Lemon, ricotta and broccoli tips pasta
4
Servings
400g penne pasta
Method
- Cook the pasta according to packet instructions, drain and set aside.
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the broccoli and blanch for 1 minute, remove, drain and place in a shallow dish.
- In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and zest, chilli, salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over the broccoli, stir well to combine, add the ricotta and parsley, stir to combine.
- Toss together the broccoli mixture and pasta, sprinkle with pine nuts.
- Divide pasta between 4 serving bowls and serve with freshly grated Parmesan.
Ingredients
Cooking Conversions
| 1 tablespoon (tbsp) | = | 3 teaspoons (tsp) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 tablespoons (tbsp) | = | 0.5 cup |
| 16 tablespoons (tbsp) | = | 1 cup |
| 1 cup | = | 48 teaspoons (tsp) |
| 1 cup | = | 8 fluid ounces (fl oz) |
| 2 cups | = | 1 pint (pt) |
| 4 cups | = | 1 quart |
| 1 gallon (gal) | = | 4 quarts |
| 16 ounces (oz) | = | 1 pound (lb) |
| 1 milliliter (ml) | = | 1 cubic centimeter (cc) |
| 1 inch (in) | = | 2.54 centimeters (cm) |
U.S. to Metric
| CAPACITY | WEIGHT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/5 teaspoon | 1 milliliter | 1 oz | 28 grams |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | 1 pound | 454 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | ||
| 1 fluid oz | 30 ml | ||
| 1/5 cup | 47 ml | ||
| 1 cup | 237 ml | ||
| 2 cups (1 pint) | 473 ml | ||
| 4 cups (1 quart) | 0.95 liter | ||
| 4 quarts (1 gal.) | 3.8 liters |
Metric to U.S.
| CAPACITY | WEIGHT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 milliliter | 1/5 teaspoon | 1 gram | 0.035 ounce |
| 5 ml | 1 teaspoon | 100 grams | 3.5 ounces |
| 15 ml | 1 tablespoon | 500 grams | 1.10 pounds |
| 100 ml | 3.4 fluid oz | 1 kilogram | 2.205 pounds = 35 ounces |
| 240 ml | 1 cup | ||
| 1 liter | 34 fluid oz = 4.2 cups = 2.1 pints = 1.06 quarts = 0.26 gallon |
