Broccoli with Lemon Butter Sauce

Steamed broccoli served with a light butter sauce made with garlic, crushed red pepper and lemon juice.

Ingredients

• 2 broccoli crowns
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• 1 lemon (juiced)
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• Olive Oil
• Salt
• Pepper or crushed red pepper

Directions

• Wash and chop the broccoli into florets
• In a pot bring water to a boil and add some sea salt
• Add broccoli to boiling water and simmer (low-medium heat) for 4 minutes
• Add a little olive oil in a pan and heat up
• Add garlic and crushed red pepper and sauté for 1 minute
• Lower heat and add 2 tablespoons of butter
• Once butter melts, turn off heat and stir
• Add squeezed lemon juice from 1 lemon
• Drain the water from the broccoli and add to a bowl
• Add sauce to broccoli and serve