Caesar Roasted Broccoli

Name: Caesar Roasted Broccoli
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Salted Butter; 0.25 cup plain dried breadcrumbs; 1 tsp anchovy paste; 1 small clove garlic, minced grated; 0.5 tsp Lemon Zest; 1 lb broccoli florets, cut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch pieces (6 cups; 453g); 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 0.75 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume; Ground Black Pepper, freshly; 1 tsp lemon zest from 1 lemon; 1 tbsp Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated to taste plus more

Dress up sweet and nutty roasted broccoli with savory, crisp Caesar-flavored breadcrumbs. The broccoli can be roasted in the oven or an air fryer, and the breadcrumbs taste great on pretty much any other vegetable, so feel free to mix things up.

Brooke1999

Cook25 min

Total25 min

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

Sides

Ingredients

1 tbspSalted Butter
0.25 cupplain dried breadcrumbs
1 tspanchovy paste
1 smallclove garlic, minced grated
0.5 tspLemon Zest
1 lbbroccoli florets, cut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch pieces (6 cups; 453g)
2 tbspExtra Virgin Olive Oil
0.75 tspDiamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
Ground Black Pepper, freshly
1 tsplemon zest from 1 lemon
1 tbspParmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated to taste plus more

Instructions

1
For the Caesar breadcrumbs: In a small nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in anchovy paste and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add breadcrumbs and, using a flexible spatula, toss to coat. Cook, stirring constantly until breadcrumbs are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Off heat, stir in the lemon zest and season with salt to taste. Transfer to a bowl and let cool completely.
2
For cooking broccoli in the oven: Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Adjust oven rack to upper position and preheat oven to 500°F (260°C). Place baking sheet on oven rack to preheat.
3
In a large bowl, toss broccoli florets with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Carefully add broccoli to preheated baking sheet in a single layer. Roast until broccoli is tender and deeply browned in spots, about 20 minutes (for the deepest browning on only one side, do not flip the broccoli during cooking; for more even browning all over, toss and flip broccoli about halfway through roasting).
4
For cooking broccoli in the air fryer: Preheat a 6-quart air fryer to 400°F (205ºC) for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss broccoli with oil, salt, and pepper to evenly coat. Working in batches if necessary, pour broccoli into the air fryer basket in an even layer and cook until broccoli is still bright green but starting to char around edges, about 5 minutes. Remove basket from air fryer and shake to toss broccoli florets. Return to air fryer and decrease temperature to 340°F (170ºC). Cook until broccoli is crisp-tender, about 3 more minutes.
5
For serving: In the now empty bowl, toss broccoli with lemon zest then transfer broccoli to a serving platter. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Parmigiano-Reggiano and serve.