Easy Sesame Broccoli
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
YIELD: 8 servings.
For a time-saving addition to supper, Myra Innes seasons broccoli spears with lemon, soy sauce and sesame seeds. It's a nice change from plain broccoli," she writes from Auburn, Kansas.
Ingredients
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1 cup water
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1 pound fresh broccoli spears
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1 tablespoon sesame seeds
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4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
Directions
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1.
In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add broccoli. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender.
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2.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute sesame seeds in 1 teaspoon oil until lightly browned. Remove from the heat. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, soy sauce and remaining oil. Drain broccoli; toss with sesame seed mixture.
Nutrition Facts
1/2 cup: 49 calories, 3g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 97mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.
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