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I love cooking broccoli and find this broccoli recipe a real treat. Its easy to make and the lemon and parmigiano cheese add the perfect blend of flavors to the broccoli.

broccoli (about 1 pound)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2/3 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano – look for cheese aged 2 years for optimum flavor
1 organic lemon, juiced

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Trim the ends of the broccoli stalks and cut into spears.
Place the broccoli In a glass or ceramic baking dish lightly rubbed with olive oil.
Drizzle the rest of the olive oil over the broccoli and add salt and pepper to taste.
Gently toss to evenly coat each broccoli spear.
Bake for about ten minutes.
Remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle the cheese over the top.
Bake another ten minutes until the cheese melts and forms a lattice over the broccoli.
Remove from oven, using a spatula, gently lift broccoli onto a plate and drizzle the the fresh lemon to taste.

We now know cruciferous vegetables are unsurpassed in boosting the immune system by enabling DNA repair in our cells. This has led many scientists to believe that many of the diseases of aging can be prevented if we include generous amounts of cruciferous vegetables in our diet.

But the good news doesn’t stop there. New scientific evidence indicates that sulforaphane, a phytonutrient in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may actually rejuvenate the immune system allowing it to block many common diseases of aging, such as heart disease, degenerative joint disease and diabetes. The secret lies in the ability of the sulphoraphane to turn on a set of antioxidant genes and enzymes with the power to combat free radicals by suppressing their production.

The sulforaphane in broccoli and other members of the cabbage family also produce enzymes that detoxify carcinogenic substances. Log on tomorrow for a simple yet superbly delicious broccoli recipe.