Roasted Broccoli with Garlic and Lemon
Servings Prep Time
4servings 10mins
Cook Time
45mins
Servings Prep Time
4servings 10mins
Cook Time
45mins
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit or 220 degrees Celsius. Cut lemons in half. Cut off garlic head to expose all cloves.
  2. Put a tablespoon of olive oil in a baking dish. Place cut lemons in dish and rub all over with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. Roast in heated oven for 45 minutes.
  3. Place garlic in a piece of foil with a tsp olive oil. Rub all over garlic. Wrap foil around garlic into a sealed packet and place on a baking sheet. Set timer to 25 minutes. Roast in oven for 45 minutes.
  4. Wash and dry broccoli. Cut into florets and place in a bowl. Toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper and 1/2 tsp coarse salt. After timer is up for 25 minutes, take hot tray with garlic out of the oven. Put broccoli onto the same tray and put all florets cut side down so they are flat and in a single layer. Place tray in oven and bake for 20 minutes until broccoli is cooked and golden.
  5. Remove dish with lemons and tray with garlic and broccoli from oven after a total of 45 minutes. When cool enough to handle, squeeze garlic cloves into a bowl. Squeeze pulp from only one lemon into same bowl and mix. Add a teaspoon of the lemon juice from the baking dish. Add a tablespoon of olive oil. Add salt and pepper to your liking. Taste and add more lemon pulp/juice if your lemons are small. Taste and add a teaspoon of honey if the dressing is tart. Add chopped parsley. Toss broccoli in this dressing and serve warm.
  6. I used 1 1/4 lbs of broccoli and had some dressing left over. If you use 2 lbs of broccoli, the amount of dressing will be perfect. I’m using only one lemon in this recipe. I roasted 2 since the other lemon can be saved for a different dressing. No point in having the oven on for 45 minutes to roast one lemon!!