Title: Broccoli sauce for pasta
 Categories: Sauces, Pasta
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
  2 1/2 tb Olive oil
      2 c  Chopped onion
  1 1/2 lb Broccoli, in 1 inch pieces
      1 ts Salt
      1 lg Red or yellow bell pepper
      2 c  Water
      2 tb Flour
      2 c  Cherry tomatoes
    1/2 c  Nicoise olives
      6 lg Cloves garlic, minced
    3/4 lb To 1 lb fettucine

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           Extra olive oil for pasta
           Parmesan
           Fresh ground black pepper

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      5    To 6 sun dried tomatoes,
           Softened in hot water,choppd
      5    To 6 dried black mushrooms,
           Softened in hot water,sliced
           Toasted pine nuts for top
 
  1.  Heat olive oil in large skillet.  Add onion and saute until very
  soft (10-15 mins).
  
  2.  Add broccoli and salt and saute another 10 mins or so, until
  broccoli is just tender.
  
  3.  Add the bell pepper and saute about 5 mins more.
  
  4.  Turn up heat, and add the water.  Let it come to a boil, and
  sprinkle in the flour, whisking constantly until it is dissolved.
  
  5.  Turn the heat to very low, and gently stir in the tomatoes,
  olives and optional sun dried tomatoes and mushrooms.  Stir in the
  garlic. Keep the sauce warm while you cook the pasta.
  
  After pasta has been cooked and drained, toss it with a little extra
  olive oil if desired, and spoon sauce on top.  Sprinkle generously
  with parmesan and fresh black pepper and if available, a few pine
  nuts.