Rigatoni with Broccoli

🥘 Ingredients

• salt 1 tbsp
• broccoli 600 g
• olive oil 5 tbsp
• black olives 80 g
• garlic cloves 4
• chilli flakes 1 tsp
• anchovy fillets 6
• garlic cloves
• rigatoni 400 g
• lemon 1
• salt
• black pepper 1 pinch
• chilli flakes

1. 1

   Put a large pot of well-salted water onto the boil. Add salt to the water.
2. 2

   Cut the florets off the broccoli and roughly chop into very small pieces.
3. 3

   Peel and discard the tough skin from the broccoli stalk, then cut the remaining stalk into strips about 1cm thick. Cut the strips in half lengthways and widthways so you have roughly thumb-sized rectangles.
4. 4

   Once the water is boiling, tip in all the broccoli florets and stalk pieces and let them cook for 5 minutes until quite tender
5. 5

   Meanwhile, put a large frying pan with high sides over a low-medium heat and add olive oil . Roughly chop the black olives . Either slightly crush the garlic cloves and leave whole to remove later (milder), or chop and add the whole lot (stronger). Add the garlic to the oil along with the olives, chilli flakes and anchovy fillets .
6. 6

   Let the garlic cloves cook gently for 2 minutes but don't let it go brown
7. 7

   Add the rigatoni to the broccoli cooking water and cook until al dente. Meanwhile, mash the broccoli with the back of a wooden spoon to create a creamy sauce with the oil and water. Zest the lemon and add to the broccoli, then squeeze the juice in and turn the heat off until the pasta is cooked.
8. 8

   Once al dente, add the pasta to the pan with the broccoli plus a splash of pasta water. Mix well over a medium heat until the pasta is saucy and well coated. Taste and add more salt if needed.
9. 9

   Plate up and finish with a drizzle of olive oil, black pepper and an extra pinch of chilli flakes if you like.