It’s time for the Secret Recipe Club again! I’m still in the midst of my elimination diet, and while I have added a couple of things back in, I worried this month that I wouldn’t be able to find a recipe from my assigned blog, Wendy Weekend Gourmet. But, Wendy has an amazing array of recipes. Just check out her recipe index!
I immediately starting searching for veggie-riffic recipes, and I came across her Dynamic Side Dish Duo post. While I can’t eat potatoes yet, and I had to make a few minor adjustments to the roasted broccoli recipe, I knew reading it that it was the recipe for me.
And, was it ever! Super yummy, easy, and so good for you – this dish is light and lemony and, with my modifications, both vegan and nut-free.
Thanks Wendy!
Oh, and while Wendy might call this a side dish, I just call it lunch.
Vegan, Nut-Free Italian Roasted Broccoli
Italian Roasted Broccoli
5 cups (1 bunch) broccoli florets
2 cloves garlic
4 T. olive oil (divided)
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 T. chopped basil
2 T. sunflower seeds
salt & pepper
Preheat oven to 400°. Toss broccoli with 3 T. olive oil and the garlic. Roast for 15-25 minutes. Remove from oven and toss with remaining ingredients. Serve!
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Yum! The addition of sunflower seeds to the broccoli sounds great! Great SRC pick!
Our whole family just loves Broccoli, this recipe looks excellent!
Thanks! Broccoli is one of my favorite veggies, too. Always good to add another way of cooking it to the repertoire.
Love this way of doing broccoli! Great SRC pick!
This do sounds very tasty! Thanks for sharing it, brocoli’s are my fav. Found a new way of cooking it. 😀
We love broccoli too! The sunflower seeds sound awesome on it!
Yum! I’m always looking for new ways to cook our favorite veggies, and this could be one of them.
This looks beautiful! Roasted broccoli is my favorite method for cooking the vegetable. I recently posted a roasted broccoli recipe using Old Bay and a bag of frozen broccoli. I love the idea of using sunflower seeds for a crunchy topping! And good luck on the elimination diet!
We love broccoli in this house, and I love this recipe, especially the
sunflower seeds. Great recipe!
I’ve just bought two heads of broccoli – I wonder what I should do with it? hmmmm:) this sounds delicious!
Seems like a no-brainer to me! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
I bet you had a terribly hard time pinning down a recipe to make from Wendy’s site. She has sooooo many good ones. Isn’t it crazy how roasting really changes the flavor of veggies?
It really does. I love roasted veggies.
Hey Deanna,
The broccoli would be proud! x
Sounds simple, healthy and delicious! Great pick for SRC! 🙂
how delicious! a beautiful beautiful salad! i love the basil in there:)
Sounds like an amazing lunch to me!
I eat several broccolis a weak right now, so might give this a try. Looks delicious!
I have been going through roasted broccoli like crazy…this version looks great!
I’ve had company the past few days, so my computer time has been scarce! I wanted to thank you for the kind words about my blog…you picked a really great recipe. The original recipe is from Ina Garten, who can do no wrong in my book!!
I am going to try this today!
Excellent! Let me know what you think.
I loved it!
So glad to hear it. 🙂
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We eat a LOT of broccoli around here. It is one of my favorite veggies. I LOVE the sunflower seeds on this, super idea!
I love broccoli! Looks so delicious. I am going to try today. Thanks
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