Lemon Broccoli Pasta + Exciting News!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 garlic scapes, chopped into 1 inch pieces (or 1 clove minced garlic)*
• 2 cups broccolini or broccoli florets
• 6 oz. brown rice spaghetti
• squeeze of lemon + a bit of lemon zest
• hemp seed topping (below), or freshly grated parmesan cheese
• a few basil leaves, sliced
• a pinch of red chile flakes
• salt and pepper
• ½ cup hemp seeds
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 2 tablespoons raw sunflower seeds
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Make the hemp seed topping: In a food processor, pulse together hemp seeds, nutritional yeast, sunflower seeds and salt. Set aside
2. Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water.
3. Meanwhile, heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add garlic scapes, broccolini, salt and pepper. Let cook until broccolini is tender but still vibrant green, about 4-5 minutes. Scoop pasta out of the pot and directly into your skillet and toss. Add a squeeze of lemon, stir, remove from heat and serve.
4. Top pasta bowls with basil leaves, a sprinkle of hemp seed topping (or grated cheese), red chile flakes and a little lemon zest. Taste and season with salt and pepper, as needed.