Charred broccoli with garlic and lemon is a very simple broccoli recipe with few ingredients but the flavors are amazing. The simple step of charring the broccoli and then squeezing fresh lemon juice on before serving makes this stand out from all the other roasted broccoli dishes.
Why this charred broccoli recipe works
I love any charred vegetable and this dish is no exception. Charring really brings out the flavors of the food and adds an additional layer of flavor that can make vegetables a little bland. This recipe is not bland at all and in fact, I get my whole family to ask for more when I make it.
In addition to the amazing flavor that comes from charring broccoli, the other step that makes this dish taste really amazing is grating the garlic over a Microplane. Using a microplane for the garlic will shred the garlic and it pulls out all of the juices.
When you are done grating your garlic, you will be left with garlic pulp and this will really elevate the flavor of the charred broccoli beautifully.
If you do not have a microplane, you can use a cheese grater using the side with those little tiny holes (you know the one that you never knew what that side was for 🙂 This technique works really well on many vegetable dishes.
It will certainly get people to eat more veggies once they try it.
This charred broccoli recipe is seriously the best broccoli recipe and one that I use often because of its simplicity and great flavors. There are very few ingredients in this broccoli recipe and probably things you may already have on hand.
The ingredients you will need
- Broccoli
- Olive oil
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
- Garlic
- Lemon
- Kosher salt.
Roasting broccoli is the best way to cook broccoli and the flavors in this roasted broccoli recipe can be used for many vegetables. I love oven-roasted broccoli but I also love just about any oven-roasted vegetables with garlic and lemon added.
How To Make This Roasted Broccoli
- Prep And Cut: Cut up the broccoli and grate the garlic with a microplane or a grater then add to a sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil then salt.
- Bake On High Heat: Bake the broccoli in a preheated 425 degree oven for 10-12 minutes or until you get a nice char that you like. I like to finish the broccoli on the top rack for an extra minute or two where it it in close contact with the top of the hot oven which helps the charring.
- Top With Lemon Before Serving: Drizzling on fresh lemon juice will brighten the flavors of the broccoli and garlic. You do this as soon as you pull that broccoli out of the oven.
Tips, Storing And Leftovers
- Use that top rack for a better char: When you are roasting veggies, placing the veggies on the bottom rack will roast the bottoms of the veggies faster, the middle rack cooks them evenly and the top rack cooks the tops faster. So at the end of the cook time, I like to add the sheet pan of broccoli to the top ack for an additional 1-2 minutes to add a little more browning.
- Bottled lemon juice works fine: You can use bottled lemon juice or fresh squeezed for this recipe.
- Storing: If you have leftovers, store it in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to one week.
- Using leftovers: I can eat this broccoli just as is heated in the microwave for 1 minute or so. I also love add this to an omelette for breakfast or lunch or heating the broccoli then adding it to a bowl of cottage cheese for a healthy snack.
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This roasted broccoli recipe can't get any simpler or more delicious!
Charred Broccoli with Lemon
Ingredients
- 1 head of broccoli about 5 cups of florets
- 3 cloves of garlic grated over a microplane or cheese grater
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees F.
- On a large baking sheet, add your broccoli, olive oil and salt1 head of broccoli, 2 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
- Grate your garlic over a microplane. This will make a garlic pulp on the back of the microplane so you will need to scoop that off with your fingers after you are done grating and add that over top of your broccoli.3 cloves of garlic grated over a microplane
- Now with your hands mix all of this together well so the broccoli is coated with all of the ingredients. It is kind of a gently massage getting all of the garlic and lemon evenly coated on your broccoli.
- Place in the oven and cook for about 10-12 minutes, turning your broccoli half way through.
- Your broccoli is ready when it starts to get a char on all the edges of the florets.
- Remove from oven and squeeze your lemon all over the top of the broccoli (making sure to do this through your fingers to catch the seedand gently toss.2 tablespoon lemon juice
- Pour into a serving dish and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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Lucy says
Can this be made with frozen broccoli
Melissa says
Hi Lucy. I would not recommend it. Once frozen, broccoli will not crisp up. It is best to uses fresh broccoli for this recipe.
Ali says
Came out really delicious. Even got my partner to eat vegetables 🙂
Dave says
Yum! I will be making this often