Ingredients

  • 900 gm broccoli trimmed and cut lengthways keeping as many leaves as possible. sea salt and freshly grnd black pepper
  • 4 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 clv garlic peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 sm dry chillies crumbled
  • 12 whl salted anchovies prepared (anchovies info)
  • 1 x juice of 1 lemon Bruschetta
  • 6 slc pugliese bread cut at an angle
  • 1 clv garlic peeled and halved extra virgin extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 x lemons

Method

  • Briefly blanch the broccoli in a generous amount of boiling salted water.
  • Drain well.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan and gently fry the garlic till it begins to colour.
  • Add in the chilli turn off the heat add in the anchovies and stir till the anchovies have dissolved.
  • Add in the blanched broccoli and season with black pepper.
  • Return to the heat and add in a small amount of boiling water to release the anchovy and make a sauce.
  • Stir and cook for 510 min; the broccoli should be soft.
  • Add in the lemon juice.
  • Make the bruschetta by toasting the bread on both sides and then rubbing with the garlic.
  • Pile the broccoli mix on to the bruschetta and pour over some extra virgin extra virgin olive oil.
  • Serve with lemon quarters.
  • Best with English purple sprouting broccoli.
  • Serves 6