Here’s a delicious way to serve those greens! First toast some pine nuts in a dry pan until just colouring slightly and fragrant. Set aside to cool on a plate. Heat a little olive oil over medium heat and fry some very finely diced bacon. When the bacon begins to render add finely diced onion…… Continue reading green vegetables with bacon, pine nuts and parmesan
Tag: broccolini
broccolini
Broccolini is a hybrid of broccoli and gai lan (Chinese kale or broccoli). It has smaller florets and thinner stalks than broccoli and the flavour is a little milder. It lends itself to just about any cuisine. Here are 2 simple recipes. Broccolini with lemon: Wash and trim the broccolini and set aside. Warm a generous amount…… Continue reading broccolini
prawn and broccolini risotto
A great combination of prawns (shrimps) and broccolini with saffron, chilli, capers and lemon. As usual I cooked this risotto in a pressure cooker. If you don’t have a pressure cooker you can achieve the same result by traditional methods. I used 400g (14 oz) of arborio rice and 4 cups of chicken stock. First…… Continue reading prawn and broccolini risotto
michelle picker cooks 