How to Cook Broccoli Rabe
Here’s how to cook broccoli rabe, or rapini, the fast way! This notoriously bitter vegetable can be mellowed with a few quick tricks.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4

Ingredients 6
- 2 bunches broccoli rabe ( 1 to 1 1/2 lbs)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Method 7
- 01
Brush the baking sheet with olive oil. Preheat a broiler.
- 02
Wash the broccoli rabe in cold water, then pat it dry with a clean dish towel.
- 03
Cut the floret off the stems, keeping the leaves and florets intact. (You can discard the stems.)
- 04
Place the broccoli rabe in a bowl with the olive oil, garlic powder, and kosher salt and mix until well combined. Place it on the baking sheet.
- 05
Broil 2 minutes, then remove the sheet and stir.
- 06
Broil 2 minutes more until fully wilted.
- 07
Stir in the lemon juice & zest. Taste and add salt or fresh ground black pepper to taste.
Provenance
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