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Roasted Broccoli with Creamy Basil Dressing. Broccoli tossed in garlic, cayenne, and baked. Served with cheesy cashew basil sauce. Vegan Gluten-free soy-free Recipe
Here I am, back with a broccoli recipe. Some of you suggested roasting it, so we did.
Broccoli is tossed in cayenne (because its cold outside), garlic, salt and oil and roasted until crisp. Served with a creamy basil cashew dressing, or serve with lemon juice + nutritional yeast. Hubbs really loved the basil cream and roasted broccoli. He finished up the entire serving! He definitely loves his broccoli. I love this dressing! and I like it with the broccoli (minus all the exclamation like hubbs), but I’d rather serve it with a spicy crispy cauliflower 🙂 . Baby steps towards embracing the Broccoli.
More broccoli recipes from the blog
- Cheesy Broccoli Balls with Marinara
- Sweet and Sour Chickpeas and Broccoli GF
- Broccoli Pinto Bean Burgers
- Tofu Broccoli Bok Choy Stir fry, can be GF
- Baked Broccoli Fritters with Spiced yogurt sauce – Kadhi Pakora GF
Bake the broccoli to preference. Serve drizzled with generous dressing.
Roasted Broccoli with Creamy Basil Dressing
Ingredients
Cayenne Garlic Roasted Broccoli:
- 1 large head of broccoli
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/3-1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cayenne or to taste
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Creamy Basil Dressing:
- 1/2 cup cashews, soaked for half an hour if needed
- 1/2 cup or more non dairy milk
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, or a small handful
- 1 tbsp or more nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/3-1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F / 200ºc. Chop up the broccoli into small florets. Add to a bowl. Add the oil and spices and mix and toss well. Spread on a baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F / 200ºc for 20 to 30 minutes (depending on the size of the florets). Turn the sheet around after 20 mins.
- Make the creamy dressing:: Blend the cashews with non dairy milk, basil and spices. taste and adjust salt, nutritional yeast and spice. Add more non dairy milk if needed. Add lemon juice or a pinch of sugar to adjust the taste if needed.
- Drizzle over roasted broccoli. Garnish with red pepper flakes and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Spicy broccoli tamed by the cashew sauce! I made a Buddha-type bowl with it and non-spicy roast Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and kubocha over faro with sliced avocado on the side. Will definitely be in the rotation. Thanks for a great meal.
Hi Richa,
This is my 1st recipe and my 1st post. I have never tried roasted broccoli before – I’ve been missing out! I made this for lunch, nut sure if I’d like it ~ but from now on I’m making sure I always have broccoli on hand. So delicious!
Can’t wait to eat it again. Even my min pin loved it! 🙂
Thanks so much for such a delicious recipe!
awesome! I say its a big success if your min pin loved it!
I tossed the brocolli with some pasta and poured the cashew sauce on top. DELICIOUS!
Awesome!
Had some leftover basil pesto that I used to make the sauce. Never thought of blending it with cashews to make a cream sauce. Thanks for the recipe!
Great idea to use the basil pesto!
my mouth is watering for this broccoli. it looks incredible. roasted cauliflower and broccoli is one of my all time favorite things in the history of all things.
You have got to try it with this dressing!
Simple yet tempting recipe. I particularly like the dressing, Richa. I am going try this one very soon. Mouthwatering pictures !!!
Terrific recipe. I had a some leftover basil-tofu sauce that I basically turned into your recipe (so I had tofu in mine instead of the cashews). It was wonderful. I can put that sauce on anything, but it was wonderful on the broccoli. I’ll definitely make this one again.
Awesome! yes the sauce is definitely great on everything!
Terrific! I was looking for something simple for dinner tonight and this is it!
Great!
Looks absolutely delicious! Roasting broccoli is amazing, as well as Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, asparagus and more!
Yes it is.
One of my favorites! Do you think extra sauce might freeze okay?
Yes you can freeze extra sauce.