Kale Panzanella with Mini Potatoes, Shallots, and Leeks

cakethat Laura over at The First Mess

In Appreciation PostThere are sulfur-based compounds in the cells of plants that belong to the allium family that evolved as a defense mechanism.garlic as we’ve touched on beforedesigned to permeate through your skin cells and irritate them

onionspermeates through the air garlicrather large moleculeonionsis relatively tiny“lachrymatory factor.”shallots, on the other hand, have much less of this compound creating more of a mild onion flavorMaillard reaction notesheat actually disarms alliums and cuts out those sulfur weaponsChives are alliums but have very low amounts of these sulfur compounds