Garlic, Broccoli & Lemon

"Garlic and lemon goes well with this simple broccoli dish. Do not overcook the broccoli leave it crisp."
 
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Ready In:
18mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
4

ingredients

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directions

  • Steam the broccoli for about 3-5 minutes or until the crispness that you prefer.
  • Meanwhile heat oil in a fry pan and over moderate heat saute the garlic until golden.
  • Stir in the lemon zest.
  • Put broccoli in a bowl pour the garlic and zest over it and serve immediately.

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Reviews

  1. I love the natural flavour and crispness of broccoli when you cook it just right, and this recipe brought it out wonderfully! Fantastic recipe, simple, lemony and something I just can't have enough of! I would probably add some more lemon juice to it too, because I like it real tangy. Thank you, Bergy!
     
  2. A simple and delicious way to do broccoli. The garlic lemon sauce was a wonderful enhancement to the flavor of the fresh broccoli. Very yummy and healthy as well. I agree that the broccoli is better if it is crisp. Thanks!
     
  3. I am not a broccoli fan, but this recipe made a liar out of me. This was sooooo... good. I didn't quite know what lemon zest was, so I used lemon pepper instead and VIOLA!!!!!!
     
  4. Bergy, this was really good. I was looking for various recipes as I had "so" much broc left over from "the rain party" *LOL Thank you for posting this and helping me use up my broccoli supply :)
     
  5. Wonderful...I had this with seasoned yogurt (I am gonna post the recipe soon) and it tasted too good. It is something you can keep repeating every week. Thanks for sharing the same.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Quick easy and delicious. I used garlic scapes instead of cloves and it worked really well.
     
  2. We had this tasty side dish a few nights ago... I have a really bad habit of not measuring stuff, so I think I used 2 stalks of broccoli cut up ( stems included... we love them) and instead of messing with another pan, I used some garlic that I had infused into some olive oil for another dish and just grated some fresh lemon zest over the top, along with some juice, right before serving. Delicious! Thanks for a refreshing and light side!!!
     

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