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Spicy Broccoli Rabe with Ricotta Salata

Broccoli rabe cooked slowly with onion until it is tender, sweet and deeply browned, then finished with sizzled garlic, chile flakes and lemon. A shower of salty grated ricotta salata makes it a rich, bitter-sweet side.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 9 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 900 gbroccoli rabe, about 2 bunches, rinsed; woody ends trimmed, stems cut in 1 cm pieces and leaves in 2.5 cm pieces
  • 4 tbspextra-virgin olive oil, in all: 2 tbsp for the onion, about 1 tbsp with the rabe, 1 tbsp for the garlic
  • 1medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • to tastesalt
  • 1 pinchred pepper flakes, a big pinch, adjusted to taste
  • 3 clovesgarlic, sliced
  • 1lemon, juice of half to start, more to taste
  • 55 gricotta salata, about 2 oz, coarsely grated

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Broccoli rabe
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Dutch oven

Season

  • Spring
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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