{"id":14906,"date":"2025-12-11T21:01:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/?p=14906"},"modified":"2025-12-11T21:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:02:58","slug":"spiced-middle-eastern-tenderstem-broccoli-chickpea-pilaf-with-pomegranate-molasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/?p=14906","title":{"rendered":"Spiced Middle Eastern Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli & Chickpea Pilaf with Pomegranate Molasses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Shazia Gaffar<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For the Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli<\/em><\/p>\n

400g Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli<\/p>\n

2 Tbsp olive oil<\/p>\n

1 tsp ground cumin<\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp smoked paprika<\/p>\n

\u00bc tsp ground cinnamon<\/p>\n

Sea salt & pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

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For the pilaf<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

2 Tbsp olive oil or butter<\/p>\n

1 onion, finely chopped<\/p>\n

2 garlic cloves, minced<\/p>\n

1 tsp ground cumin<\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp ground coriander<\/p>\n

1 cup basmati rice, rinsed<\/p>\n

2 cups vegetable stock<\/p>\n

1 x 400g tin chickpeas, drained & rinsed<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup raisins or sultanas<\/p>\n

Salt & pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

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For garnish<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

2 Tbsp pomegranate molasses<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup pomegranate seeds<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup toasted almonds or pistachios<\/p>\n

Fresh parsley or coriander leaves<\/p>\n

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Method<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Cook the pilaf \u2013 Heat olive oil\/butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and golden (5\u20136 mins). Stir in garlic, cumin, and coriander for 30 seconds. Add rice, chickpeas, raisins, and stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and cook for 12\u201315 minutes until rice is tender. Fluff with a fork and season to taste.<\/li>\n
  2. Prepare the broccoli \u2013 While pilaf cooks, toss tenderstem with olive oil, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, salt, and pepper. Char-grill on a hot grill pan or roast at 220\u00b0C for 8\u201310 minutes until slightly charred but still vibrant green.<\/li>\n
  3. Assemble the main \u2013 Spread the pilaf onto a serving platter. Arrange the charred broccoli on top.<\/li>\n
  4. Garnish \u2013 Drizzle generously with pomegranate molasses, scatter with pomegranate seeds and toasted nuts, then finish with fresh parsley or coriander.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    By Shazia Gaffar Ingredients \u00a0 For the Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli 400g Tenderstem\u00ae broccoli 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp ground cumin \u00bd tsp smoked paprika \u00bc tsp ground cinnamon Sea salt & pepper, to taste   For the pilaf 2 Tbsp olive oil or butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp ground […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[595,594],"class_list":["post-14906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-swoosh0018","tag-middle-eastern-cuisine","tag-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14906","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=14906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14911,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14906\/revisions\/14911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swoosh0018.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}