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Roasted Sesame Broccoli

October 6, 2014 by overtimecook 27 Comments

Roasted Sesame Broccoli is a quick, easy, and tasty side dish!

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The way I’ve always cooked for holidays like Sukkot is to prepare all of the freezer-friendly dishes well in advance, then last minute, I prepare some veggie sides, which don’t freeze well. If you’re looking for quick and easy veggie sides to add to your Sukkos menus, I’ve got just the thing for you: Roasted Sesame Broccoli.

When I originally made this dish, I set out to make my Honey Glazed Garlic and Ginger Sugar Snaps. I know, it’s quite a stretch to get from there to Roasted Sesame Broccoli, but let me tell you how that happened.

My sister asked me to make a vegetable side dish for Rosh Hashanah (I was her guest). I offered the aforementioned sugar snaps, and she readily agreed. But then I forgot to buy sugar snaps, and thus didn’t make them. I like to follow through with my commitments, so I told her I would make them when I got to her house. Because it was pretty close to the holiday, I asked what stores she thought might be open. She directed me to a tiny little grocery store with a tiny little freezer section, with a tiny little selection of veggies. With no sugar snaps in sight, I grabbed the only thing I saw potential in: a big bag of broccoli florets.

I figured I would attempt to make the same recipe, using broccoli instead. But then my sister was out of ginger, so I improvised a little. I threw in a little this and a little that, and the result was a dish that had my sister asking for the recipe (and my 3 year old niece asking for more “trees.”) I knew I had a winner, and I knew I had to share it with all of you!

Here’s the important part of the story. My sister did NOT want me making anything at all, but I assured her it would be super simple. A cookie sheet, some parchment paper – basically no cleanup. So. If you’re a fan of quick and easy recipes that are basically “toss it all together and throw it in the oven,” you’re in luck, because Roasted Sesame Broccoli is about to become your new favorite side dish.

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Roasted Sesame Broccoli
Author: Miriam Pascal, OvertimeCook.com
Recipe type: Side Dish
Prep time:  5 mins
Cook time:  35 mins
Total time:  40 mins
Serves: serves about 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 lb broccoli florets (I used frozen)
  • 2 Tablespoons canola (or vegetable oil)
  • 2 Tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon honey*
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spread the broccoli over it.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients aside from the sesame seeds and stir to combine.
  4. Pour the mixture over the broccoli and toss to coat.
  5. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the broccoli. Stir or toss to distribute evenly.
  6. Bake at 450 for 35-40 minutes, until it's starting to brown.
  7. Serve hot. Enjoy!
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*Note about the honey: it really adds to the flavor of this dish, but if your diet doesn’t allow for it, you can leave it out.

Needed for this recipe: 

Cookie Sheet

Parchment Paper

If you like this recipe, you’ll also love: 

Dijon Roasted Broccoli

Za’atar Roasted Cauliflower

Spicy Baked Zucchini Sticks

Roasted Sesame Broccoli on Overtime CookThanks all for stopping by! Have a great Yom Tov (holiday) to all those celebrating! Come back on Chol Hamoed (next week) for another amazing new recipe! -Miriam

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Filed Under: Healthy, Holiday, Sides, Super-Easy, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: Broccoli, easy recipe, recipe, Sesame, Side Dish, vegetable


Comments

  1. Liz @ Tip Top Shape says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:46 am

    This looks delicious!!! I love quick veggies like this!

    Reply
  2. Ruchiccio says

    October 6, 2014 at 10:10 am

    You don’t specify what you mean by “garlic” – fresh or powder?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 6, 2014 at 10:48 am

      powder – updated. if you want to use fresh, that would be excellent. Use a clove minced instead.

      Reply
  3. Rena says

    October 6, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Did you defrost the broccoli first?

    Reply
  4. Rena says

    October 6, 2014 at 11:44 am

    PS – I make that sugar snaps recipe with green beans and it always a huge hit!

    Reply
  5. olivia says

    October 8, 2014 at 2:26 am

    do you think i can use a mix of cauliflower and broccoli?

    Reply
    • Raizel says

      June 5, 2015 at 1:51 pm

      I am wondering the same..did you try it with cauliflower?

      Reply
  6. Chaya says

    October 15, 2014 at 11:21 am

    Does the broccoli need to be defrosted ?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 21, 2014 at 9:49 am

      No need.

      Reply
  7. Esther says

    October 20, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    Can I omit the sesame oil?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 21, 2014 at 9:48 am

      You can use regular oil (canola, etc) instead, but it won’t have quite the same flavor.

      Reply
  8. Adina says

    May 21, 2015 at 9:40 am

    If I’m not serving this immediately, should it be warmed up uncovered?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      May 21, 2015 at 8:28 pm

      Yes

      Reply
  9. Devorah says

    September 26, 2015 at 11:04 pm

    Just made these and they taste delicious!
    Thank you so much for this recipe. It’s the perfect side dish for me 🙂

    Reply
  10. overtimefan says

    October 18, 2015 at 12:12 am

    needed something different to serve and this was the perfect side dish. Delicious, filling and easy!!!!
    all the components for a perfect recipe.

    Reply
  11. rivka says

    January 23, 2016 at 9:38 pm

    I usually roast mushrooms together with broccoli, my husband loves them together. you think this type of dressing would work with mushrooms as well?

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      January 27, 2016 at 12:42 pm

      sure!

      Reply
  12. Ariana says

    February 4, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    After the first try, I make this all. the. time. It’s easy, it’s delicious… Even my baby sister, who is not a fan of broccoli, asks me to make this for her quite often.

    Reply
  13. Vikki says

    October 14, 2016 at 5:47 pm

    I presume you could use fresh broccoli and not cook for as long or does frozen work best?

    Thank you

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 15, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      You can definitely use fresh – and yes, reduce the baking time.

      Reply
  14. Nechama says

    October 20, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    Do I defrost the broccoli first? If so, what’s the best method

    Reply
    • overtimecook says

      October 31, 2016 at 11:31 pm

      Just leave it out of the freezer before cooking. If you forgot to, that’s fine too – it’ll probably need an extra few minutes.

      Reply
  15. Renee says

    May 11, 2017 at 9:49 am

    I made this last night and it was a big hit! I will regularly be making it now. Thank you.

    Reply
  16. Lora says

    June 6, 2019 at 9:43 am

    If I’m making this for yom too can I keep it refrigerated for 2 days?

    Reply
  17. Miriam Cohn says

    June 23, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    This broccoli recipe is delicious!!!

    Reply
  18. Mo says

    September 18, 2019 at 1:50 pm

    Made this without honey for Whole30 and it was SOOOO GOOD! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  19. Chad says

    September 7, 2021 at 1:44 am

    I made this today but with fresh brocolli. Need to definitely reduce the cooking time. What’s your recommendation?

    Reply

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