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The Best Broccoli of Your Life Ingredients: Broccoli Garlic Salt, pepper, olive oil A lemon Toasted pine nuts Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional) Fresh basil Method: Note: Don’t wash the broccoli, the heat will kill anything suspect.  If you must wash the broccoli, dry it THOROUGHLY. Moisture is the enemy. Preheat the oven to 425. Cut broccoli into relatively big florets.  Peel and slice a few garlic cloves.  Toss both with olive oil, salt and pepper.  Put on cookie sheet. Roast in the oven 20 to 25 minutes, until crisp-tender and the tips of some of the florets are browned. When cooked take broccoli and garlic out of the oven and transfer to serving bowl. Immediately sprinkle with lemon zest, add lemon juice, add more olive oil, toasted pine nuts, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Finally, add julienned fresh basil.

The Best Broccoli of Your Life

Ingredients:

  • Broccoli
  • Garlic
  • Salt, pepper, olive oil
  • A lemon
  • Toasted pine nuts
  • Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
  • Fresh basil

Method:

Note: Don’t wash the broccoli, the heat will kill anything suspect.  If you must wash the broccoli, dry it THOROUGHLY. Moisture is the enemy.

  • Preheat the oven to 425.
  • Cut broccoli into relatively big florets.  Peel and slice a few garlic cloves.  Toss both with olive oil, salt and pepper.  Put on cookie sheet.
  • Roast in the oven 20 to 25 minutes, until crisp-tender and the tips of some of the florets are browned.
  • When cooked take broccoli and garlic out of the oven and transfer to serving bowl.
  • Immediately sprinkle with lemon zest, add lemon juice, add more olive oil, toasted pine nuts, and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Finally, add julienned fresh basil.

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