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Orecchiette with Broccolini



Photo by Alessandra Zecchini ©

The broccolini are from my garden :-)

First I fried some breadcrumbs with olive oil and garlic, and a little salt. When the breadcrumbs were golden I put them aside and used the same saucepan to cook the broccolini (no rinsing required, just add a little more olive oil and fresh garlic). Fresh broccolini need very little cooking, even less than broccoli, I just sautéed them with olive oil and garlic, and a pinch of salt, then turned the heat off, put the lid on the pot for a few minutes, and the remaining heat did the rest of the cooking. You need a pot with a good lid!

In the meantime I cooked the orecchiette in plenty of salted boiling water. I followed the packet instructions for this, as different manufacturers seem to have different timing and orecchiette are usually more 'crunchy' than other types of pasta.

Once ready I drained them and placed them in the pot with the broccolini, I stirred and then topped everything with the fried breadcrumbs.

A chilli can also be added to the broccolini for a hotter taste.
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  1. Simply LifeJanuary 8, 2010 at 1:42 AM

    yum! that is my favorite type of noodles and this looks just delicious!

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  2. AlisonJanuary 8, 2010 at 4:39 AM

    That looks really good! Welcome to the foodie blogroll!!

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  3. Mary BergfeldJanuary 8, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    What a wonderful combination. I love to see new twists given to older dishes. This sounds wonderful.

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  4. FOODalogueJanuary 8, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    Came to you via your listing in the foodie blogroll today. Ispent some time looking at your prior posts and you're doing a really nice job. I love the photo in the masthead!

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  5. ShaheenJanuary 8, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    This sounds like my kind of dish, I like the sound of the crunch breadcrumbs. I would def. add the chilli at the end as I like the idea of the extra kick.

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  6. AlessandraJanuary 8, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    Thank you all for the lovely comments, wow, so many visitors, nice to be on the Foodie BlogRoll! I will visit your blogs soon! :-)

    Alessandra

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