Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Garlic Butter and Toasted Pine Nuts

(recipe courtesy of Georgia Downard)

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Cook Time:
12 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 12 min
Total:: 22 min

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Ingredients

1 pound broccoli florets
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

Directions

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

In a large bowl, toss the broccoli with the oil and salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the florets in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast, turning once, for 12 minutes, or until just tender.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the garlic and lemon zest and heat, stirring, for about 1 minute. Let cool slightly and stir in the lemon juice. Place the broccoli in a serving bowl, pour the lemon butter over it and toss to coat. Scatter the toasted pine nuts over the top.

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recipe Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Garlic Butter and Toasted Pine Nuts
Gina Crownsville, MD 01-08-2010
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Loved this!
recipe Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Garlic Butter and Toasted Pine Nuts
seth fayetteville, AR 09-15-2009
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Yum Broccoli???
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This dish will change your family's perception of broccoli. We look for excuses to include this in our menu every time we... cook. It is very easy to prepare, and it tastes great!Read more
recipe Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Garlic Butter and Toasted Pine Nuts
Heidi Lakeville, MN 07-26-2009
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Versatile idea for any fresh veggie!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was really good and would work with grilling the broccoli as well. I also used some asparagus because I didn't have... enough broccoli florets. I've seen this idea with green beans, but would work well with any crisp, fresh veggie! I like the idea of changing out the pine nuts with almonds too or sunflower seeds. Of course, anything is better with a little sprinkle of fresh grated parmesan as well, yummmm. Easy hint: put your florets in a ziploc with the oil and seasons to quickly toss and ensure good coverage.Read more
recipe Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Garlic Butter and Toasted Pine Nuts
Lisa Northridge , CA 06-13-2009
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Easy and so delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this and served it with pasta, and everyone absolutely loved it. It's done in no time and a perfect summer meal. I... however prefer using almonds instead of pine nuts.Read more
recipe Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Garlic Butter and Toasted Pine Nuts
Steve Midlothian, VA 02-23-2009
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Three Thumbs Up!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Definitely a keeper, our family devoured this and wanted more (they ate it standing up in the kitchen while waiting for Alton... Brown's pan fried snapper to finish--another keeper). The recipe seems fairly flexible, too. I doubled the garlic and used bottled lemon juice and no zest. It went very well with a crisp pinot grigio. A couple of comments, though. First, don't forget to toast the pine nuts before you start the rest of the recipe. Also, 1 pound of florets didn't seem like 4 servings. We got 3 small servings out of a pound, so next time I would use maybe 1.5 pounds of florets (the yield from about 4 heads of broccoli) for 4 servings.Read more
recipe Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Garlic Butter and Toasted Pine Nuts
Alice Schenectady, NY 03-01-2008
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Easy and fabulous
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My kids now love broccoli. Enough said