A client gave me the idea for this dish when she told me about a meal she had made a few weekends ago, featuring broccoli, bacon, walnuts and herbs. You can add any herbs you like to this dish; I just kept it nice and simple as I was (and am) running a few minutes behind today! If you do not eat meat, replace the bacon with 3 hardboiled eggs for your protein.
Ingredients
- 1 head of broccoli, stalk & florets chopped into even pieces
- 1/4 cup almonds, halved
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 a leek, white part only, finely chopped
- 100g bacon, fat removed and chopped into even pieces
- paper towel
- 30g reduced-fat feta, crumbled
- ground black pepper
Cooking
1. Bring a small to medium saucepan filled 1/4 with water to the boil, covered. Once boiled, remove the lid and replace with the broccoli in a small colander or sieve, then cover with the lid. Leave to steam for around 4-5 minutes, then check to see if the broccoli is tender by placing a fork into a stalk. If the fork slides in with just a little bit of resistance, the broccoli is tender but not mushy. Remove the colander or sieve with the broccoli and discard the pan.
2. Meanwhile, dry fry the almonds in a medium fry pan over medium-low heat for just 2 minutes or until the nuts are fragrant but not burnt. Remove from heat.
3. Using the fry pan from step 2, swirl the oil to coat the pan over meidum heat. Add the leek to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Remove the leek from the pan and add the bacon to the pan, covering with a lid. Cook for around 2-4 or until the bacon is cooked to your liking. Remove the bacon from the stove and pat the excess oil out of the meat with a few paper towels.
4. Toss the broccoli, almonds, leek, bacon, feta and a generous pinch of pepper in a large serving bowl.
Serves / 2
Total Preparation time / 10 minutes
Total Cooking time / around 10 minutes
2. Meanwhile, dry fry the almonds in a medium fry pan over medium-low heat for just 2 minutes or until the nuts are fragrant but not burnt. Remove from heat.
3. Using the fry pan from step 2, swirl the oil to coat the pan over meidum heat. Add the leek to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Remove the leek from the pan and add the bacon to the pan, covering with a lid. Cook for around 2-4 or until the bacon is cooked to your liking. Remove the bacon from the stove and pat the excess oil out of the meat with a few paper towels.
4. Toss the broccoli, almonds, leek, bacon, feta and a generous pinch of pepper in a large serving bowl.
Serves / 2
Total Preparation time / 10 minutes
Total Cooking time / around 10 minutes
x Emily
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