If you're a gardener, check out The 10 Best Broccoli Varieties For Your Garden. They include purple broccoli and heirloom Romanesco. At the grocery store, you'll find two vegetables that are similar to broccoli: Broccolini is a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale. It's also called baby broccoli or Chinese kale. The British call it tenderstem broccoli. It has long, slim stalks with a tiny head of broccoli at the top. If you like broccolini, try broccolini slaw with honey mustard yogurt dressing. Broccoli Rabe (also called rapini) is an entirely different vegetable than broccoli, and more closely related to turnips and cabbage. It also has thin stalks with leaves and tiny clusters that look like broccoli at the top.