Kicked Up Broccoli Rabe & Ham Hero!

• 1 bunch broccoli rabe fresh
• 7 cloves garlic - crushed& chopped
• 2 tablespoons hot peppers roasted marinated
• 1 sweet onion - sliced
• 1/4 juice a lemon
• olive oil - for drizzling
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• deli ham
• romano cheese for grating
• 1 loaf Italian bread

1. Rinse the broccoli rabi and cut the hard stems off. Fill a large sauce pot half way with water and bring to a boil. Place the broccoli rabe in the water and simmer for about 7- 8 minutes until the broccoli is tender. Remove from the water and let drain.
2. Heat a large frying pan with a few drizzles of olive oil and add the garlic and the onion. Saute this until the onion is clear and slightly caramelized. Add roasted peppers and the broccoli rabe. Add the dashes of sea salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Combine the lemon juice with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil and drizzle over the broccoli rabe and toss..
3. Split the Italian bread down the middle and drizzle the sides with olive oil. Place on a heated griddle to get slightly toasted. Grate the cheese on both sides of the bread and the fill with the broccoli rabe on one side and the ham on the other side of the bread.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Kicked-Up-Broccoli-Rabe-_-Ham-Hero_-1659246 (may not work)