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Full of zesty flavour, this Crunchy Lemon Roasted Crack Broccoli is a healthy and delicious side dish, salad topper or snack!

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This is one way to season roasted broccoli to get even the pickiest of eaters to clean their plates! Mixed with chopped almonds and pumpkin seeds, then tossed in a lemon-garlic sauce, this broccoli is perfectly roasted, still giving it that fresh crunch.

Plus, the lemon garlic sauce is mixed with nutritional yeast and almond flour, which adds a little extra crispy, crunchy goodness!

This Lemon-Roasted Crack Broccoli is made on repeat in my house. First, it's incredibly easy with just a few minutes of hands-on time. Second, it is the perfect side for almost any dish. Plus, with its salty, tangy crunchiness, it's even scrumptious enough to eat as a snack!

Is Roasted Broccoli Healthy?

Roasting broccoli is a great way to increase its nutritional value! Surprisingly, many nutrients and antioxidants are more readily available in cooked broccoli. Adding healthy fats like olive oil or ghee can also increase the bioavailability of broccoli's fat-soluble vitamins like A and k. On top of that, adding lemon or vinegar can further assist in the breakdown of nutrients, making them more easily absorbed.

How To Make Crunchy Roasted Crack Broccoli

Making this dairy-free Crack Broccoli is incredibly easy! It just takes a few minutes of prep time and twenty minutes in the oven. Plus, it's made with simple, whole-food ingredients that don't compromise all the goodness broccoli provides. Watch how it's made here!

What You Will Need

Equipment

• Oven for roasting the broccoli.
• Baking sheet to roast the broccoli on. A 9" x 13" does the trick for a single batch. A glass baking dish will also work.
• Unbleached parchment paper (optional). Unless using a stainless steel pan or glass baking dish, you can line your baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper to prevent sticking.
• Small and large mixing bowls for mixing the lemon garlic saucing and tossing it with the broccoli and almonds.
• Wooden spoon or spatula to toss and stir the broccoli.

Ingredients

• Fresh Broccoli offers the best crunch for this recipe. You can use frozen if you don't mind your broccoli on the softer side.
• Pumpkin seeds and chopped almonds add a delicious crunch, healthy fats and a little protein. You can omit the almond if you need to make this recipe nut-free.
• Fresh lemon juice provides a zingy, refreshing flavour that brightens up cooked broccoli.
• Garlic cloves add to the zing of lemon while providing a depth of savoury flavour.
• Nutritional Yeast adds a nutty, cheesy flavour without the dairy. 
• Almond flour is mixed with the nutritional yeast in the lemon garlic sauce, providing a crispy layer. If you need to make this recipe nut-free, you can replace the almond flour with any other flour.
• Apple cider vinegar gives extra zing and gut-loving nutrients to the sauce.
• Extra virgin olive oil makes the base of the sauce and provides healthy fats that increase the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins. You can also use pure cold-pressed avocado oil.
• Natural mineral salt such as Himalayan, Celtic or sea salt brings the flavours together.

Step 1: Mix Lemon Garlic Sauce

First, preheat your oven to 350°F.

Then, in a small bowl, combine the cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil with the lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Next, add the minced garlic, nutritional yeast, almond flour and Himalayan salt. Mix well.

The almond flour, nutritional yeast and garlic will make the sauce quite thick and chunky. As mentioned above, this gives it a delicious layer of crispy, cheesy, tangy flavour.

Step 2: Toss Broccoli with Sauce & Almonds

Next, add the chopped broccoli florets, pumpkin seeds and chopped almonds to a large mixing bowl. Then, add the lemon garlic sauce and toss until the broccoli is evenly coated.

Step 3: Roast

Spread the tossed broccoli, almonds, and pumpkin seeds evenly on a baking sheet. Place it in the oven and bake for 20 -25 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Once the almonds and pumpkin seeds begin to brown and the broccoli tips start to crisp, remove from the oven and serve while warm.

Substitutions & Variations

Make it nut-free by omitting the chopped almonds and replacing the almond flour with whole wheat, spelt or any other nut-free flour.

Use parmesan instead of nutritional yeast if you do not need this recipe to be dairy-free.

Use other nuts and seeds such as sunflower seeds, cashews, walnuts or pecans.

Add other veggies such as cauliflower, green beans and mushrooms.

What to Serve with Roasted Broccoli

This Crunchy Lemon Roasted Crack Broccoli makes the perfect side for many dishes! It goes great with fish, chicken or grass-fed steak. It's also a healthier option to serve with barbequed burgers. It's also delicious topped on rice, quinoa and pasta.

You can even serve this Lemon Roasted Broccoli for breakfast! It makes a delicious side dish to serve with eggs or top on a savoury breakfast bowl.

Saving & Storing

This Crunchy Lemon Roasted Broccoli is best served and eaten immediately. However, it will last 1 - 2 days in the fridge if placed in a tightly sealed container.

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