Italian Broccoli - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large head broccoli, cut into florets
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
4 shallots, thinly sliced
1 sweet red pepper, sliced into rounds
1/4 cup asiago cheese, grated
salt and pepper
red pepper flakes

Preparation

Place the broccoli in a steamer basket.
Steam over boiling water in a large covered saucepan for 3-5 minutes until bright green and crisp-tender.
Transfer to large bowl.
Saute the garlic, red pepper and shallots in a large skillet with the olive oil for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add the broccoli and mix well.
Add the salt, black pepper, red-pepper flakes and Asiago cheese.
Toss lightly.