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Tired of your typical broccoli recipe? Try Broccolini! Broccolini is actually a hybrid between traditional broccoli and gai lan, or Chinese kale. The recipe below is quick, and will add another vegetable to your weekly dinner rotation. Enjoy!
Easy Lemon Broccolini Recipe!
Ingredients
- 10 cups Water
- 3 bunches Broccolini
- 1 Lemon
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 tsp Honey (optional if you're vegan or Whole30)
- 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- Sea Salt to taste
- Fresh Ground Pepper to taste
Instructions
Dressing for Broccolini:
- Take a small bowl and add 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/2 tsp of dijon mustard, 1/2 tsp of honey, 1 tbsp on balsamic vinegar, and the juice of 1/2 a lemon.
- Mince and add 2 cloves of garlic.
- Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste. Whisk ingredients together & set aside.
Broccolini Blanching Directions:
- Boil 10 Cups of water, add salt.
- As your water is coming to a boil, wash your broccolini, and cut the bottom stem portion off. Discard.
- Once water comes to a boil, immerse broccolini in the boiling water for 2 minutes to blanch.
- After 2 minutes, place the florets in an ice water bath to stop the cooking process. Once the broccolini has cooled, remove from bath and place in a bowl.
- Pour dressing mixture over broccolini, add salt & pepper to taste, toss, and top off with the juice of 1/2 a lemon. Serve and enjoy!
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