Purple sprouting broccoli with garlic and sesame seeds

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

1. Heat a large frying pan or wok over a medium heat
2. 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!
3. Heat a large saucepan with lots of salted water and bring to the boil
4. Add the broccoli and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes
5. 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.
6. 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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