Superfood // Broccoli:
This isn’t your typical steak! This Broccoli Steak With Spicy Chickpea Stew And Pistachio Pesto is vegetarians dream filled with elegant and complex flavours.
This powerful vegetable contains compounds called glucosinolates, which the body breaks down into isothiocyanates. Studies have shown that regular intake of isothiocyanates is associated with neuroprotective, anticarcinogenic, cardioprotective, and antimicrobial health benefits.
Broccoli Steak With Spicy Chickpea Stew And Pistachio Pesto
Recipe & Photography courtesy of Jenny Hui of The Lazy Gourmet
Broccoli Steak With Spicy Chickpea Stew And Pistachio Pesto
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Ingredients
- BROCCOLI STEAK
- 2 heads broccoli
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- Pepper to taste
- SPICY CHICKPEA STEW
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium white onion, ¼’ diced
- 1 medium carrot, ¼” diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 can, 796 mL diced tomatoes
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 2 cans, 540 mL chickpeas
- 3 tsp harissa paste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- PISTACHIO PESTO
- 2.5 cups basil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/3 cup pistachios, toasted
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ juice of a lemon
- ½ cup olive oil
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1 BROCCOLI STEAK
- 2 Preheat oven to 425F. Parchment line a sheet pan and set aside.
- 3 From the stem end, slice the broccoli in half.
- 4 Coat broccoli with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- 5 Place broccoli steak cut side down.
- 6 Place in oven for 15-20 minutes.
- 7 Remove from oven and flip steak over.
- 8 Return to oven and roast for another 10-12 minutes.
- 9 SPICY CHICKPEA STEW
- 10 Heat sauté pan over medium heat.
- 11 Add oil, onions, carrots, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté until tender, approximately 5-7 minutes.
- 12 Stir in coriander until the coriander is toasted, approximately 3-5 minutes.
- 13 Add in the tomatoes and vegetable stock. Season with salt and pepper. Bring this to a boil.
- 14 Add chick peas and simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- 15 Fold in harissa paste.
- 16 Keep stew on low until ready to serve.
- 17 PISTACHIO PESTO
- 18 Place basil, garlic, pistachios, salt and lemon juice in a food processor.
- 19 While the machine is running, slowly add olive to blend.
- 20 Season to taste.
- 21 ASSEMBLE OF DISH
- 22 Divide stew between 4 plates. Add a broccoli steak on top. Top with pesto. Enjoy!
