I’ve always liked broccoli, well compared to most other vegetables. Roasting it with some garlic really makes a great side dish though, with a little effort it comes out miles ahead of steaming/boiling, so that even people who don’t like broccoli will eat it.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs broccoli florrets
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbps olive oil
- kosher salt
Nutrition
- Total Calories: 616
- Weight: 943g
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 450F
- Mix broccoli, garlic and salt in large bowl.
- Spread broccoli on 2 baking pans and cook for 10mins or until broccoli is just turning brown.
Notes: Top with parmesean cheese if you want to knock it out of the park.
Step by Step
This is a pretty easy recipe but can really make broccoli shine. Roasting any vegetable is great, once it gets some nice little brown on it the flavor can be so much better than boiling or steaming or raw. It takes a little more time than just boiling, but is worth it unless you are really in a time pinch.
Fairly simple ingredients too - just broccoli, garlic, salt and olive oil.
The first step is to pre-heat the oven to 450F. While the oven pre-heats chop the broccoli into smallish pieces. I like to make them all bite size. You can also use the stems if you want, but make sure to skin the rough outer layer off. Next up mince the garlic.
Then combine the broccoli, garlic, salt and olive oil. I like to do this in a large bowl, but if you don’t want an extra dish you can do it in the roasting pan. Make sure to try and get it all evenly coated - use your hands.
After it’s all mixed spread the broccoli out across 2 baking sheets - you can line with tinfoil to make cleanup easier.
Then simple place them in the oven for about 10mins. The ends of some of the broccoli florets should just be turning brown - that’s how I like mine, you can cook for a little more or less time according to your tastes.
Remove from oven and enjoy!