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Sautéed Rapini with garlic and red chili flakes in a bowl that has the word "nourish" on it and pictures of hearts.

Easy Sautéed Rapini Recipe

Grace Stewart
This Easy Sautéed Rapini Recipe is delicious and is a perfect and healthy side dish to accompany your favorite mains!
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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Blanching time 2 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Course Side Dish, vegetable side dish
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 3 people
Calories 148 kcal

Equipment

  • large pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch rapini washed and trimmed
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¾ ts salt split
  • ¼ ts pepper
  • ½ ts red chili flakes
  • 5 cloves garlic minced; can adjust the amount of garlic to suit your tastes

Instructions
 

  • Heat up a large pot on medium-high heat, and bring salted water (½ ts salt) to a boil. While waiting for the water to boil, remove any yellowed or discolored leaves from your bunch of rapini, and wash it well. Although the stalk is edible, it's best to trim the ends off just a bit. Take a sharp knife, and then trim the stalk about 2 inches from the end.
    Rapini on a wooden cutting board. There is a knife poised over the stalk of the rapini approximately 2 inches from the bottom of the stalk.
  • By now your water should be boiling. Blanch your trimmed rapini in the salted boiling water for 2 minutes, and then drain.
    A bunch of rapini in water in a large saucepan which is being blanched.
  • The next step is to sauté the blanched rapini in olive oil and garlic. You can use the same pot to sauté the rapini as was used to blanch this leafy green vegetable. Set the stove to medium-low heat, and then add your olive oil. Once the olive oil is heated, add the garlic and sauté it for 2 minutes. Then add the blanched rapini and sauté for 5 minutes.
    Blanched rapini, minced garlic and oil in a pan.
  • The last step is to add the remaining ¼ ts salt, pepper, and red chili flakes and stir to incorporate.
    Sautéed Rapini, garlic, and oil in a pan with a white bowl containing red chili flakes, salt, and pepper being held by someone above the rapini in the pan.
  • Taste the seasoned rapini, and add additional seasonings if desired. Your tender and delicious broccoli rabe is now ready to serve!
    Sautéed Rapini with garlic and red chili flakes in a bowl that has the word "nourish" on it and pictures of hearts.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition info includes the ½ ts salt that is used to blanch the rapini.
Serve your sautéed rapini as a delicious side dish or stir it into pasta for a divine main course!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 148kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 3gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 610mgPotassium: 172mgFiber: 2gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 2026IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 2mg
Keyword broccoli rabe, rapini
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