Orecchiette alle cime di rapa
Orecchiette alle cime di rapa, from above
Non vegPuglia

Orecchiette alle cime di rapa

Little ears, bitter greens, garlic and anchovy. Puglia's everyday hero.

30 minTime
19 gProtein each
mediumSpice
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Grandma's wayTurnip tops, garlic, anchovy, chilli.
The original
551kcalsame
19 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
30minutessame

Orecchiette alle cime di rapa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Pasta400 g orecchiette
Mustard greens300 g cime di rapa, or mustard greens
Broccoli1 small head, florets
Olive oil3 tbsp
Garlic4 cloves, sliced
Anchovy fillets3 fillets
Dried red chilli½ tsp flakes
Breadcrumbs4 tbsp, toasted
Saltfor the water

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Bring salted water to the boil. Add pasta, greens and broccoli together (or greens 4 minutes after pasta if using tougher stems).
  2. 2Meanwhile, warm oil with garlic, chilli and anchovies until the anchovies melt.
  3. 3Drain pasta and greens, keeping some water, and toss in the pan for a minute.
  4. 4Serve topped with toasted crumbs.
Serve it like this

Serve in a shallow bowl with toasted crumbs and a thread of good olive oil on top.

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What goes with Orecchiette alle cime di rapa: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Focaccia barese60 min
Bread or rice Piadina romagnola30 min
On the side Pear and gorgonzola salad15 min
On the side Caponata50 min
To drink Virgin bellini8 min
Something sweet Tiramisu40 min
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