Roasted purple sprouting broccoli is a crispy, flavoursome veggie or vegan side dish. Or mix into pasta for a comforting main course.

Charred purple sprouting broccoli, coated in a tahini yogurt and topped with spiced seeds, makes a sophisticated starter or light lunch. It’s best to cook the broccoli by stir-frying or griddling

Purple sprouting broccoli with nutty butter recipe - a light, refreshing side that's perfect with a spring roast.

Roasting purple sprouting broccoli intensifies its delicious flavour and you won't be able to resist its tender and slightly crispy texture. Perfect on its own or added to pastas and rice dishes.

This purple sprouting broccoli recipe from Nigella Lawson's brilliant cookbook Simply Nigella makes a wonderful side dish when entertaining family and friends.

Gill Meller’s roast purple sprouting broccoli recipe makes a wonderful sharing starter. Alternatively, serve it as a side with the Sunday roast. Welcome in the warmer months with more of our recipes to celebrate spring.

Roasting broccoli gives it a much deeper flavour, as the edges take on some colour and produce minerally savoury notes. The breadcrumbs add crunch, punch, and pungency. This is a perfect starter, side or snack, or easily converted into a quick meal by tumbling the whole lot through some freshly cooked pasta and finishing with Parmesan.

Serve this deliciously creamy dish with any meat or as an alternative to traditional Christmas sides.

This vibrant Vegan Purple Cauliflower Salad is a delicious & easy vegan salad with Cauliflower, Broccoli and Beans.

Josh Eggleton's broccoli recipe makes a fantastic side dish with its contrasting textures of the broccoli with toasted hazelnuts.