Roasted Broccoli
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 4 lbs broccoli, cut into large florets
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
- 1⁄3 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 2 tablespoons chiffonade fresh basil
directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F Wash the broccoli and dry it THOROUGHLY. (If it's still damp, it will not brown properly.).
- Toss broccoli with olive oil, salt, pepper and sliced garlic. (You should not use an expensive extra-virgin oil in this step; all the volatiles that make it special will cook out.) Roast 20-25 min until crisp-tender, and the edges of the florets are beginning to brown. Shake the pan occasionally.
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil (here is where you break out the high-quality super-flavorful stuff), pine nuts, Parmigiano and basil. Toss thoroughly and serve hot.
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DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!