Roasted Broccoli with Nutritional Yeast and Almond Butter

Until about a week ago, I had never heard of nutritional yeast. The mysterious name doesn't even sound tasty. Nutritional yeast is deactivated yeast and full of protein and B vitamins. I hear that vegans can eat this as a substitute for cheese because it tastes like parmesan cheese. I had to try it out.

You would not know it's not cheese!

Roasted Broccoli with Nutritional Yeast and Almond Butter

4 cups broccoli florets

4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 heaping Tbsp almond butter

3 heaping Tbsp nutritional yeast

Dash of garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Nutritional yeast. Don Draper should come up with a better name and ad campaign!

"There's nothing I can't do."

Almond butter gives extra crunch and natural sweetness.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, toss broccoli florets and olive oil. Add almond butter and massage the florets with hands so each floret has a good coating of almond butter. Add garlic powder, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper and toss again. Spread the florets on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until they are slightly brown.

Coat the florets well and spread them on a cookie sheet.

Just make yourselves comfortable. Don't let me bother you guys.... 

After baking. Golden brown just like parmesan cheese.

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