Broccoli Recipe ☆ Steamed Asian Sesame Veggies

This easy side dish is a flavorful blend of tender-crisp vegetables, perfect for serving alongside teriyaki chicken and steamed rice.

Ingredients

• ½ cup water
• 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 large carrot, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• ½ cup snow peas
• 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• ¾ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 ½ teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 pinch black sesame seeds

Cooking Directions

1. Bring water to a simmer in a skillet over medium heat; add broccoli, water chestnuts, carrots, celery, snow peas, and ginger. Simmer until vegetables are just tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain any remaining water.
2. Mix garlic into vegetable mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Season with soy sauce and sesame oil, cooking until liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Stir in toasted sesame seeds.
3. Sprinkle black sesame seeds over vegetables before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories96.4
• carbohydrateContent17.5 g
• fatContent2 g
• fiberContent4.7 g
• proteinContent4.4 g
• saturatedFatContent0.3 g
• sodiumContent582.9 mg
• sugarContent4.5 g