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THINK SPICE…GARLIC ; My favourite flavour..with brocolli this time!
“Garlic is a habit and a passion.”
Kim Upton, Chicago Sun-Times
This time the THINK SPICE spice is GARLIC! One of my absolute favourites in savoury flavours. A friend once gave me a Thai basil chicken recipe & said put as much garlic as you think is enough…& then just double the amount! How right that was…in the end, the garlic was perfect & the flavours out of this world. That’s the power of garlic!
Steamed Brocolli tossed in a zesty garlic dressing…For Sunita’s World’s monthly spice event, I’ve decided to post another great easy recipe that works well as a cold salad or side dish, & can be put together in next to no time. Steamed brocolli tossed in a garlic dressing…its full of flavour (primarily garlic), very healthy, crisp, tender & fresh with the zing of lime. All ingredients can be adjusted to personal tastes. I make this quite often these days as brocolli , or hari gobhi (green cawliflower) as the local vegetable sellers call it here, is available in abundance the whole winter through. The kids like it too – the daughter loves it; the son will have 5-7 pieces because he says he is waiting for the taste to grow on him! They’re having it for dinner tonight, on the side, with a penne in mushroom cream sauce.
Ingredients :
Brocolli – 2 small heads broken into florets
Olive oil – 1/4 cup
Garlic – 2-3 cloves / crushed
Juice of 1 lime
Red chilli flakes to taste
Salt to taste
Method:
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Steam brocolli in a double boiler till crisp tender.
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Drain & cool in a colander.
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Take the olive oil in a small bowl. Add the crushed garlic + lime juice + red chili flakes + salt & mix into a dressing with a fork.
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Pour it over the steamed brocolli, toss well & chill.
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Toss again before serving.
“Three nickels will get you on the subway – but garlic will get you a seat”(Very) Old New York saying
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
10 Comments
Purnima
Deeba..lovely recipe..I have started making this sauteed broccoli ever since I saw it on you-tube..Harvest Eating with Chef Keith Snow.. Its truly fast n delicious, a nice way to eat broccoli!!
Rina
A cool twist for my regular brocolli receipe.. Love to try this.
sunita
We too love broccoli, and yours is a nice way to have it…thanks for sending it over 🙂
bhags
nice taste adding to the otherwise bland brocolli
Taste of Mysore
Such a nice way to eat Broccoli. Have some cauliflower at home will try with them.
Passionate baker...& beyond
Thanks Purnima…got it from someone in Group recipes.
Rina,Bhags,Taste of Mysore…this is a nice change from regular brocolli! Thanks for yr comments.
Sunita, great spice for the month. Thanks for hosting the event!
Passionate baker...& beyond
Thanks Purnima…got it from someone in Group recipes.
Rina,Bhags,Taste of Mysore…this is a nice change from regular brocolli! Thanks for yr comments.
Sunita, great spice for the month. Thanks for hosting the event!
Cynthia
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I love broccoli. Will try it with the garlic dressing you suggested.
Katy
yum! garlic and broccoli is one of my favorite combinations. this looks so healthy and delicious!
meeso
Garlic and lime, yummy! My daughter will eat up broccoli till she’s stuffed…I should try this for her.