chargrilled broccoli and spaghetti with lemon and basil pesto

Chargrilling the broccoli gives it pleasant, smoky edge which works beautifully alongside lemon and basil in this simple recipe.

250 g purple sprouting broccoli
100 ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for chargrilling
2 cloves garlic, chopped
10 g pine nuts
25 g vegetarian Parmesan, plus extra for serving
3 tbp fresh basil, chopped
Zest and juice of 1 lemon plus juice of additional 1/2 lemon
200 g good quality organic spaghetti

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