I just had oven-roasted broccoli for the first time

RelCanonical
RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
edited December 2020 in Food and Nutrition
My only regret is not having tried it sooner. Holy cow so good, and I'm somebody who does like broccoli cooked in other manners.

Anything you've tried later in life that you wish you'd discovered earlier?

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    I’ve never actually tried it, and I like broccoli! 🥦
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    This thread made me cook some to go with dinner tonight :laugh:
  • MikePfirrman
    MikePfirrman Posts: 3,307 Member
    edited December 2020
    One of my favorite vegan meals is a Vegan Buddha Bowl by Minimalist Baker with roasted sweet potato, broccolini, red onion, chickpeas and kale with a maple tahini lemon juice dressing.

    Vegetable chopped salads are something I love now that I didn't try until later in life. Most involve kale.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,956 Member
    I tried Waldorf salad for the first time last week and it discovered it was a great way to use up leftover celery.

    Lighten the dressing by using ranch or a combo of ranch and yoghurt instead of classic mayo. Dry ingredients were celery, granny smith, a light sprinkle of raisins and a light sprinle of chopped walnuts toasted in a scant amount of butter and a generous pinch of salt. Toasting the walnuts made this salad sing, as you get occasional little bursts of salty walnut or sugary raisin.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    Yeah, I love broccoli lots of ways, but roasting is probably my go-to favorite.
  • PKM0515
    PKM0515 Posts: 3,089 Member
    Broccoli is my favorite green vegetable, but I'm never happy when I roast it. What am I doing wrong? 😮
  • katescurios
    katescurios Posts: 224 Member
    Roasted green beans are good too, a drizzle of olive oil, some crushed garlic, pine nuts too if you like them.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    PKM0515 wrote: »
    Broccoli is my favorite green vegetable, but I'm never happy when I roast it. What am I doing wrong? 😮

    Maybe you just prefer it other ways, but what's the problem when you roast it? That might help us figure it out. (I think the easiest thing to mess up is just cooking too long, as it can overcook quickly.)
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    katescurios wrote: »
    Roasted green beans are good too, a drizzle of olive oil, some crushed garlic, pine nuts too if you like them.

    Oddly enough, I never roast green beans, as I like them so well sauteed and I think overcooking would be too easy. I do add pinenuts or silvered almonds and garlic when I sautee, at least for any nice dinner type occasion.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    PKM0515 wrote: »
    Broccoli is my favorite green vegetable, but I'm never happy when I roast it. What am I doing wrong? 😮

    I had trouble roasting mine--just didn't like how it came out, so I looked up recipes on internet. I divided the flowerets and threw them in boiling salted water until slightly softened. Then drain well, throw in a big bowl and add olive oil, salt, pepper, mixed herbs--whatever you like for spices. Mix well and then put on an oven proof pan lined with parchment paper. Roast at 350° or 400° until you like the crispiness. They turned out perfectly.
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    Kale chips--tried making them and love them.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    Love broccoli raw. Hate it cooked, and I’ve cooked it many different ways. Same with cauliflower.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    missysippy930 wrote: »
    Love broccoli raw. Hate it cooked, and I’ve cooked it many different ways. Same with cauliflower.

    I am the complete opposite. Hate both raw but loveeee them steamed or roasted!
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I discovered later in life that while I do not like EVOO from Europe, I do like it from California or South America.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,437 Member
    I just throw some in the air fryer for the last two or three minutes of whatever I’m grilling in it. Very tasty.

    Late life loves: Brussels sprouts. Asparagus. FRESH peas. As opposed to the godawful canned versions mom foisted on us as kids. Still can’t learn to love a lima bean, though.

    Slowly developing a taste for plain black teas.

    I have an elderly lovebird He can see me pull broccoli out of the fridge- even if it’s heavily wrapped or in a tub- from all the way acrost the room and will immediately start squealing for some. How does he know?!
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    I discovered later in life that while I do not like EVOO from Europe, I do like it from California or South America.

    That may be because a lot of EVOO coming from Europe has been mixed with inferior oils. The real stuff is fantastic. Also, the flavor changes depending on the terrain that the olive trees grow on.
  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    +1,000,000. If there's a vegetable you don't think you like, especially if you've mostly had it raw or from a can, try it roasted. I usually do 375-400F for 20-40 minutes depending on what and how much I'm cooking. Toss with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, maybe other spices if you're feeling fancy (paprika is a perennial favorite), and half an hour or so later you have a delicious side dish. The way I usually prepare it is to cut up my vegetable into a bowl (on my scale, of course), add the oil and seasonings, then cover the bowl with a slightly larger bowl and shake it to evenly coat everything.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    missysippy930 wrote: »
    Love broccoli raw. Hate it cooked, and I’ve cooked it many different ways. Same with cauliflower.

    I am the complete opposite. Hate both raw but loveeee them steamed or roasted!

    Same here! Raw broccoli and cauliflower make me feel like I just stuck my face in moss.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    missysippy930 wrote: »
    Love broccoli raw. Hate it cooked, and I’ve cooked it many different ways. Same with cauliflower.

    I am the complete opposite. Hate both raw but loveeee them steamed or roasted!

    Same here! Raw broccoli and cauliflower make me feel like I just stuck my face in moss.

    I love broccoli and cauliflower in almost all forms, but I just don't like it raw. Sometime about the taste and texture combined is so unpleasant to me.
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    I think tonight calls for a baked potato with broccoli and cheese. 😁
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,956 Member
    Tonight we steamed some artichokes and boiled the stems in the water at the bottom of the steamer. Feeling a bit silly discovering just now that artichoke stems are edible and delish. We've been treating the stems as waste for years.
  • jennypapage
    jennypapage Posts: 489 Member
    Most of the veggies i eat now are veggies i ''discovered'' later in life. Problem was, my mom loves to boil vegetables to death. So i never liked broccoli, cauliflower,beans etc. When i moved out i started trying them out roasted, and loved them . I can also eat them boiled or steamed ,but they still need to have some texture.
    Nowadays i try new vegetables all the time and always give them a second chance even if i don't like them the first time. Last week i tried celeriac for the first time. I hate celery in general but gave it a go. Boiled was okay, roasted was awesome .
    I think probably the only exception where i actually prefer a vegetable boiled rathen than roasted, is beets. I boil them and puree them ,then add,salt pepper olive oil and lemon. Yummy and pairs well with fish.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    My favorite way to do beets is roasted, but wrapped in foil, so they don't get dry. Delicious and easy.
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,098 Member
    springlering62 wrote: »
    I just throw some in the air fryer for the last two or three minutes of whatever I’m grilling in it. Very tasty.

    Late life loves: Brussels sprouts. Asparagus. FRESH peas. As opposed to the godawful canned versions mom foisted on us as kids. Still can’t learn to love a lima bean, though.

    Slowly developing a taste for plain black teas.

    I have an elderly lovebird. He can see me pull broccoli out of the fridge- even if it’s heavily wrapped or in a tub- from all the way acrost the room and will immediately start squealing for some. How does he know?!

    I thought you had a cute name for your husband!
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    Oven roasted broccoli, cauliflower and brussel sprouts are all great.

    I don't always prepare then in this way but they are always delicious to me when I do.

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