Just before Christmas, Food52’s Kristen Miglore posted a roundup of the 10 most popular genius recipes of 2017. Included among the ten was a recipe for broccoli that Adam Roberts of the Amateur Gourmet had written about in 2008, just a month after spotting the recipe in Ina’s newly released Back to Basics. The recipe soon made its way around the web, collecting admirers at every turn. I apparently have been living under a rock. I made it for the first time last week, and while this roasted broccoli may be old news to many of you, I couldn’t resist sharing it, should any of you also need hoisting from a dark, cold spot.
How to Roast Broccoli
This recipe for roasted broccoli is excellent and easy. Here’s how you do it: That’s it. As some of you know, I do not have a kitchen at the moment and am just about ready to call it quits on the dishes-in-the-basement-utility-sink-followed-by-rinse-in-the-bathtub routine. But knowing the repercussions of even simple cooking endeavors can’t keep me from making this broccoli: I’ve made it three times in my portable Waring oven on two mini sheet pans in the past week because it just tastes so darn good right now—it’s just what I’m craving after many weeks of indulging.
More Easy Veggie Side Dish Ideas
Parmesan-Roasted Cauliflower Florets Crispy Oven-Roasted Cabbage Wedges The Crispiest, Best Oven Fries Twice-Roasted Carrots with Pepper and Almonds Ina Garten’s Balsamic-Roasted Brussels Sprouts Charred Broccoli Salad with Dates and Almonds Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Manchego
PS: Favorite Ina Garten Recipes
What would we do without microplanes? No, seriously, what would we do?
5 from 4 reviews Original recipe calls for toasted pine nuts and basil, both of which sound delicious. I left them out mostly to simplify the recipe especially since I don’t have a kitchen, but I’m not sure I’d make the effort in the future. Time will tell. Also, I’ve cut the portions back, to accommodate my little oven, so if you wish to make more — the original recipe calls for 4 to 5 lbs. of broccoli — visit either of the recipes linked to above.
