Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Brocoli aux pistaches et fromage

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I was looking for a healthy recipe with broccoli and came across this one from Karlos ArguiƱano, which turned to be quite juicy and yummy. Sometimes healthy recipes are hard to find in a way that satisfies your curiosity for food while avoiding the plain side. In this case it is truly something that will surely become a new staple in our weekly diet since it is so good that you forget you're eating just vegetables.

I boiled a bunch of broccoli florets in a fifth of salty water at the bottom of a deep pan closed with a lid, to mimic the effect of vapor cooking. Then I make a pistachio sauce blending a bunch of pistachios in extra virgin olive oil, and poured it on the broccoli once cooked. I had been frying before a medium to small peeled potato in olive oil, which I added on top of it all, and sprinkled with Spanish aged cheese so thin it was almost like powder, but I put quite a bit. Then I put it the glass casserole in the oven to grill the top for about 15 to 20 minutes until the cheese melted, and voila, the result was excellent on the plate and to our taste buds. I love how healthy this dish is, easy to cook and quite yummy and juicy since the pistachio sauce improved the taste of the broccoli, and the cheese enhanced the crispy potatoes. These 2 layers contributed to a balanced, successful result that made everyone in the family happy:)