By Mayo Clinic Staff
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Dietitian's tip:
This is a great way to add more flavorful vegetables to your diet. Other cruciferous vegetables, such as cauliflower or Brussels sprouts, can be substituted for broccoli.
Number of servings
Serves 4
- DASH diet
- Heart-healthy
- Weight management
- Low-fat
- Plant-based
- Meatless
- Healthy-carb
- Diabetes meal plan
- Gluten-free
- Kidney diet
Ingredients
- 4 cups broccoli florets
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add the broccoli to the boiling water and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender. Drain broccoli.
In a small saute pan over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add broccoli, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Combine well and serve.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 1 cup
- Calories 45
- Total fat 1 g
- Saturated fat 0 g
- Trans fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated fat 1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 153 mg
- Total carbohydrate 7 g
- Dietary fiber 3 g
- Total sugars 2 g
- Protein 3 g
Created by the executive wellness chef and registered dietitians at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program.
Feb. 23, 2018Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/broccoli-with-garlic-and-lemon/rcp-20197681