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Roasted Broccolini with Tahini Sauce
Recipe video above. I think that roasting is the best way to cook broccolini. It brings out the flavour and you get crunchy golden tips - the best part! It makes a wonderful side dish eaten plain, but if you drizzle it with a simple Tahini Sauce and sprinkle with nuts, it becomes company-worthy as an impressive side dish OR a main served with crusty bread or stuffed into flatbreads.Especially brilliant served with all things Middle Eastern.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 182 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 500g/1 lb broccolini , ends trimmed (3 standard bunches in Australia)
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
- 1 garlic clove , finely minced
Tahini Sauce:
- 1/4 cup Tahini
- 2.5 tbsp water
- 1.5 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 garlic clove , pressed through garlic crusher or grated using microplan (to make sauce smooth)
- 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
Garnish:
- 1/4 cup flaked almonds, pine nuts or pistachios , toasted (Note 2)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F (200°C fan).
- Sauce: Mix Tahini Sauce ingredients until combined. It should be loose enough so it can be drizzled, but not too runny. Set aside 15 minutes.
- Toss broccolini: Pile broccolini on tray, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and garlic.
- Roast for 12 - 15 minutes until the broccolini floret ends are dark brown and crunchy (the best part!), and the broccolini stem is just tender. (But if you want it really soft, lower temp to 180C/350F and cook 20 min).
- Plate up: Transfer to serving plate, allow to cool until warm. Drizzle over tahini sauce, sprinkle with almonds or pine nuts and serve! Excellent served warm OR at room temp.
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Variations
- The Tahini Sauce goes brilliantly with other roasted vegetables too, including: carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans and asparagus.
Notes
- Broccolini preparation - rinse and trim the woody tips off, then it's ready to cook! Leaves and flowers can be eaten.
- Tahini - sesame sauce used in hummus. Use hulled, not unhulled (more bitter). Do not substitute with Chinese sesame paste or sauce which you might have (I always have it for Dan Dan Noodles, made that mistake once - flavour is way too intense).
- Tahini oil separates in the jar so give it a really good mix with a butter knife before using. If it's hard to mix together (some brands are better than others - I like Mayver's) you can also give it a quick zap in the microwave for 20 seconds to warm it up, makes it much easier to mix.
- How to serve this dish:
- Source: This recipe comes to you via Yotam Ottolenghi - except I found I needed to adjust the salt way down and adjust the sauce quantities to make it drizzle-able (is that a word?).
- Nutrition per serving.
- Plain roasted broccolini (ie without tahini sauce) - as a side dish for "anything"With sauce - as an impressive side dish, particularly great with anything Middle Eastern/Arabic/Turkish (like these Koftas)
- As a meal - really great as part of a lunch spread of salad options which is how I've served it multiple times. See in post for ideas for other salads to add to the menu!
Nutrition Information
Calories
182cal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
334mg
(14%)
Potassium
69mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
2206IU
(44%)
Vitamin C
117mg
(130%)
Calcium
109mg
(11%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 182
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 182cal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 334mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2206IU | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 117mg | 130% |
| Calcium | 109mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.