Recipe of the week: Broccoli Almondine

Here’s an easy, quick, healthy, yet tasty way of preparing and eating your greens.

Time: start to finish it only take 20 minutes!

Servings: 4 to 6 (side dish) servings.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds broccoli, stems peeled, then head cut into 2-inch-wide spears
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup sliced almonds
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Cook broccoli in a steamer rack over boiling water in a large wide pot, covered, until stems are just tender when pierced with a knife, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove steamer from pot and discard cooking water. Cool broccoli 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat butter in pot over medium heat until foam subsides, then cook almonds, stirring, until butter and nuts are golden and have a nutty aroma, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add broccoli and toss.

Nutritional Information:

Per serving, based on four servings (nutritional analysis provided by Nutrition Data):

194 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated), 29mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate, 5g fiber, 6g protein.

26% RDI of vitamin A

229% RDI of vitamin C

194% RDI of vitamin K

Now isn’t that good!

This recipe is from Gourmet Magazine, December 2007.

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