Grilled broccoli pasta salad
serves
4
Grilled broccoli pasta salad
Eating your broccoli has never been easier when it's hidden amongst a delicious pasta dish.
Ingredients (8)
- 400g orecchiette pasta
- 1kg broccoli, sliced 1cm thick
- 1 cup (250ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra oil to serve
- 4 mint sprigs, leaves picked, finely chopped, plus extra leaves to serve
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 ball buffalo mozzarella, torn
- Rocket leaves, to serve
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and rinse under cold running water.
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2.Meanwhile, heat a chargrill pan or barbecue to medium-high heat. Brush broccoli with 2 tbs oil and grill, turning halfway, for 5 minutes or until just tender and grill marks appear. Reserve onequarter florets and chop remainder. Transfer chopped broccoli to a food processor with mint, zest and juice and remaining 210ml oil, and whiz until finely chopped. Toss broccoli mixture and pasta together in a bowl until well combined.
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3.Transfer to a serving platter with mozzarella and scatter with reserved broccoli florets, extra mint and rocket. Drizzle with extra oil to serve.
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