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Broccoli Pesto

Method

  1. 1
    Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add the broccoli and blanch for 2–3 minutes, until tender and bright green. Drain, then immediately transfer to a bowl of iced water. Once cool, drain thoroughly.
  2. 2
    Place the broccoli, anchovies, Parmesan and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped.
  3. 3
    With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil. Process until combined but still slightly textured.
  4. 4
    Taste and season with cracked black pepper and, if needed, a little sea salt. Serve immediately or refrigerate until required.
...And that's it, enjoy!

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Ingredients

  • Ingredients

    • 230 g broccoli florets

    • 20 g anchovy fillets, drained

    • 50 g Parmesan, finely grated

    • 2 garlic cloves, peeled

    • 50 ml extra-virgin olive oil

    • sea salt flakes, to taste

    • cracked black pepper, to taste

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Giorgos Tsoulis

This pesto is delicious spread over toasted sourdough, served as a dip or tossed through warm pasta, grains and roasted vegetables. For a looser sauce, blend in a splash of pasta cooking water or additional olive oil before serving.

Blanching and immediately cooling the broccoli in iced water preserves its vivid green colour.

Drain the broccoli thoroughly to prevent the pesto from becoming watery.

Anchovies dissolve into the pesto, contributing savoury depth rather than a distinctly fishy flavour.

As the anchovies and Parmesan are already salty, taste the pesto before adding extra salt.

This pesto is delicious spread over toasted sourdough, served as a dip or tossed through warm pasta, grains and roasted vegetables. For a looser sauce, blend in a splash of pasta cooking water or additional olive oil before serving.

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Broccoli Pesto

Broccoli Pesto

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Giorgos Tsoulis

Cooking

10 min

Overall

25 min

Ready by

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Level

1 out of 5 difficulty

EF·GF·High Protein·NF·Pescatarian·SF

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