IF YOU'RE USING BROCCOLI, PEEL THE STEMS AND SLICE INTO BRANCHES OF UNIFORM THICKNESS. BROCCOLINI HAS THINNER STEMS WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE TO PEEL.
TRIM AND PEEL GARLIC CLOVES. CRUSH LIGHTLY.
USING A MICROPLANE, ZEST THE LEMON. SQUEEZE THE JUICE INTO A BOWL WITH THE GRATED ZEST.
TOAST THE SESAME SEEDS IN A SMALL FRYING PAN TILL THEY ARE PALE GOLD IN COLOR.
HEAT A FEW TBSPS OF OLIVE OIL IN A STEEP-SIDED PAN. COOK THE GARLIC CLOVES ON LOW HEAT TILL THEY ARE SOFT AND LIGHTLY BROWNED.
ADD THE CHILI FLAKES. LAYER THE BROCCOLINI ON TOP. POUR IN 1/2 CUP OF WATER, COVER AND STEAM FOR ABOUT 6 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE STEMS ARE TENDER. TOSS A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE COOKING.
TOSS THE BROCCOLINI IN A WARMED BOWL WITH THE LEMON JUICE, ZEST AND SESAME SEEDS.
ADD THE GRATED PARMESAN JUST BEFORE SERVING.
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