Pasta with Purple Sprouting Broccoli Recipe

Ingredients

• 500g Broccoli, Purple Sprouting, Raw
• 1 Med/45g Peppers, Chilli, Red, Raw, Unprepared, Average
• 2 Cloves/6g Garlic, Raw, Average
• 50g Anchovies, in Oil, Canned, Drained
• 4 Tbsps/60ml Oil, Olive, Extra Virgin, Average
• 350g Pasta Twists, Dry, Average
• 1 Tbsp/10g Cheese, Parmesan, Average

Method

Trim the outer leaves and woody stalks from the broccoli. Wash and chop into 1 cm sections. Cut the chilli in half lengthways and scrape out the seeds.

Chop the chilli, the garlic and the anchovies finely.

In a pan, warm the olive oil and add the chilli, garlic and anchovies. Sweat these for a minute or so and add the broccoli, season with a little salt and pepper, then continue to cook gently.

Drop the pasta in boiling water and stir.

Grate 4 tablespoons of the cheese and reserve.

After the pasta has been cooking for 5 minutes transfer a small ladle of the cooking water to the broccoli. Keeping over a high heat, add another 2 tablespoons of oil and add the cheese. Cook for a couple of minutes, then toss with the pasta and serve immediately.