Broccoli and Olive Pasta Recipe

This simple spicy pasta dish with olives, lemon and parsley is so delicious. The fresh parsley in this recipe gives the dish a special flavour and boosts its nutrition.

Serve this with toasted sourdough or garlic bread for a really comforting dish.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Course dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword broccoli and olive pasta

Diet Vegetarian

Ingredients

200 g broccoli stems
2 tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic clove
1/2 tsp organic chilli flakes
100 g black olives
50 g organic walnuts
A large handful of parsley
1/2 lemon
400 g organic penne pasta
100 g parmesan or plant-based alternative
Natural fine Sea salt
organic cracked black pepper

Instructions

Chop the broccoli into 2cm pieces and add to a saucepan along with 2 tbsp of water.
Cook over a medium to high heat for 3 minutes or until the water has boiled away.
Finely chop the garlic and add to the pan along with the olive oil and chilli flakes.
Cook for 2 more minutes.
Cook the pasta according to packet instruction, drain (reserving some of the cooking water) and add to the broccoli.
Finely chop the olives and walnuts and roughly chop the parsley.
Place all in the pan along with a squeeze of lemon juice.
Add a few tbsps of the pasta cooking water along with the grated cheese.
Mix together and you are ready to serve.

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