We’ve been trying a new vegetable each week and making it 2 or 3 different ways to see if we can find some new ways too incorporate veggies (which we don’t love) into our meals. This week was broccoli and we had some great success!
First we tried what the Amateur Gourmet calls ‘The Best Broccoli of Your Life’ which is baked to yummy perfection! Go visit the site to grab the recipe, below shows ours.
Broccoli cut and ingredients out, minus the parmesan cheese & garlic (not pictured)
All ingredients on and mixed with finely sliced garlic
Baked to caramelized perfection!
Added some lemon zest, lemon juice & more freshly grated parmesan cheese, the garlic slices are yummy too! Reminds me of spaghetti I had in Japan that had garlic slices in it.
We at it with this tasty chicken, more about that soon!
The broccoli was yummy, although the kids did not like it, they said it was too tangy, LOL!
While that broccoli was yummy this next one was AMAZING! And so stinking easy!
For this amazing grilled broccoli you just cut it up 2 or three heads of broccoli into florets and put in a ziploc bag. Add in a 16 oz bottle of Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing (I used Kraft’s) and let it marinate in the fridge for an hour. Then Mr. B grilled in our grill basket for 20-25 mins and it became caramelized and delicious! We made it at the BBQ and everyone loved it and it was gone super fast! I can’t wait to make it again!
Sorry I don’t have a ‘done’ photo of this, everyone ate it up before I could snap one!
These are some great ways to try broccoli! I didn’t think I was going to like the baked one very well and it was yummy! The grilled one blew me away! We are starting to become eager to eat and try new vegetables after these successes!
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So I married a broccoli hater… my husband cannot stand it. I, on the other hand, LOVE it. It’s one of my favorite veggies that I never eat anymore. It’s so sad! I had no idea you could grill broccoli?! This sounds delish! I’m going to try it when my husband isn’t home. 🙂 Thanks for linking up with Jess and me!
I don’t really like broccoli cooked but I LOVED these! Also my hubby only liked broccoli that is steamed but he thought both of these were great…so it may be worth a try. We’ve been surprised at the vegetables we’ve been eating now…I hate fresh green beans but can eat them both baked & grilled 🙂
Love broccoli, had no idea y could marinate it! I will have to try that. Usually I just buy the frozen stuff that steams in the microwave. 🙂
I normally only eat small quantities of fresh broccoli, but I can eat TONS of the grilled ones!
i’d never thought to bake or marinate broccoli! definitely trying these!
You can actually marinate overnight as well but we got amazing results with an hour so I wouldn’t waste time doing the overnight.
never tried it grilled! what a great idea!