African Style Broccoli

Submitted by ncmysteryshopper

"I found this on the web after searching for African recipes that included broccoli for the Zaar World Tour 2005. It was on the mom-mom website."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 1⁄2 cups broccoli florets, small
• 2 1⁄2 cups cauliflower florets, small
• 1 1⁄2 cups carrots, diagonally sliced 1/4 inch slices
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
• 1 cup sour cream (reduced fat ok)
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mild honey (to taste)
• 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1⁄2 cup toasted pine nuts or 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted peanuts

directions

1. Steam first 3 ingredients, covered, 2 minutes. Rinse broccoli mixture under cold water;
2. drain well.
3. Combine oil, salt and next 5 ingredients (salt through crushed red pepper) in a small skillet; cook over medium heat 2 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring constantly.
4. Combine spice mixture, sour cream, vinegar, and honey in a bowl; whisk well. Add to broccoli mixture; toss well to coat. Stir in green onions just before serving, and sprinkle with nuts.

Reviews

[rpgaymer]

This made a pretty tasty side dish. I used a bag of frozen veggies (cauliflower, broccoli, and carrots) and Greek yogurt instead of sour cream, and it turned out great. I left out the pine nuts though, but wish I had included them now. Thanks for sharing.

 

[FrankieandJohnny]

This is the second time I've made this and I love it! The first time I used sour cream and pine nuts and the second time I use plain yogurt and crushed peanuts. The yogurt worked fine but I liked it better with pine nuts. Also, it's important to let the veggies cool a bit before adding the sour cream - I didn't do that and the heat made the sour cream too runny. Great recipe!

 

[Paris D]

Sorry - We really didn't care for this.

 

[SAHS7930]

I left off the pine nuts, since I didn't have any. This was a good accompaniment to "Spicy African Peanut Soup" and "North African Peanut Butter Candy".

 

[Theresa Robinson]

Great recipe. I liked it as is. The next time I made a few alterations and I liked it even better. I omitted the coriander and used fresh celantro (1/2 cup chopped) instead. I also added one tbs of lime juice. Yum yum.