Broccoli/ Herbed Hollandaise Sauce/ Toasted Bread Crumbs

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 slice sourdough bread, crust removed, bread torn into pieces (about 2 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs broccoli, peeled and cut lengthwise into long thick florets
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon boiling water
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (not the bottled stuff)
• tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon chopped mint
• 1 teaspoon chopped mint
• 1/2 teaspoon coarsely chopped thyme

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 450°f
• 2 in a small saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
• 3 skim off the foam from the surface of the butter.
• 4 remove from the heat.
• 5 in a food processor, pulse the bread to coarse crumbs.
• 6 transfer the crumbs to a small cookie sheet, toss with 1 teaspoon of the olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• 7 bake for about 2 minutes, until golden brown.
• 8 on a large rimmed baking sheet, toss the broccoli with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
• 9 arrange the broccoli in an even layer and roast for about 15 minutes, until just tender and starting to brown.
• 10 meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring 1 inch of water to a simmer.
• 11 in a stainless steel bowl, mix the egg yolks with the boiling water.
• 12 set the bowl over the saucepan and whisk the yolks constantly until thickened slightly and bright yellow, about 1 minute.
• 13 remove from the heat.
• 14 gently reheat the butter; very gradually, whisk it into the yolks until a slightly thick sauce forms.
• 15 whisk in the lemon juice and a dash of tabasco and season the hollandaise sauce lightly with salt and pepper.
• 16 whisk in the mint and thyme.
• 17 transfer the broccoli to a platter; pour the hollandaise sauce on top.
• 18 sprinkle with the bread crumbs and serve.