Garlic Roasted Broccoli

I made a few tweaks due to ingredient/time constraints, but this is a simply delicious roasted broccoli recipe. I didn't have fresh broccoli, so I "par-steamed" a frozen steamable bag of florets and then used paper toweling to remove the excess moisture. I mixed the sliced garlic, broccoli, olive oil, and spices right on my baking sheet to save dirtying another bowl. As my broccoli was already par steamed (and the rest of dinner was done) I finished "roasting" by "broiling" for a few minutes to add some color. This is a super simple and versatile recipe. THANKS for the recipe!

Awesome, tasty and easy to make. Totally recomendable, try it.

Garlic Roasted Broccoli Haiku: "'Char' is the best part. Garlic was a little done. Maybe drop the temp?" I think in the end we'll always prefer a simple steamed broccoli w/ butter, salt, and a lemon squeeze, but roasting is a nice change, and we squabble over the pieces that are the brownest b/c they're the best. But w/ this recipe, where some pieces were browned nicely at 20 min., others remained squishy, and the garlic was a little burny. Maybe a lower temperature and stirring more frequently would even everything out. Ohh, I had a lonely squash that needed to be eaten, so I added slices of that too, nothing remarkable, just yellow alongside the green broccoli, and we ate it w/ mashed potatoes and AR's "Mark's Surprise Meatloaf."

I pressed the garlic, then combined it with all the other seasonings in the olive oil before tossing with the broccoli, so everything would be evenly distributed. The florets were turning brown at 10 minutes, so I removed from the oven and sampled. There was still some "tooth" to it, so I stopped cooking then. Though I did appreciate the sweetness of the caramelization, I really enjoy plain steamed broccoli. If you are looking for a change, this may do the trick for you.