What started out as a very ordinary dinner turned into an extraordinary meal with roasted broccoli and sauteed baby red potatoes. The main dish was a precrusted salmon from the frozen food section in the grocery store, but the side dishes catapulted this meal over the top.
I didn't eat many green vegetables growing up, so I'm just now becoming familiar with their taste and diversity in preparing them. Tonight, I tossed broccoli in olive oil and added thinly sliced garlic and roasted them in the oven at 425-degrees. When I took the pan out of the oven, I added fresh basil. It was utterly spectacular! The broccoli had a deep roasted flavor. The edges were blackened and crispy. The garlic jazzed it up just enough and the basil gave it a hint of earthy sweetness, but just being roasted made the broccoli fabulous.
The potatoes were also amazing. I used my Dutch oven and melted a tablespoon of butter. I threw the baby reds in the pot (they were all very small and approximately the same size) and sprinkled them with sea salt and freshly ground pepper then covered the pot. I made sure they cooked in their own juices. They came out extremely tender and flavorful. Butter, salt and pepper was all these potatoes needed.
Both of these side dishes were great. I'm in a very good mood right now because they came out as a very pleasant surprise. I started out with a simple dinner idea and it turned into a gourmet meal. I love when that happens!
Music: Kriss Kross - Jump
Weather: 35-degrees (the last "warm" day of the year...)
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