This roasted tenderstem broccoli is so easy to make and so absolutely delicious. With just a few ingredients, you can make this simple side dish and have it on the table in less than 30 minutes. We love serving this with boneless pork chops, and topping our gochujiang noodles with it. No matter how you serve it, it will be amazing.
Tender-stem broccoli, also called broccolini or long-stem broccoli is a delicious vegetable that goes so well with so many dishes and we love eating it.
My favorite way to make this is to roast it very simply and then add it to my pasta dishes. You can enjoy it the way I do or use it as a side dish and either way, it will be delicious.
Ingredients Needed
- Tenerstem broccoli (broccolini)
- Olive oil
- Lemon
- Kosher salt
The ingredients are so simple for the tenderstem broccoli recipe but the flavor is out of this World delicious. Combining lemon, olive oil, and salt with roasted veggies is the best combination.
It is just such a great combination of flavors.
How to roast tenderstem broccoli
To make this roasted broccolini, the first thing you want to do is decide if you want the broccolini to remain fully intact. Or would you prefer cutting it in half like we did here.
This is a preference and is best decided based on what you are serving with the tenderstem broccoli. Since we love adding this on top of pasta and noodles most often, we like to cut them in half. This is totally up to you!
Here are the steps:
- Prep: Prepare your sheet pan and prep the broccoli.
- Assemble: Add all of the ingredients to a sheet pan and toss well to coat the broccoli well.
- Bake: It only needs about 20-25 minutes in the oven to start to get a nice char and get crisp.
This is so easy and so good and the fact that this takes just minutes to assemble makes it a favorite in our house.
Variations
Once you see how easy this tenderstem broccoli recipe is, you can start to customize it to your own taste with different seasonings. Although this recipe is great as is, you can certainly add different spices to the broccoli to suit your taste.
You can add mesquite seasoning, chili seasoning, minced garlic or any of your favorite seasonings.
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Simple Roasted Tenderstem Broccoli (Broccolini)
Ingredients
- 2 bunches Tender stem broccoli (about 10-12 ounces)
- 2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 lemon quartered
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
- Place broccoli on to a lined sheet pan.2 bunches Tender stem broccoli
- Drizzle olive oil over the broccoli.2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
- Now sprinkle salt over the broccoli.½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- With your hands, gently massage the olive oil into the broccoli to evenly coat it.
- Place in the oven for 20 minutes or until the broccoli is lightly charred on the edges.
- Serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over the broccoli when serving.1 lemon
Nutrition
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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Kara says
This was so easy and so delicious.
Melissa says
So glad you enjoyed it 🙂