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Offline bigTcup

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Broccoli pesto
« on: June 21, 2011, 11:59:13 am »
Name of Recipe:
Broccoli pesto

Ingredients:
Olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1 medium head broccoli
1 tsp chicken stock concentrate (I use Quirky Cooking's recipe)
20 grams washed basil leaves (wet weight)
45 grams parmesan cheese
70 grams almonds


Preparation:
Mill parmesan cheese and almonds 15 seconds speed 8 and set aside.
No need to wash  *:, chop garlic 3 seconds speed 7.
Scrape sides, add 15 grams olive oil and cook varoma temperature, 2 minutes, speed 1.
Add broccoli broken/roughly chopped into florets and chop 5 seconds speed 5.
Add 170 grams water and chicken stock paste and cook on varoma temperature, 7 minutes, speed 1 (until tender).  Set aside to cool.
Once cool, place cooked broccoli & cooking liquid, basil, parmesan & almond mixture into  *: and puree 5 seconds speed 8.
Scrape down sides of  *: and add 20 grams olive oil, process until smooth (30 seconds speed 4, scrape, another 30 seconds speed 4)

Tips/Hints:
Add to hot pasta with enough reserved cooking liquid to form a sauce.

Conversion from Coles magazine.
« Last Edit: June 29, 2011, 02:51:54 pm by bigTcup »
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Re: Broccoli pesto
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2011, 12:54:18 pm »
Sounds good bigTcup.  There are some nice recipes in those Coles magazines but I don't shop there so only see the odd one now and then at other people's houses.
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Re: Broccoli pesto
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2011, 01:26:45 am »
There are some really good recipes in it. I also have my eye on the stuffed apples with butterscotch sauce (non TM recipe tho). Can't be too bad for you if you have to eat a whole apple  ;) Thanks bigtcup
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Re: Broccoli pesto
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2011, 02:19:52 am »
I've been thinking about baking apples in the Varoma. I'm sure you could do it.
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Re: Broccoli pesto
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2011, 06:40:34 am »
I don't see why not, here is something that is probably a good guide to go by as there is 1kg of unpeeled apples for an apple pie. very interesting tho, do you think there may be a difference in the texture of the apple skin?

(apologies bigtcup we have digressed...)
« Last Edit: June 22, 2011, 06:42:59 am by CreamPuff63 »
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Re: Broccoli pesto
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2011, 09:05:28 am »
That was interesting reading CP63. I'll have to try them and see. It won't be for a bit as DD is off on TOIL this week and we are eating out too much so will have to watch what I eat for a bit. :'( :'( :'( Either that or jog to Fremantle and back every day.  :D :D
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