{"id":14648,"date":"2025-11-06T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/?p=14648"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:01:59","slug":"warm-summer-tenderstem-broccoli-lemon-pasta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/?p=14648","title":{"rendered":"Warm Summer Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli &#038; Lemon Pasta by Shazia Gaffar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Serves 2-3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14649\" src=\"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shazia-Gaffar_Warm-Summer-Tenderstem\u00ae-broccoli-Lemon-Pasta-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shazia-Gaffar_Warm-Summer-Tenderstem\u00ae-broccoli-Lemon-Pasta-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shazia-Gaffar_Warm-Summer-Tenderstem\u00ae-broccoli-Lemon-Pasta-scaled-433x346.jpg 433w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shazia-Gaffar_Warm-Summer-Tenderstem\u00ae-broccoli-Lemon-Pasta-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shazia-Gaffar_Warm-Summer-Tenderstem\u00ae-broccoli-Lemon-Pasta-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shazia-Gaffar_Warm-Summer-Tenderstem\u00ae-broccoli-Lemon-Pasta-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shazia-Gaffar_Warm-Summer-Tenderstem\u00ae-broccoli-Lemon-Pasta-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>200g pasta (linguine, spaghetti, or orecchiette work well)<\/p>\n<p>200g Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli<\/p>\n<p>2 Tbsp olive oil<\/p>\n<p>2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced<\/p>\n<p>Zest &amp; juice of 1 lemon<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc tsp chili flakes (optional)<\/p>\n<p>3 Tbsp grated Parmesan<\/p>\n<p>1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved<\/p>\n<p>Sea salt &amp; cracked black pepper, to taste<\/p>\n<p>Handful of fresh basil or parsley<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cook the pasta \u2013 In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook the pasta according to package instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Add broccoli \u2013 Two minutes before the pasta is done, add the tenderstem broccoli to the same pot. Drain together, reserving about \u00bd cup of the pasta water.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Make the sauce \u2013 In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and chili flakes (if using) and saut\u00e9 for 30 seconds until fragrant (do not brown the garlic).<\/li>\n<li>Combine \u2013 Add the cooked pasta, broccoli, and cherry tomatoes to the pan, along with the lemon zest, lemon juice, and a splash of reserved pasta water. Toss well until everything is lightly coated and glossy.<\/li>\n<li>Finish \u2013 Stir in Parmesan season with salt and pepper, and toss again. Garnish with fresh basil or parsley. Serve immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14650\" src=\"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JWB_6904-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JWB_6904-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JWB_6904-433x346.jpg 433w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JWB_6904-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JWB_6904-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JWB_6904.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serves 2-3 Ingredients 200g pasta (linguine, spaghetti, or orecchiette work well) 200g Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced Zest &amp; juice of 1 lemon \u00bc tsp chili flakes (optional) 3 Tbsp grated Parmesan 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved Sea salt &amp; cracked black pepper, to taste Handful of fresh basil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-swoosh0018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14648"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14652,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14648\/revisions\/14652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}