Caesar Roasted Broccoli
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Your favorite Caesar flavors, now in crunchy, roasted broccoli form.
Ingredients:
For the Caesar Breadcrumbs:
Crispy, tangy, and irresistible! Image Source: Serious Eats
Ingredients:
For the Caesar Breadcrumbs:
- 1 tablespoon (14g) salted butter
- 1/4 cup plain breadcrumbs (see notes)
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste, or 1 finely minced anchovy
- 1 small clove garlic, minced or grated
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 pound broccoli florets, cut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch pieces (6 cups; 453g)
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, plus more to taste
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- For serving: In the now empty bowl, toss broccoli with lemon zest then transfer broccoli to a serving platter. Sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano and serve.
