Salads Lunch/Dinner Broccoli & Penne Salad
Serves : 4
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 300g penne pasta
- 275g broccoli florets
- 125g watercress, washed and dried
- 50g whole blanched almonds, toasted
- 1 garlic clove, peel and roughly chopped
- 25g Parmesan cheese, grated, plus extra shavings to serve
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
Method
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Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook according to pack instructions. For al dente pasta, reduce the cooking time by 2-3 minutes. Add the broccoli 5 minutes before the end of cooking time.
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Meanwhile, to make the dressing, place the watercress, almonds, garlic, Parmesan and olive oil in a food processor. Whiz to combine.
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Drain the pasta and broccoli and place in a large serving dish. Pour over the dressing and toss through to coat the pasta and broccoli. Sprinkle over the remaining Pamesan and season with salt and pepper.
