Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Broccoli Pasta Recipe.

Ingredients:

200 Grams spaghetti (2 servings)
21/2 cups broccoli florets
1 clove garlic
1 green chili or 1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt as needed
3 tbsp olive oil (use more as desired)
1/2 cup mint or pudina
1/2 cup coriander leaves or cilantro or (basil)
3 to 4 tbsp peanuts
1 to 2 tbsp lemon juice (optional)

Recipe Instructions:

Cooking pasta
bring 10 cups of water to a boil.
Then add salt.
Add in the spaghetti and cook until al dente.
Please follow the on the pack for timing.
Drain to a colander.
Smear 1 tsp oil over the pasta.
Set this aside.
Making broccoli pesto
while the pasta cooks, roast peanuts in tsp oil until golden in a pan.
Set the, aside to cool.
In the same pan, saute the broccoli for 2 to 3 mins.
Sprinkle salt and cook covered until tender.
Broccoli doesn??t need to be cooked for long.
Cool them completely.
Set aside some broccoli florets for garnishing.
Next transfer the peanuts, broccoli, chilli, salt, garlic, oil, mint and cilantro.
Process it until it turns to a uniform coarse pesto.
Squeeze in the lemon juice and add more salt if needed.
Store this in a airtight jar and use up within 3 weeks.
How to make broccoli pasta
add the drained pasta to a bowl.
Next put in a generous amount of pesto as desired and toss.
Garnish with broccoli that was set aside.
If the broccoli pasta is too dry, then drizzle some oil.
Serve broccoli pasta.

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