Purple sprouting broccoli with pilchards, parsley and tomatoes

Fish

Purple sprouting broccoli with pilchards, parsley and tomatoes

Name: Purple sprouting broccoli with pilchards, parsley and tomatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2

Side Serves 2 20 min

Broccoli is robust enough to carry the strong flavour of oily fish. You can of course use some sardines instead, same thing really but Pilchard is a far superior word. It is common to find them already tinned with a tomato sauce these days which will save on one of the ingredients but a homemade sauce will always be the winner. You can use some olives and capers instead for a veggie version. Lovely on hot buttered toast, with fried potatoes or mixed through pasta.

Ingredients

120-150g tin pilchards or sardines
large scoop of leftover tomato sauce or passata
olive oil
300g purple sprouting broccoli
handful fresh parsley, chopped
1 lemon
salt and pepper

Method

Prep time: 10 min

Cooking time: 10 min

Step 1
Bring a pan of salted water to a rolling boil.
Step 2
Open the pilchards and drain. Coarsely chop and mix with the tomatoes sauce. Gently heat in a small pan. Check the seasoning for salt and add a swirl of olive oil.
Step 3
Trim the purple sprouting broccoli and cut into equal sized florets. Boil for 3 - 4 minutes or until tender. Remove, drain and spoon over the warm sauce. Scatter over the parsley and serve with a squeezable wedge of lemon.