Purple sprouting broccoli with garlic and sesame seeds

Name: Purple sprouting broccoli with garlic and sesame seeds
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, lightly toasted; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil; Pinch of freshly ground black pepper; 5 fat Cloves of Garlic, peeled and crushedcloves of garlic, peeled and crushed; 300g purple sprouting broccoli

Purple sprouting broccoli is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals and tastes fantastic. With lots of garlic and sesame seeds it has a really nutty taste.

This recipe is best with lots of garlic, but is just as good with a few cloves of garlic if you're scared of it!

Purple sprouting broccoli with garlic and sesame seeds

Servings:	Serves 4
Calories per serving:	110
Ready in:	12 minutes
Prep. time:	2 minutes
Cook time:	10 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	24th February 2018

Best recipe review Vegalicious! 5/5 Nice and easy; and very nice! Jerry)

Ingredients

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2 tablespoons sesame seeds, lightly toasted
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
5 fat cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
300g purple sprouting broccoli

Mise en place

Trim and discard any woody stems and large leaves.
Heat a large saucepan with lots of salted water and bring to the boil
Add the broccoli and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes

Method

Heat a large frying pan or wok over a medium heat
Add the sesame seeds and stir or toss them until they take a little colour, then tip them out onto a plate before they start to pop and make a mess of your kitchen!
Heat a large saucepan with lots of salted water and bring to the boil
Add the broccoli and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes
Add the sesame oil and olive oil to the same frying pan or wok and add a pinch of black pepper and stir in the crushed garlic.
Heat for just 1 minute then stir in the broccoli and fry for 3 minutes, turning often and ensuring the crushed garlic does not burn.

Serving suggestions

Serve sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds

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