Broccoli Cheese Toasties
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Broccoli cheese toasties are flavorful and quick to put together for lunch or snacking.
Recently, the toddler has learned how to say his brother’s name, which means there has been lots of screeching going on at my house. We seem to experience both sides of the sibling aisle every day, as they maneuver from giggles to tears and back again.
When the little one gets hurt they both cry, the elder because he thinks it is his fault. (This is only true 67% of the time.)
Truth be told, I handle these sorts of situations worse than they do, and I have to retreat to my bedroom, or punt all the boys out into the yard to play, to regain my sanity.
This also usually involves digging into some comfort food, preferably full of cheese and carbs.
Technically these broccoli cheese toasties are meant to be a vegetarian side dish — and hey, I ended up serving it as the side to some baked chicken — but it makes for a lovely simple lunch or a savory snack.
The taste was just like cheesy garlic bread, but with broccoli on top. That’s how you know it’s healthy. Green stuff.
Sourdough bread is slathered with a mixture of mayo and cheese, drenching the bread in flavor while creating a nice bed for the broccoli. A sprinkle of more cheese finishes it off, and you simply pop it under the broiler to cook.
It’s so ridiculously easy, toasties might be my new favorite nighttime snack.
I used Jarlsberg cheese for its flavor and melting qualities, but you can swap in a cheese like gruyere or other creamy melty cheese.
Broccoli Cheese Toasties
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chopped broccoli
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Ground black pepper
- Pinch red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese, divided
- 2 slices sourdough bread
Instructions
- Steam broccoli until tender, about 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheese.
- Spread mayonnaise mixture onto sourdough, and place bread onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Top with broccoli, and divide remaining cheese onto the two slices.
- Broil for 3-5 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.
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This recipe is for another edition of Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a progressive dinner party. This month’s theme is Weekend Ski Party and is hosted by Susan Pridmore who blogs at The Wimpy Vegetarian. Don’t consider yourself snowed in…consider it a party!
If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner involves going from house to house, enjoying a different course at each location. With Progressive Eats, a theme is chosen each month, members share recipes suitable for a delicious meal or party, and you can hop from blog to blog to check them out.
We have a core group of 12 bloggers, but we will always need substitutes and if there is enough interest would consider additional groups. To see our upcoming themes and how you can participate, please check out the schedule at Creative Culinary or contact Barb for more information.
What simple comfort food! I have some steamed broccoli in the fridge along with some Gruyere–I’m going to make this for my lunch this week!
Oh, Megan! I want to put that mayonnaise mixture on all the things! And thank you for thinking of our health what with all that green broccoli (under the cheese)! Sorry the kiddos can be a bit much sometimes, but thank goodness for yards and for carbs!
That is so so so perfect for a snow day or a day when you wish it was snowing. or any day. Simple comforting goodness!
What a fun way to eat your broccoli.
This looks like the perfect way to get anyone to eat broccoli – cheese and toast make everything better, LOL! Great choice for a wonderful party bite Megan!
What a fun idea! I think this would be a great way to get my son to eat more broccoli 🙂
Oh yes! Who wouldn’t like these toasties! Perfect comfort food and a great side dish for our Weekend Ski Party menu.
This looks like the perfect way to get anyone to eat broccoli – cheese and toast make everything better, LOL! Great choice for a wonderful party bite Megan!
So simple and so delicious. As soon as I saw the photo at the top, I just sighed. I’m making these this weekend and can already taste them. Wonderful recipe!