Steamed Broccoli Italian Style
photo by ChefLee
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 head broccoli (the smaller and more purple the buds, the better)
- 1 fresh lemon
- extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
- salt and pepper
directions
- Rinse the broccoli and trim off the very bottom of the thick stem. You can either steam the entire head whole or cut it up into florets.
- Steam the broccoli (but don't over cook it).
- Lay out on a platter.
- Drizzle with lots of fresh lemon juice.
- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil to taste.
- (Optional) add fresh minced garlic to taste.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- This can be served either hot or room temperature.
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Reviews
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LOVED IT! My husband and I ate the whole bowl! Followed instructions accept for the salt. I thought the garlic would over power it, but it didn't. The lemon is what made it so light fresh and yummy! I had it with grilled chicken, but I know this will go well with fish steak or anything. Healthy too! Thanks for sharing!
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Good stuff!! I love broccoli with fresh, simple flavors and this is perfect!! I like to put the cut up stalks of the broccoli in the bottom of my steamer so the florettes are protected and steam up perfectly. I steamed the broccoli about 12 minutes and it was fork tender and still nice and green. Thanks for the recipe!!
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