat the flowering stalks and baby blooms / buds.

But both of those are typical cool-weather Brassicas. At least, with Yu Choy Sum, you don't mind it bolting ... that IS the edible part!

Or maybe Celtuce "celery lettuce" - the celery-shaped stem is eaten raw or cooked:
Lactuca sativa var. asparagina, augustana, or angustata
Also called stem lettuce or asparagus lettuce,

How about "leaf broccoli"? It tastes like broccoli, but you eat the leaves and tender tips:
Spigariello Liscia = Broccolo Spigariello = Brassica oleracea var. 'Spigariello'
If you let it overwinter (no problem where I live, Zone 8), it will bolt next spring and then you'll see the resemblance to brocoli.