Everything tastes better with bacon, even broccoli, says YOU and Drum food assistant Carmen Petersen. Add a creamy coriander pesto sauce and you have dinner done in under 30 minutes.
Preparation: 10 min
Cooking: 10-15 min
Serves: 2-3
| Ingredients: |
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| 200 g | Eskort Lean Diced Bacon |
| 5 ml | olive oil |
| 10 ml | cumin seeds |
| Broccoli |
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| 1 large head | broccoli |
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| salt and pepper |
| 1 | lemon juice and rind |
| 5 ml | sesame oil |
| 15 ml | soya sauce |
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| olive oil |
| 45 ml | toasted sesame seeds |
| Creamy Pesto |
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| 60 ml | coriander pesto |
| 15 ml | creamy yoghurt |
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| extra coriander leaves for garnishing |
Method:
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Preheat the oven to 190°C.
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Heat the oil in a pan and fry the bacon until crispy, add the cumin seeds towards the end. Keep aside.
Brocolli
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Break the broccoli into florets and place on a baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, lemon juice and rind, sesame oil and soya sauce. Mix well. Roast in the oven until almost soft, but still crispy.
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Arrange on a platter or in a serving bowl, sprinkle the bacon on top as well as the toasted sesame seeds.
Creamy pesto
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Mix the pesto and yoghurt together. Spoon the pesto over the broccoli and bacon and garnish with coriander leaves.
