Pasta with Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Fresh Herbs, Tuscan Salami and Crunchy Garlic Breadcrumbs
Prep Time
15mins
Cook Time
15mins
Total Time
30mins
A recipe born from a glut of broccoli!
Category:
Pasta
Style:
Australian
Quantity: 4people
Author: Julie Malyon @ SBA's Kitchen
Ingredients
360gdry or 440 g fresh pasta
20gbutter
1tbspolive oil
100gTuscan salami cut into thin julienne
2tbspfinely diced French shallot
4tbspgarlic greens or 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
6anchovy filletschopped (optional)
2bunches of purple sprouting broccolichopped (see note below)
1cupof baby broccoli leavesoptional
4tbspverjuice
2tbspfinely chopped flat leaf parsley
Freshly ground black pepperto season
Sea saltto season
1/2cupof parmesan cheese
1tbspbaby capersrinsed
For the crumb
6tbspfresh breadcrumbs
1tbspfresh thyme leaves
2clovesof garliccrushed
1tbspbutter
Instructions
Cook your pasta according to the packet instructions.
Meanwhile place a large frying pan over medium heat and add the olive oil, butter, salami and shallot and sauté until the shallot softens.
Add the garlic greens, anchovies and chopped broccoli and cook stirring for 4 – 5 minutes.
Add the verjuice and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Drain the pasta and add to the broccoli mixture together with the parsley and toss through.
Season with salt and pepper and divide between four serving plates.
Sprinkle with parmesan and top with the crunchy garlic breadcrumbs, and finally scatter over the capers.
Serve immediately.
To make the crumb:
Preheat the oven to 200˚ C / 400˚F (fan).
Line a baking tray with baking paper and spread the crumb mix evenly on the lined tray. Dot the crumbs with the butter and bake 5 – 10 minutes until the crumbs are nice and crispy. Set aside
Combine the thyme leaves, breadcrumbs and crushed garlic together.
Notes
Chop the purple sprouting broccoli into small pieces of approx 1 – 1.5 cm (1/2 inch) for the florets and 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) for the stem. You will need 2 cups altogether.
Place a dish with a little extra grated parmesan and another with any left over crumbs on the table for people to help themselves.
If you do not have Purple Sprouting Broccoli, you could use or broccolini.