Side of broccoli

Cook the side of broccoli fresh on the night, in 15m start to finish, while the rest of dinner comes from the freezer.

Side of broccoli

The recipe

One batch makes 1 portion, in 15m start to finish.

Ingredients for 1 portion

Method

  1. Boil the kettle.
  2. Cut head of broccoli into 4 cm florets. Peel the stalk and slice it 5 mm thick, or keep it back for soup.
  3. Pour water from the kettle into a large pan and bring back to the boil.
  4. Tip in the broccoli and simmer for 4 minutes, until a knife slides into the stalk.
  5. Drain well.

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
40 kcal
Fat
0.6g
Carbohydrate
3.1g
Protein
4.3g
Nutrition details
Energy
40 kcal
Fat
0.6g
of which saturates
0.2g
Carbohydrate
3.1g
of which sugars
1.9g
Fibre
2.8g
Protein
4.3g
Salt
0.02g

Estimated from ingredient data.

Part of a whole head of broccoli

The florets of a head of broccoli: tonight’s side. The same session makes broccoli and stilton soup and broccoli stalk sticks.

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