Broccoli Gorgonzola Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry into a circle that can easily line a 10-inch loose-bottomed tart pan. Line the pan, and trim off the excess pastry. Roll out the next piece to make a thinner top; place this piece on a piece of parchment paper, or a plate. Chill the bottom and top in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Cover the tart bottom with parchment paper, and cover with baking beans. Blind bake for 15 minutes, to a golden, not overly brown color. Remove from the oven, take out parchment and baking beans, and bake for another 5 minutes. Let cool.
• As the shell is baking, cook broccoli florets in a pot of boiling water. The florets should be tender but crisp, approximately 2 minutes. Rinse broccoli under cold water, and let dry.
• Melt butter in a pan, and saute leeks on a low heat for 10 minutes, so they soften but don't color. Add mustard, cream, water, chives and a few cracks of black pepper. Stir to incorporate, and remove from heat.
• Assembly: Spread the leek and cream mixture over the bottom of the tart. Spread the broccoli on top. Add the Gorgonzola. Brush the rim of the tart pan with the egg, and then place the pastry top over the filling. Press and seal the tart, and cut off any excess pastry. Glaze the top with the beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes (you're looking for a golden brown top.) Take out of the over and cool for 3-5 minutes before removing from the pan.

Steps:

• In a 5 to 6 quart pan over high heat, bring about 3 quarts water to boil.
• Rinse broccoli and trip off the discard tough stem ends.
• Cut into one inch pieces.
• Boil Broccoli until barely tender, 3-5 minutes.
• Drain and set aside.
• Rinse and dry pan.
• Add 1/4 cup of butter and melt over med.
• heat.
• Stir in flour unti smoothly blended.
• Cook until bubbly, about 1 minute.
• Add milk and stir over medium high heat until mixture is boiling and thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Add cream cheese an gorgonzola; whisk unti smoothly blended, stir in broccoli.
• Pour into a small casserole dish (2 1/2 3 qt).
• In a blender or food processor, whirl bread cubes into coarse crumbs; you should have about 1 1/3 cups.
• In a small bowl mix the bread with the melted butter (1 tablespoon).
• Sprinkle evenly over broccoli mixture.
• Bake at 350 until it's hot in the center and crumbs are golden, 20 to 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Cook broccoli stems in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes. Add florets and cook until stems and florets are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes longer. Using slotted spoon, transfer broccoli to strainer. Refresh under cold water. Drain.
• Bring same pot of water to boil. Add pasta; cook until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Rinse under cold water.
• Whisk mayonnaise, sour cream, and vinegar in large bowl. Add half of Gorgonzola cheese. Using rubber spatula, mash until cheese is almost smooth. Stir in remaining cheese. Add pasta, green onions, celery, parsley, and broccoli; toss to coat. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

Steps:

• Heat 2 quarts water in a deep skillet to boiling. Preheat the broiler.
• Grease a 2 quart baking dish or gratin dish with cooking spray.
• Add gnocchi to boiling water and cook until they float, about 3 minutes. Remove to prepared baking dish with a slotted spoon.
• Combine cheese, butter, cream and pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook, whisking occasionally until smooth; pour over gnocchi.
• Sprinkle with nuts. Broil 6 inches from heat source until bubbly, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to instructions until al dente.
• While pasta is cooking, steam broccoli in small amount of water in the microwave: 2 minutes on high will probably do it.
• Plunge broccoli in ice water to shock and retain slight bite. Set aside.
• Melt butter in large skillet, then add chicken, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook over medium heat until chicken is nearly cooked through.
• Add wine and cream, stirring to mix. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the sauce is reduced and thickened. Add flour and cook for one additional minute if sauce is too thin for your taste.
• Add the broccoli, drained pasta, and Gorgonzola.
• Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.
• Enjoy with a nice glass of white wine by the fire!