I have no idea what to put on broccoli. I know cheese is out of the question so I'm just wondering what everyone puts to give it some taste.

lemon juice, pepper, and herbs!

I have it raw, uncooked - before my main course; it's like a crunchy apetizer for me!

:d_smile:

Olive oil and olives when I'm lucky otherwise its steamed with nothing on it.

I see no problem with throwing a slice of fat free cheese on it. I used to do that all the time.

Now I usually just eat it plain.

These herbs go well with broccoli (and any "cabbage famiy" veggies):
Thyme
Ground caraway seed

And I also like:
Chives

A little olive oil and/or butter is also good.

Lemon Pepper
McCormicks Montreal Chicken seasoning
For lunch today I mixed up whole wheat rotini,tuna and broccoli florets.Good stuff

Jason

i love broccoli!

you can cook it with chicken broth instead of water for more flavor.

sprinkle a little salt and pepper, a few squirts of "i can't believe it's not butter". (don't go overboard on the squirts though since it's not a truly fat free product )

tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes on top (my favorite is pomi brand)

fat free cheese

italian seasoning w/ salt/pepper/ i cant believe its not butter

Fresh minced ginger
Soya sauce
Fresh minced garlic
Olive oil
Sesame oil
Pepperoncino (sp?) flakes
Lemon juice
Vinegar (balsamic, rosemary, raspberry, etc.,)

Mincing ginger and garlic is a lot of work with a knife, but it's a breeze with a microplane grater.

I like cauliflower and broccoli together...sometimes I think its not the herbs that add flavour but other foods entirely...like peas and carrots, corn and spinach, etc.

Why not cheese ?

I use ff cheese.....adds a few grams protein too.

I can't believe it's butter is good on it also.

Just butter for godsakes. One quarter TB of real butter goes a long way and it's only 25 calories!

What's so good about living without enjoying how something tastes? 1/2 TB is 50 calories. A lite beer has TWICE that amount of empty calories. 1/2 TB is a pretty healthy pat of butter. The taste allows me to eat and enjoy more broccoli.

I put hot sauce, specifically Louisiana hot sauce, on all my cooked veggies and on a lot of other foods as well. No calories and spices things up. :o

I put hot sauce, specifically Louisiana hot sauce, on all my cooked veggies and on a lot of other foods as well. No calories and spices things up. :o

Oh hold on you reminded me, I got it. Get a wok, and drop in your veggies over very high heat. Throw in some soy sauce and some garlic-chili paste. Bam, great vegetables without an ounce of fat. Throw in some thinly sliced chicken (before the veggies), cook some rice, and there's a whole meal. No fat.

when i was younger i used to occasionally eat it with penutbutter, havent have broccoli in a long time, but tastes good with penutbutter give it a try :D

Oh hold on you reminded me, I got it. Get a wok, and drop in your veggies over very high heat. Throw in some soy sauce and some garlic-chili paste. Bam, great vegetables without an ounce of fat. Throw in some thinly sliced chicken (before the veggies), cook some rice, and there's a whole meal. No fat.

What do you use to grease the wok?

Jason

I use either olive oil or butter and then add some garlic salt. I read in a recent study that the thing about green vegetables is that as nutritious as they are, most of the nutrients get wasted without fat to carry them into your system. So you need to make sure that when you eat them you use something with fat in it to help bind the nutrients. Hell, even if this is all crap, it sure tastes great and the harm a teaspoon of butter can do to you is negligible at best. I'll look for the link and post it if I can find it.

What do you use to grease the wok?

Jason

I think you can just use Pam. I actually haven't tried that. I pour a little conola oil in bowl, dip a paper towel into it, and wipe it around the wok. I don't need much, because my wok in non-stick. I'll try Pam next time. But wok cooking is mostly a winter deal for me, in the summer it's all about my Weber. (and that's a charcoal grill, a gas grill is just outside, upside down broiling. ;) )