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Pasta broccoli

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Ingredients
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  • 1 tbsp salt
  • broccoli
Put a tablespoon of salt in boiling water and boil the broccoli in it for about five to six minutes, flavouring the water for the pasta.
  • 4–6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Put a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil in a pan, four to five to six tablespoons.
  • garlic
Crush the garlic into the oil with a garlic crusher.
  • broccoli pasta water
Add some of the green broccoli water to the oil so the garlic does not burn.
  • spaghetti
Add the broccoli to the pan and saute gently on low until the spaghetti is ready.
  • salt
  • pepper
Cook the spaghetti in the broccoli water following the packet; season the pan with salt and be generous with pepper.
  • pasta water
Add the pasta straight into the pan with half a mug of pasta water and mix.
  • pecorino cheese or parmigiano
Add the finely grated pecorino or parmigiano, mix, stir and flip the pan.