Broccoli Crown

Author

Barbara Osborne

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Recipe

Measurements	Ingredients
2 lbs	Broccoli (or Chopped Frozen)
¼ Cup	Chopped Onion
4 Tbsp	Butter
4 Tbsp	Flour
1 Tsp	Seasoned Salt
1 Cup	Milk
3	Eggs
½ Cup	Mayonnaise
¼ Cup	Parsley
2 Tbsp	Butter (For Herb-Butter Tomatoes)
½ Tsp	Mayonnaise (For Herb-Butter Tomatoes)
	Tomatoes (For Herb-Butter Tomatoes)

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Instructions

1. Cook Broccoli until just crunchy; drain well.
2. Sauté Onion in Butter.
3. Stir in Flour and Seasoned Salt; cook until bubbly.
4. Stir in Milk and cook until it thickens and boils one minute.
5. Beat Eggs slightly.
6. Add a little sauce to mix with Eggs, then stir Eggs into the sauce.
7. Cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until the mixture thickens again.
8. Stir in Mayonnaise and Parsley.
9. Fold sauce into drained Broccoli.
10. Spoon into a well-greased 5-cup mold.
11. Set the mold in a baking pan.
12. Place the pan on an oven rack.
13. Pour boiling water into the baking pan to a depth of about one inch.
14. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until set.
15. Let stand a few minutes.
16. Loosen, then invert the Broccoli Crown onto a serving dish.
17. Serve with Herb-Butter Tomatoes in the center.

Herb-Butter Tomatoes:

1. Melt 2 Tbsp Butter with ½ Tsp Marjoram.
2. Stir in Tomatoes.
3. Cook for 5 minutes or just until heated through.

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