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Broccoli with Red Pepper and Shallots (recipes)


Broccoli with Red Pepper and Shallots

Yield: Makes 6 servings



Ingredients:



2bunches fresh broccoli (about 2-1/4 pounds), cut into florets and stalks cut into 1-inch pieces

2teaspoons margarine or butter

1large red bell pepper, cut into short thin strips

3large shallots (3 ounces) or 1 small onion, thinly sliced

1/2teaspoon salt

1/4teaspoon black pepper

1/4cup sliced almonds, toasted (optional)









Preparation:





1.Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in large saucepan over high heat Add broccoli; boil, uncovered, 3 to 5 minutes or until bright green and tender. Drain and rinse under cold water; drain well.2.Melt margarine in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and shallots. Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broccoli. Cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper; mix well. Garnish with almonds, if desired.









Nutritional Information:







Serving Size: 1/6 of total recipe







Sodium

248 mg







Protein

5 g







Fiber

4 g







Carbohydrate

11 g







Saturated Fat









Total Fat

2 g







Calories from Fat

21 %







Calories

65









Dietary Exchange:







Vegetable

2











jasmine (iou)



jasmine noun. . M16.
[French jasmin, jessemin from Arab. yasamin (Hispano- & N. African Arab. yasmin, whence Spanish jazmin, Portuguese jasmin) from Persian yasaman. See also JESSAMY.]
Any of various ornamental and climbing shrubs of the genus Jasminum of the olive family, cultivated for their fragrant white or yellow salver-shaped flowers; esp. one of the common species J. officinale, with white flowers, and the yellow-flowered J. humile and J. mesnyi. Also (with specifying word), any of various fragrant plants of Other genera and Families. M16.
Arabian jasmine an evergreen climbing jasmine, Jasminum sambac, with fragrant clusters of white flowers that are used to flavour tea; also called mogra. Cape jasmine: see CAPE noun1. Carolina jasmine = GELSEMIUM. Chilean jasmine a S. American woody liana, Mandevilla laxa (family Apocynaceae), with fragrant white flowers. MADAGASCAR jasmine. night jasmine a shrub or small tree of southern Asia, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, allied to the jasmine, with fragrant night-blooming flowers. red jasmine = FRANGIPANI 2. winter jasmine a winter-flowering jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum, bearing yellow flowers on leafless branches.
A perfume derived from the flowers of the jasmine. L17.
Comb.: jasmine-tea: perfumed with jasmine.
jasmined adjective adorned with jasmine E19.