Broccoli Tahini

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes

I had a lot of broccoli to use, so I wanted to come up with one of the best broccoli recipes. It was also one of those nights when my evening commute was full of bad traffic, so I also wanted to do something quick and easy. I was very happy with how this turned out and Jimmy loved it! Very flavorful!

Broccoli Ingredients:

• 3 cups broccoli florets
• 2 T olive oil
• ¼ teas salt
• 1 teas cumin
• 1 teas turmeric
• ½ teas crushed red peppers
• 4 cloves garlic chopped

Tahini Ingredients:

• 2 cloves garlic
• Handful of cilantro leaves
• 1/3 cup tahini (sesame paste)
• ½ cup water
• Juice of 2 lemons
• ¾ teas cumin
• ½ teas salt

Broccoli Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450
2. In a large bowl, combine olive oil, broccoli, and garlic
3. Mix salt, cumin, turmeric, crushed red pepper in a small bowl
4. Then add to broccoli mixture bowl and combine
5. On a baking sheet lined with foil, spread out the broccoli
6. Cook in oven for 15 minutes (taking it out halfway through to toss)

Tahini Directions:

1. In a food processor, chop garlic and cilantro
2. Then add all remaining ingredients until well combined

Notes:
You can simply dip the broccoli in the tahini or this can be served in a bowl along with rice, peppers and onions as shown in the picture.