Tonight broccoli!
If these words in your home cause alarmism, do not worry. Aversion to broccoli is a very common thing and is partly due to the fact that they often come proposed as a healthy alternative to the most gluttonous dishes.

The possible mission that we are going to face together is that of turn them into an appetizing dish. A real delicacy which is difficult to resist. A bit like potatoes that are baked, fried or sautéed, are always welcomed by everyone with enthusiasm and appetite. The first step to do this is to take into account the main characteristics of broccoli, that is sweet taste, delicate texture and quick cooking. Unlike potatoes, they can not be cooked at high temperatures or undergo too many steps in the oven. The practical side, however, will be the speed in making these recipes, after having blanched the broccoli in salted water for about 3 minutes.

With bechamel and rosemary

Place one on the bottom of the pan generous layer of bechamel to which you will then add the tops of broccoli, already blanched and drained. And then again bechamel and a last layer of broccoli. To taste, flavored with sprigs of rosemary and bake at 180 ° C for 10/15 minutes until the crust is formed.

In the salty cake

To make this recipe, blend some blanched broccoli by placing the cream with a spoon on the base of the cake. You can prepare it as you like using one salted shortcrust pastry, ready puff pastry or pasta brisée. After placing the broccoli on the base, enriched with plenty of grated soft cheese coarsely, it will be even tastier with a mix of cheeses. Complete with the tops of the broccoli blanched and dried and bake following the instructions given for each dough.

On the scones

This recipe is perfect to bring the sweet tooth closer to broccoli. The scones that we will prepare as an appetizer, in fact, will totally change the approach to broccoli and will open the way to preparations that contain them in larger doses. To prepare them, boil the salted water stem of broccoli for 10 minutes and the tops for 3. Blend the stem and, once cooled, add it to greek yogurt until it forms a thick and full-bodied sauce. Take pizza dough and, with greasy hands, form small muffins. You will stuff them with the tops seasoned with oil, salt and pepper and small pieces of scamorza smoked. Bake at 220 ° C for 18-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and finish with the cream of yogurt and a few sprigs that you have kept aside.

With baked pasta

Boil the tops of broccoli in salted water for 3 minutes and boil in the same water, after draining the vegetables, a ditaloni-like paste, macaroni or striped pipe. Do it half the time indicated on the package. In a greased pan heat and melt fillets of anchovies and let the broccoli and pasta flavor for 2 minutes, adding pine nuts and raisins. Switch off and put everything in a pan: here you will complete with flakes of parmesan and pecorino cheese. Bake under the grill for 6/8 minutes and serve with chopped broccoli sprigs.

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