Sesame Charred Broccolini
with Peanut Sauce
Take a look at this! Basically the best vegetarian side dish there is.
I just love peanut butter and mixing it into an amazing sauce with the best green vegtable. Broccolini is really the best version of plain old broccoli – have you tried it?
Bring on all that ginger, garlic and hot spicy and creamy flavors. I used mild red peppers (use hot if you like), red pepper flakes, crunchy peanuts and the freshness of scallions and lime juice. Finishing it off with the best garnishes makes all the difference.
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I’m sharing a big secret with this recipe.
It looks and sounds fancy, maybe even something you would order at a restaurant. BUT alas, you can make this tonight in your own home. It’s easy, includes a lot of staple ingredients, let’s the ingredients shine on their own and can be turned into an entree.
Side dish recipes you NEED to make.
Sesame Charred Broccolini with Peanut Sauce
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 large bunch fresh broccolini, ends trimmed
- 1 red pepper (hot or mild), sliced thinly
- 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 1–2 scallions, sliced thinly
- 1/2 lime, sliced into wedges
- red peppers flakes, for garnish
Peanut Sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
- 1/2 cup high quality peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 large pinch red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons (or more) hot water
- optional: 1 teaspoon sriracha hot sauce
Instructions
- To make the peanut sauce, saute the sesame oil and garlic clove in a small saucepan over medium heat for 1 minute. Add in the ginger, peanut butter and cocout aminos.
- Turn the heat to very low heat. Swirl with a fork and mix to combine. slowly add in the rice wine vinegar, red pepper flakes and hot water.
- Continue to stir to combine – add more water if needed to thin out so that it forms a sauce but it still thick and creamy. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- In another saucepan, heat the seasame oil up over medium/high heat.
- When the pan is hot, add the broccolini to the pan and let sit for 2 minutes or until the underside is browned and toasted. Flip over with tongs and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add 2-3 tablespoons of peanut sauce to the pan with the broccolini. Toss with tongs and serve on a plate. Drizzle 1-2 more tablespoons of sauce on top (serve the rest at the table). Garnish with sliced red peppers, roasted peanuts, scallions and red pepper flakes. Squeeze a lime wedge on top and serve with the rest.
Notes
High quality peanut butter is just peanuts and maybe salt – nothing else. Stir slightly and measure.
If needed blend the sauce with an immersion blender to make it super smooth.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 12
- Category: vegetarian
- Method: stove-top
- Cuisine: side dish
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