Add approx. 5litres of water to your pot and put it on the stove at a medium-high temperature.

Cut the broccoli into small pieces.

Once the water has boiled, throw in some rock salt and mix it through. Now, add the broccoli. After a couple of minutes add thepasta as well and cook it to the instructions on the packet (this is best served al dente). Cook the spaghetti and broccoli together.

In a salad bowl add the ricotta and boiling water. Add a little boiling water at the time and mix well. Keep doing this until you get a nice smooth cream.

Once the pasta has finished cooking, strain the pasta and the broccoli and add them to a saucepan – adding a little boiled water as you go.

Add some extra virgin olive oil, the ricotta cream (keep some to decorate the plate) and mix this together really well using a set of tongs and then swirl and toss the pasta around so that all of the ingredients which are at the bottom.

Serve the pasta broccoli in a nice plate and finish the dish by adding the ricotta cream on top.

E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!