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Roasted Broccoli with a side order of Greek Yogurt Dip

Written by Published on Updated on May 31, 2019 in Appetizers, Mediterranean cuisine, Vegetarian

 

Hello everyone,   Ok, well I think I will start with this news before I go into my recipe post for the day.  I have a bit of news, I have been put on the list of the Top 40 Greek Food Blogs and Websites to follow for 2018, 🙂  I would like to thank FEEDSPOT for this honor as I am very humbled and grateful. :THANK YOU FEEDSPOT!! 🙂 https://blog.feedspot.com/greek_food_blogs    This is exciting news for me, and so I wanted to share this with all of you, and to thank you for your so very kind comments and support. 🙂  THANK YOU!!!    

Do you love yogurt or maybe Greek Yogurt?  Well here is a dip for those Veggies that you love. Since it continues to be warm and sunny, a refreshing dip was exactly what I wanted for lunch. I had Broccoli in the fridge. 🙁   I know as a Food Blogger not having more veggies is ridiculous but  honestly this weeks batch of veggies in the market ufff well lets just say “no like”. I could say that I am a bit picky when it comes to shopping veggies and fruit, I like them to smell and taste as good like fruits and veggies but sometimes that is surely is not the case. 🙁  

I cut the Broccoli into bite size pieces and roasted these delicious little treats, drizzled with Olive Oil, a pinch of Salt & Pepper and my absolutely must topping Sweet Paprika.  Love it!!

ROASTED BROCCOLI WITH A SIDE ORDER OF GREEK YOGURT DIP

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Broccoli
  • Olive Oil
  • Sweet Paprika
  • Salt & Pepper

Dip:

  • 1/2 cup Walnuts chopped
  • 3/4 cup Greek Yogurt
  • 1/2 Lemon Juice
  • 1/4 cup Dill chopped
  • 1 Garlic finely chopped or 1 teaspoon of Garlic Powder

Instructions
 

  • Cut broccoli into small bite size pieces, and drizzle olive oil, salt, pepper and sweet paprika on top.
  • Put Walnuts into food processor,
  • finely chop.
  • Add all the ingredients for the dip into a bowl, combine. I am not a huge fan of Garlic but I added just a teaspoon of Garlic powder instead, this way the garlic taste is lighter.
  • Pre-heat oven to 180 and roast broccoli bites for 1/2 hour this of course all depends on your oven.

 

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

24 Comments

  1. Jyo
    October 17, 2018 at 9:22 am  ·  Reply

    Looks so delicious…Count me IN for this Sophie…😊

  2. Lisa@LismorePaper
    October 17, 2018 at 9:43 am  ·  Reply

    Congratulations, Sophie! Well deserved! You make me so hungry every time I visit. This is another fantastic recipe I am going to try. 😍💗

  3. Perdita Tinsel
    October 17, 2018 at 10:19 am  ·  Reply

    Looks delicious. Would it work with a little blue cheese crumbled in? I love broc and blue!

  4. Megala
    October 17, 2018 at 12:27 pm  ·  Reply

    Wow! What a delicious treat!! Just cant wait to try.

  5. Diana Tyler (la muse excentrique) ☕
    October 17, 2018 at 12:53 pm  ·  Reply

    Congrats Sophie!! And this treat looks so yummy.

  6. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    October 17, 2018 at 3:15 pm  ·  Reply

    Congratulations Sophie! You deserve it. I love your blog and recipes, and so happy that you have received recognition for that 🙂

  7. dtills
    October 18, 2018 at 3:08 am  ·  Reply

    So proud of you Sophie💕💕💕💕

  8. foodzesty
    October 18, 2018 at 2:24 pm  ·  Reply

    Thank you so very much 🙂

  9. annika
    October 20, 2018 at 10:31 am  ·  Reply

    I love roasted broccoli, you just made them better!

  10. foodzesty
    January 16, 2019 at 12:22 pm  ·  Reply

    Thank you so very much…and I surely will visit 🙂

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