Pasta with Roasted Broccoli, Garlic, and Almonds

Name: Pasta with Roasted Broccoli, Garlic, and Almonds
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 heads, garlic, papery skins removed, top quarter of heads cut off and discarded; 6 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 pounds, broccoli; , Table salt and ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon, sugar; 1 pound, pasta (see note); 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 - 3 tablespoons, lemon juice; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh basil leaves; 2 ounces, Manchego cheese, grated (about 1 cup); 1/4 cup, slivered almonds, toasted

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2009

SERVES4

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a roasted vegetable pasta recipe with sweet and complex vegetables, we sliced the vegetables to maximize the surface area available for browning; tossed them with oil, salt, pepper, and a little sugar to jump-start caramelization; and r...

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