Roasted Broccoli with Manchego

Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
Source: Everyday Food, October 2006
Category: Vegetable

Ingredients
2 pounds Broccoli Crowns
4 cloves Garlic (peeled and smashed)
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1โ„4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1โ„2 whole Lemon (juiced)
1โ„3 cup Manchego Cheese (finely grated)
  dash Salt
  dash Ground Black Pepper

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Trim 1 inch from end of broccoli stalks. Cut off florets, and separate into large pieces. Using a vegetable peeler or paring knife, peel the outer layer of stalks; thinly slice crosswise.
  2. Divide broccoli (both stalks and florets), garlic, oil, and red-pepper flakes between two large rimmed baking sheets; season with salt and pepper. Roast until broccoli is crisp-tender and beginning to brown, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets from top to bottom and tossing broccoli once halfway through.
  3. Remove from oven. Sprinkle broccoli with lemon juice; toss to coat. Serve topped with Manchego.