“Garlic is a habit and a passion.”
Kim Upton, Chicago Sun-Times
This time the THINK SPICE spice is GARLIC! One of my absolute favourites in savoury flavours. A friend once gave me a Thai basil chicken recipe & said put as much garlic as you think is enough…& then just double the amount! How right that was…in the end, the garlic was perfect & the flavours out of this world. That’s the power of garlic!
For Sunita’s World’s monthly spice event, I’ve decided to post another great easy recipe that works well as a cold salad or side dish, & can be put together in next to no time. Steamed brocolli tossed in a garlic dressing…its full of flavour (primarily garlic), very healthy, crisp, tender & fresh with the zing of lime. All ingredients can be adjusted to personal tastes. I make this quite often these days as brocolli , or hari gobhi (green cawliflower) as the local vegetable sellers call it here, is available in abundance the whole winter through. The kids like it too – the daughter loves it; the son will have 5-7 pieces because he says he is waiting for the taste to grow on him! They’re having it for dinner tonight, on the side, with a penne in mushroom cream sauce.
Ingredients :
Brocolli – 2 small heads broken into florets
Olive oil – 1/4 cup
Garlic – 2-3 cloves / crushed
Juice of 1 lime
Red chilli flakes to taste
Salt to taste
Method:
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Steam brocolli in a double boiler till crisp tender.
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Drain & cool in a colander.
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Take the olive oil in a small bowl. Add the crushed garlic + lime juice + red chili flakes + salt & mix into a dressing with a fork.
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Pour it over the steamed brocolli, toss well & chill.
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Toss again before serving.
(Very) Old New York saying