Broccoli stalk sticks

About 3 minutes more, in a session you’re already cooking. Cut the other half of the peeled stalk into sticks while the soup simmers.

The recipe

One batch makes 2 portions, in 5m start to finish.

Ingredients for 2 portions

Method

  1. Use head of broccoli: about half the stalk of a head of broccoli, once the florets are off.
  2. Trim the dry end and peel off the tough outer skin with a vegetable peeler, down to the pale green inside.
  3. Cut it into sticks about the size of your little finger.
  4. Serve with hummus or another dip, or pack into a lunchbox.

How we’d cook it, not advice. We don’t check recipes for allergens, and ingredients vary by brand, so check the label on everything you use. Prepare and cook food the way the Food Standards Agency says. Allergens and food safety

Nutrition

Per portion
Energy
10 kcal
Fat
0.2g
Carbohydrate
0.8g
Protein
1.1g
Nutrition details
Energy
10 kcal
Fat
0.2g
of which saturates
0.1g
Carbohydrate
0.8g
of which sugars
0.5g
Fibre
0.7g
Protein
1.1g
Salt
0.01g

Estimated from ingredient data.

Part of a whole head of broccoli

Half the stalk of a head of broccoli: for dips or a lunchbox. The same session makes side of broccoli and broccoli and stilton soup.

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