Name: Gino D'Acampo's Flamenco eggs with Bellaverde broccoli recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 200g bellaverde® broccoli; 45ml/3tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely sliced; 1 medium aubergine, cut into small cubes (about 1cm); 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped; 1 (400g) can chopped tomatoes; 5 fresh basil leaves, chopped; 50g/2oz pitted Kalamata olives; 4 medium eggs; 25g/1oz freshly grated Parmesan cheese; salt and freshly ground black pepper

By Gino D’Acampo

published 20 September 2019

in Recipes

I'm a Celebrity's Gino D'Acampo has created this speedy weekday meal using tender Bellaverde broccoli - delicious!

Ingredients

200g bellaverde® broccoli
45ml/3tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, finely sliced
1 medium aubergine, cut into small cubes (about 1cm)
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
1 (400g) can chopped tomatoes
5 fresh basil leaves, chopped
50g/2oz pitted Kalamata olives
4 medium eggs
25g/1oz freshly grated Parmesan cheese
salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Method

Heat the oil in a 25cm diameter frying pan, add the onion, aubergines and pepper and sauté for 6-8 mins until soft and browned, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, wash the bellaverde® and prepare by trimming the base of the spear and chopping the remaining into 3cm pieces.
Pour the tomatoes in the frying pan with the bellaverde®, basil and olives. Cover the pan with a baking tray or lid and cook, over a medium heat for 4-5 mins or until all the vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, preheat the grill.
Use a spoon to make four hollows in the tomato mixture and very gently break one egg into each. Recover the pan and cook over a medium heat for 2 mins. Remove the lid, sprinkle over the Parmesan and cook under the grill for 2-3 mins or until the eggs are cooked as you like them. Serve immediately with warm crusty bread.

Top Tip for making Gino D'Acampo's Flamenco eggs with Bellaverde broccoli

Gino says: 'Bellaverde is slightly sweeter than other broccoli, so is more appealing to kids'

Gino D’Acampo is a much-loved, cheeky TV chef who often appears on ITV’s popular daytime chat show This Morning. Born into a large family in Napoli, Italy, Gino’s been working in kitchens since he was young and fell in love with the industry age 11 when he walked into his grandfather’s restaurant. Gino’s Italian heritage has a huge influence on his recipes. From a classic margherita pizza to a four-cheese macaroni cheese with peas, we’re sure to have a Gino D’Acampo recipe your whole family will love! With three children of his own it is perhaps no surprise that so many of Gino’s recipes are perfect for the hustle and bustle of a busy home. As well as regularly appearing on This Morning to share his culinary skills and the odd cheeky joke or two, Gino has also had several TV shows of his own including most recently Gino’s Italian Coastal Escape which aired in November 2018 on ITV. He also won over much of the nation back in 2009 when he was crowned winner of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Gino has several best-selling cookbooks out including Gino’s Pasta, Home Baking and Gino’s Italian Escape. At the heart of all of his recipes is the belief that good ingredients can speak for themselves. On his website Gino explains: ‘My grandfather said that a good recipe doesn’t need lots and lots of ingredients because if the ingredients are top quality and full of flavour, why would you want to cover up or change their taste