Incredible Roasted Broccoli

Name: Incredible Roasted Broccoli
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 side servings, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 stalk broccoli; 4 garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise; olive oil (to coat); sea salt (to taste); fresh ground pepper (to taste); 1 lemon, juice of; freshly grated parmesan cheese (to taste)

Submitted by melewen

"There's a fairly similar recipe on here for roasted broccoli, but there's no temperature set, and that's KEY! Also, I like the broccoli to stand on its own--no need for pignoli, aka pine nuts! I, myself, have always loved broccoli, but this method of cooking is BY FAR the best."

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photo by lazyme

Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 4 side servings
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 stalk broccoli
4 garlic cloves, sliced lengthwise
olive oil (to coat)
sea salt (to taste)
fresh ground pepper (to taste)
1 lemon, juice of
freshly grated parmesan cheese (to taste)

directions

Preheat oven to 450º.
Cut stalks into florets. I find that small florets pick up a very crispy, delicious flavor! Throw in sliced garlic.
Toss with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Roast in the oven for twenty minutes. Check to see if crisp-tender, as well as crisp enough for you. (I roast at least 27 minutes!).
When satisfactorily roasted, squeeze fresh lemon juice over the broccoli, then top with the freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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Reviews

Very nice recipe with nice flavors. We felt that 20 minutes was too long for us - we like ours a little crisper. I think that this would be great cooked a little less time. Thanks for sharing. Made for Cookbook Tag.

lazyme
So easy to do and the taste is so good. Love the parmesan on the broccoli. thanks melewen :) Made for cookbook tag game

Boomette
FAN-TASTIC! Very simple recipe, but oh, so satisfying. We made it with the lemon juice as well as the fresh-grated parmesan. They both added some interestng flavour but, honestly, the broccoli is good enough to stand up on its own. Thanks for sharing. Made for PAC Spring 2012.

Lazarus
I really liked this recipe - as a new and different way to serve broccoli. I used jarred, chopped garlic and not all of it stayed on the broccoli. Some garlic fell to the bottom of the pan where it burned and was bitter. I might try sprinkling the chopped garlic over the top of the broccoli once it is on the roasting pan, and see if that helps take care of that. It was a delicious yet simple recipe that we all enjoyed. Thanks for sharing!

Julie F
Yummo!! Very best method of cooking broccoli!

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

melewen

tuscaloosa, AL

I’m a twentysomething living in Memphis, TN committed to the idea that we’ve lost the art of living. I am the Stylist Quo. This is my answer to the lost art of dining, entertaining, and day-to-day living. This is my idea of how to bring style into every crevice of your life. You can put  style in everything (and not go broke doing it).  Like most modern food-lovers, my interests span a range of ethnicities, and my love for Indian, Thai, French, Mexican, Japanese cuisines is reflected in my recipes and fascinations. I don't see why we can't have butter chicken tacos in naan-inspired tortillas, or tostada-inspired crispy crêpes topped with duck confit, or pork belly breakfast tacos. Blasphemy or genius? I'll let you decide.  I anticipate auditioning for MasterChef and hate being unprepared. I'm working my way through a laundry list of insecurities, requisite techniques, and foreign ingredients stolen from the seasons of Chopped. If it hasn't been on Chopped, what is the likelihood it'll show up on a show for, well, amateurs?

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