Fried broccoli and kale with garlic, cumin and lime from Ottolenghi Simple (page 75) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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Accompaniments: Cavolo nero with chorizo and preserved lemon; Mushrooms and chestnuts with za'atar; Carrot salad with yoghurt and cinnamon; Harissa and confit garlic roast potatoes; Arnold's roast chicken with caraway and cranberry stuffing; Chilli fish with tahini

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    Can substitute chilli flakes for Urfa black chilli flakes.

  • rhb on October 29, 2022

    We liked this a lot. I blanched the veg in the morning and the kale was still damp so only some of it crisped up. I made the garlic-cumin oil ahead of time - straining out the garlic and cumin from a small pan was easier for me. I forgot mint or cilantro at the end but I did add some roasted pine nuts. I liked it without the lime juice but my husband thought it was essential. If I make this again, I will try lemon juice.

  • lorloff on May 14, 2022

    I had kale and broccoli to use up from the farmer’s marker and found this recipe. It was delicious - the Ufra, lime and garlic made the dish and I really liked the way the kale crisped up in the frying after it was blanched. Really liked this - will make again.

  • catmummery on March 11, 2022

    I like this - what's not to like with kale and broccoli. But I agree with others that it could do with a little 'jzuzsh'. i used sprouting broccoli, which worked well. I added toasted almonds, and lemon at the end. I toasted the broccoli with griddle before starting with the kale. Mybe a different dish but really tasty.

  • jenburkholder on August 10, 2020

    I didn’t think this was very good. The vegetables tasted quite plain, only a hint of mint as their seasoning was noticeable, and we found the textural contrast between the kale and the broccoli to be strangely unpleasant, despite loving both of those vegetables. Won’t repeat.

  • anya_sf on April 19, 2020

    I used 3 broccoli crowns (much more than 3 cups) and a bunch of beet greens in lieu of kale. I only had half the mint but it was enough to get the flavor, and just used 1 tsp urfa biber for a hint of spice. This dish was easy to cook at the last second with everything prepped ahead. Overall, I loved it, but would probably like it better without the cumin.

  • Rutabaga on October 24, 2019

    I really like this dish. Plus, using bagged, pre-cut veggies from Trader Joe's made it very simple to prepare. Because of the kids, I went light on the Urfa pepper and served the lime on the side, but in my mind, those two flavors are what sets this dish apart.

  • damjih on July 25, 2019

    Good recipe, same as others kale soaked up all the oil

  • TrishaCP on February 03, 2019

    This was really flavorful and fairly easy to prepare. We also used cavolo nero since it's what we had on hand. I didn't have mint, so used cilantro, which also added (along with the lime) a nice pop of freshness and brightness at the end.

  • elnicky on January 06, 2019

    Enjoyed this a great deal, but don’t think it’s as good as the chargrilled broccoli, garlic and chilli recipe. Made the garlic compote for the oil (from the roast potato recipe in the book) to make sure it had a strong garlic flavour and a bit of crunch with the chopped up cloves. Also added some crushed cashews at the beginning of cooking as was cooking as a main so thought it would need some more protein (and crunch). These modifications worked very well. Cooked and ground the cumin – don’t like eating whole cumin seeds. Didn’t have lime juice so used half the quantity of white wine vinegar. While this was an adequate substitute, the lime juice would have improved it a great deal. The kale soaked up all the oil before the broccoli was added, so would recommend adding the final third when adding the broccoli. My broccoli wasn’t cooked through quite as much as I’d have liked, but perhaps I didn’t cut the florets quite small enough.

  • Jojobuch on November 13, 2018

    Used Cavolo Nero instead of kale; all in all very flavourful

  • cjross on October 21, 2018

    Quite good, very flavorful. Would make again.

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