Charred broccoli & cheat's romesco toast

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 2 heads of broccoli , broken into florets and stalks chopped
  2. Step 2 4 tbsp olive oil
  3. Step 3 50g whole blanched almonds
  4. Step 4 100g cooked red peppers from a jar, drained
  5. Step 5 5 thick slices sourdough bread
  6. Step 6 ½ tbsp olive oil
  7. Step 7 1 tsp sherry vinegar
  8. Step 8 1 red chilli , deseeded
  9. Step 9 ¼ tsp smoked paprika
  10. Step 10 1 garlic clove , crushed
Charred broccoli & cheat's romesco toast
Calories: 409 Carbohydrate: 31 g Protein: 18 g Fat: 21 g
Cook time: 60 minutes Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: 75 minutes Servings: 4

TAGS

Dinner Lunch Side Dish Snack Starter Supper 5-a-day almond Easy Fibre Folate Iron Lunch Miriam Nice Quick Red pepper Romesco Snack Toast Vegetarian

Directions

  1. Step 1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Put the broccoli in a large roasting tin, drizzle with the oil and season well. Roast for 35-40 mins or until tender and starting to char at the edges.
  2. Step 2 Meanwhile, toast the almonds in a dry pan until golden. Put the almonds, peppers, 1 piece of the bread, roughly torn (about 20g - an end piece is ideal), ½ tbsp olive oil, the vinegar, chilli, paprika, garlic and some seasoning in a food processor (or use a stick blender). Blend until smooth, then transfer to a bowl and chill in the fridge until needed.
  3. Step 3 Toast the remaining pieces of bread, spread with the romesco and pile the roasted broccoli on top.