Roasted Purple Sprouting Broccoli

5 from 1 vote

Roasted Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Roasting purple sprouting broccoli intensifies its delicious flavour and you won't be able to resist its tender and slightly crispy texture. Perfect on its own or added to pastas and rice dishes.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine British

Keyword roasted purple sprouting broccoli

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings servings

Calories 87kcal

Author Jo Allison

Equipment

Large Oven Baking Tray 37x28cm (15x11in)*

Ingredients

300 g purple sprouting broccoli Prepared by washing, trimming, removing or peeling woody stalks and cutting into roughly equal pieces.
2 tablespoon rapeseed or olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
finely chopped chilli, garlic, ginger etc. to flavour
lemon juice and/or zest to flavour

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6 and line baking tray with some baking paper or oven safe silicone mat.
Add prepared broccoli to the tray, season it with salt and pepper and drizzle over couple tablespoons of oil.
300 g purple sprouting broccoli, salt and pepper, 2 tablespoon rapeseed or olive oil
Massage the oil and seasoning well onto the broccoli ensuring it all evenly covered.
Roast in preheated oven, making sure it's in a single layer for 8-10 minutes watching it carefully to prevent it from burning as ovens do differ.
If you'd like to add some flavourings like garlic, chilli, ginger etc. add them half way through cooking (ensure they're finely chopped) and stir them through the broccoli before returning tray to the oven.
finely chopped chilli, garlic, ginger etc.
Once out of the oven, feel free to drizzle over some lemon juice for a bot of acidity and extra flavour.
lemon juice and/or zest

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate, per serving (based on 4 servings), with oil but without any extra flavourings and should be treated as a rough guideline only.
Uncooked PSB can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days but the fresher the better. Cooked should be kept in the fridge and eaten within 2 days.
Freezer friendly - see Freezing.

TIPS:

Don't be intimidated by purple sprouting broccoli. It's super delicious and simple to prepare and cook so make the most of its relatively short season and use it a lot!
When preparing it, keep it equal size.
Make sure not to overcrowd the pan/tray/pot you're cooking PSB in. It's best to cook in batches if need be.
Cooking times will depend on the size of your prepared broccoli.
Don't discard leaves attached to stalks as they're edible and delicious.
Don't be alarmed when your PSB goes green once cooked but enjoy its lovely purple hue when raw.
As with any veg really, don't overcook it!
Purple sprouting broccoli (similar to regular broccoli) is full of goodness so enjoy it as often as you can.

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