Roasted Broccoli with Vegan Garlic Parm

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Roasted Broccoli with Vegan Garlic Parm

Roasted Broccoli with Vegan Garlic Parm is an easy side and a great addition to bowls. I often cover roasted veggies in this lively 5-Minute Garlic Hemp Seed Parm a.k.a. Garlic Shake. In this recipe the Vegan Garlic Parm is the Garlic Shake. I can't even remember what life was like before this garlic shake and I don't want to. Getting hooked on the garlic shake is good for you, mind, body, and spirit. There will be extra leftover garlic shake, you're welcome.

Course Side Dish, Sides

Cuisine American, Italian, Mediterranean, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword broccoli, Cheese substitute, garlic, garlic bread, hit of salt, minimal, minimalist, non-dairy, nooch, nut cheese, nutritional yeast, parm, punch of garlic, vegan, vegan parm, vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

Calories 179kcal

Author Plant Test Kitchen

Equipment

food processor (I recommend small or medium, bullet style)
1 or 2 baking sheets

Ingredients

Roasted Broccoli

2 lbs fresh broccoli cut into even pieces some stem pieces
3 TBSP non-virgin olive oil or other neutral high smoke point oil like avocado oil
1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt more to taste or more if not making the vegan parm, I like flaked salt, but you can use whatever salt you like.
2 - 4 twists of fresh black pepper more to taste

5 Minute Garlic Hemp Seed Parm

1 TBSP (1 - 2 cloves) peeled, fresh garlic sometimes I use jarred minced garlic, other times I just throw in a few cloves without chopping. This is best with fresh garlic.
8 whole Brazil nuts shelled, raw, un-roasted, unsalted
1/2 cup divided hemp seeds (a.k.a hemp hearts) divided (half go in the food processor right away, the other half are lightly pulsed at the end)
1/4 cup unfortified nutritional yeast
1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Roasted Broccoli

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Toss the cut broccoli in oil until mostly coated. Place broccoli on two baking sheets so that the broccoli is spread out.
Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Bake for 15 minutes. Make the 5 Minute Garlic Hemp Seed Parm a.k.a. Garlic Shake while the broccoli is in the oven.
Remove the broccoli from the oven. Flip with spatula. Add more salt and pepper if desired, however the 5 Minute Garlic Hemp Seed Parm a.k.a. Garlic Shake adds some salt, so you my want to go easy on the salt.
Return broccoli to the oven and bake for 5 - 10 more minutes. The broccoli is ready when it is browned. We like ours almost burnt looking.

5 Minute Garlic Hemp Seed Parm a.k.a. Garlic Shake

Set aside half of the hemp seeds, add all other ingredients to food processor and pulse until combined and sand-like.
Add the remainder of hemp seeds to the food processor and lightly pulse once or twice. You want to combine the hemp seeds but leave them whole to give it a varied texture.
Grab a pinch out of the food processor and taste. If you want it to be saltier or more garlicky, add more salt or garlic. If you want it to be less salty or garlicky, add more hemp seeds. Since this is a topping, my household likes it to be a hit of salt and garlic flavor.
Store in the fridge in an airtight container.

To Serve

Shake generous amounts of the 5 Minute Garlic Hemp Seed Parm a.k.a. Garlic Shake over the oven roasted broccoli and enjoy. You will have leftover parm, store it in the fridge.

Notes

Nutrition information is approximate.

You could make this using one baking sheet. I find the roasted-factor is better when the broccoli is uncrowded. After I pull the broccoli out of the oven (it shrinks), I combine the two baking sheets into one. Then I sprinkle lots of 5 Minute Garlic Hemp Seed Parm a.k.a. Garlic Shake over it.

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