Ideas for giving steamed broccoli flavor?
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cross2bear wrote: »I also vote against steaming ANY vegetable - its just tasteless, wilted crap, IMHO!! Roast it to bring out the natural sugars - use garlic or some chili paste, or balsamic vinegar and oil, toss with sea salt or your favourite spices. You can roast any vegetable and it becomes a completely different texture and flavour - improved!!
I honestly can't say I've ever cooked broccoli any other way besides steam since I buy the steamfresh frozen broccoli. Can you roast raw broccoli?
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I like mine with Mrs Dash.0
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Lemon is really good. Or if you are having chicken I'd eat it along with that. Broccoli and chicken are good together.
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I'm with everyone here who mentioned baking or roasting broccoli with some olive oil and sea salt. I roast it in the oven with cauliflower and chick peas on baking sheets. So good! Then I mix it all together. For extra deliciousness, drizzle a tablespoon of Asian sesame salad dressing on top. And if you need more substance, add some whole grain rice. I make a batch of this and I get 3 workday lunches out of it.0
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My mom always steamed broccoli and poured over heated oil and oyster sauce. Not ideal for your sodium situation, but it is delicious.
I prefer roasting myself. Just chop and mix in a bag w/ olive oil and whatever spice mix you like. Only takes ~12min at 415F depending on how small you chop it. You can sprinkle parmesan during the last 2 minutes.0 -
4 slices of Bacon kicks it up a notch. Lol. J/K of course. Sea Salt and a dash of Tobasco here0
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lauraesh0384 wrote: »cross2bear wrote: »I also vote against steaming ANY vegetable - its just tasteless, wilted crap, IMHO!! Roast it to bring out the natural sugars - use garlic or some chili paste, or balsamic vinegar and oil, toss with sea salt or your favourite spices. You can roast any vegetable and it becomes a completely different texture and flavour - improved!!
I honestly can't say I've ever cooked broccoli any other way besides steam since I buy the steamfresh frozen broccoli. Can you roast raw broccoli?
Oh Gosh - YES!!! Just google "roasted broccoli", and I am sure you will find lots of hits - for me, I just toss florets with some oil and spices and spread them out on a sheet pan. Roast in the oven at 425 F for 10 minutes or so, until you see that the florets are browning and edges are crisping up, then flip for 10 more minutes- amazing.0 -
Oyster sauce and garlic0
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I like to toss it with lemon, olive oil and freshly pressed garlic.0
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babycatchfire wrote: »I like to top it off with some salsa verde and trader joes dragon sauce. I will honestly eat a whole bowl.
Crazy, that's exactly what I do
Or Frank's on the side for dippin'0 -
garlic...all day0
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butter
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Saute with sesame oil, deglaze with low sodium soy sauce, top with sesame seeds. So good with ahi tuna steaks!0
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lauraesh0384 wrote: »cross2bear wrote: »I also vote against steaming ANY vegetable - its just tasteless, wilted crap, IMHO!! Roast it to bring out the natural sugars - use garlic or some chili paste, or balsamic vinegar and oil, toss with sea salt or your favourite spices. You can roast any vegetable and it becomes a completely different texture and flavour - improved!!
I honestly can't say I've ever cooked broccoli any other way besides steam since I buy the steamfresh frozen broccoli. Can you roast raw broccoli?
Yes! Do you have Pinterest? Type in broccoli and you'll get a million ideas.0 -
i love garlic onion powder italian seasoning mrs dash hot sauce...etc0
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I usually crush some garlic cloves into some youghurt and salt to taste. Pour it over the broccoli (or any veg) then sprinkle some red pepper flakes. Brilliant as a side dish..0
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amusedmonkey wrote: »I like to toss it with lemon, olive oil and freshly pressed garlic.
Me too. And if no kids are eating it, I will add crushed red pepper. Very little oil is needed, IMO.0 -
Sundried tomatoes in olive oil, garlic powder and (if you eat dairy) a bit of the cheese of your choice. I liking cambazola right now, but it's a little sodium heavy.0
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Montreal chicken seasoning from McCormick0
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I use lemon pepper. The citrus gives it a nice zip0
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