Steamed Broccoli Italian Style

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My Italian mother made broccoli at least 2 times a week, every week -- and now I do the same for my DH and 3 sons: they devour mountains of this broccoli. It's so good for you!

by Gina Farina·published 2006-03-27

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Vegetable

Servings

(4–6)

Total time

25 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

52 kcal

Ingredients (5)

serves

1 head broccoli (the smaller and more purple the buds, the better)broccoli
1 fresh lemonlemon
extra virgin olive oilextra-virgin-olive-oil
1 garlic clove, minced (optional)garlic
salt and peppersalt-and-pepper

Instructions (8 steps)

01Rinse the broccoli and trim off the very bottom of the thick stem. You can either steam the entire head whole or cut it up into florets.
02Steam the broccoli (but don't over cook it).
03Lay out on a platter.
04Drizzle with lots of fresh lemon juice.
05Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil to taste.
06(Optional) add fresh minced garlic to taste.
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