Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Broccoli, Pasta, with Cheesy Crunchy Topping

Enough for a good feed for 2 people...with some pickings for late arrivals,
which is what happened our house last night
Vegetarian...as long as you eat cheese of course
This was on the NYT Cooking site

There was a couple of changes that I made, due to dietary requirements for a member of the family
and it worked really well


1 head Broccoli broken into florets
2 tablespoons Olive oil
1 tsp cumin ground seeds
Sea salt
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
2 cups penne or similar pasta

1/3 cup finest grated Parmesan Cheese
1/3 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
Freshly ground black pepper
100 gms Goats Feta

Fresh lemon juice

Heat Oven to 200 C
On a rimmed baking sheet toss together broccoli, oil, cumin, salt and red pepper flakes
Roast until tender and browned at the edges 15-20 minutes
Tossing halfway through
Remove from oven and set aside
Turn oven onto Grill function

Meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to the boil
Add pasta and cook to according to manufacturers directions
Drain

In a small bowl mix Parmesan, Panko, lemon zest, some sea salt 
and freshly ground black pepper
Toss cooked pasta with the broccoli, in a gratin dish
Crumble the Feta over the top
Sprinkle the Parmesan, breadcrumb mix
Drizzle very generously with Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Under the griller till topping is golden brown
2-4 minutes
Sprinkle with lemon Juice and serve

You can prepare ahead then pop under the grill when you want to eat
Might take a little longer but you can judge that


4 comments:

  1. That looks very tasty and easy-to-make. Is it possible to cook it in little rotisserie oven like this one - https://www.bestadvisers.co.uk/rotisserie-ovens#product-1? I`m a student so I have only crockpot and such oven to cook.

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  2. Don’t see why not. If it has a grill/broil action. Or a hot oven will be ok. Just need to crisp up the topping

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  3. Thank you for the tip, I`ll try to cook it on Saturday, then give you feedback :)

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