Serve alongside anything from roasted chicken to fish or steak.
Add garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until just starting to soften, about 1 minute.
Add broccolini; stir to coat in oil.
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Add water and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.
If your broccolini turned brown, you might have added the lemon juice too early.
The acidity of the lemon juice reacts to the green pigment in broccoli, causing it to turn brown.
To prevent this from happening, add the lemon juice right before serving.
Yes, broccolini stems are completely edible.
When sauteeing the broccolini, it’s important to not overcook them.
Cook them until tender-crisp and bright green, which should only take about 3 to 4 minutes.
As mentioned previously, broccoli and broccolini are both cruciferous vegetables.
The difference is that broccolini is a hybrid vegetable.
It’s a cross between broccoli and Chinese broccoli, with the flavor and texture of both vegetables.
Yes, you will need to trim off the ends, about 1/4-inch from the bottom of the stalks.
- Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day.
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