Charred Broccolini with Chilli and Almonds
20 minutes · Serves 4 as a side
- 1 lb broccolini
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 red chilli, sliced
- 1/3 cup almonds, roughly chopped
- 1 lemon
- to taste flaky salt
- 01 Get a large dry pan very hot. Add the broccolini with 1 tbsp of the oil and a pinch of salt, and leave it alone for 3–4 minutes until blistered underneath. Turn and char the other side.
- 02 Move the broccolini to a platter.
- 03 Lower the heat, add the remaining oil, the garlic, chilli, and almonds. Cook 2 minutes, stirring, until the garlic is pale gold — it burns in seconds past that.
- 04 Pour the whole pan over the broccolini, squeeze over the lemon, and finish with flaky salt.
Works exactly the same with tenderstem, regular broccoli cut into thin planks, or green beans.