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🍝 Spaghetti with Roasted Broccoli and Red Pesto with Almonds
629 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- Salt pinch
- Broccoli 2 pcs.
- Garlic cloves 1 pcs.
- Almonds, whole 80 g
- Parsley, fresh 40 g
- Olive oil 8 tbsp
- Tomato paste 70 g
- Pepper, black ground pinch
- Onions, red 2 pcs.
- Spaghetti 500 g
- Water 100 ml
Instructions
- 1. Bring about 5 liters of salted water to a boil in a large pot.
- 2. Wash the broccoli thoroughly and let it drain.
- 3. Remove the tough stems and cut the broccoli into small florets.
- 4. Add the broccoli florets to the boiling salted water for about 2 minutes.
- 5. Remove the broccoli from the water using a slotted spoon.
- 6. Rinse the broccoli under cold water in a colander and let it drain.
- 7. Bring the cooking water in the pot back to a boil.
- 8. Remove one cup of the boiling water and set it aside.
- 9. Peel the garlic and chop it roughly.
- 10. Roughly chop the almonds.
- 11. Wash the parsley and shake it dry.
- 12. Remove the thick stems from the parsley.
- 13. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan.
- 14. Roast the garlic and almonds in the pan for about 2 minutes.
- 15. Add the tomato paste and roast it for about 1 minute.
- 16. Place the parsley, about 100 grams of the pre-cooked broccoli, the cup of cooking water, and 6 to 7 tablespoons of olive oil into a tall container.
- 17. Add the roasted garlic-almond mixture as well.
- 18. Blend the mixture until smooth.
- 19. Season the pesto with salt and pepper.
- 20. Clean the pan thoroughly.
- 21. Peel the red onions and dice them finely.
- 22. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the clean pan over medium heat.
- 23. Sweat the onions for about 1 to 2 minutes until they are colorless.
- 24. Add the remaining broccoli.
- 25. Fry the broccoli for about 3 minutes until golden brown.
- 26. Season the fried broccoli with salt and pepper.
- 27. Cook the spaghetti in the boiling salted water for about 8 minutes al dente.
- 28. Drain the spaghetti in a colander.
- 29. Add the still moist spaghetti immediately back into the pot.
- 30. Mix the spaghetti thoroughly with the red almond pesto.
- 31. If the pesto is too thick, add some cooking water as needed.
- 32. Taste the spaghetti with pesto again and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- 33. Plate the spaghetti.
- 34. Top with the fried broccoli and serve the dish.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 629
- Protein: 19 g · Fett/Fat: 36 g · Carbs: 58 g