Melissa Clark's Roasted Broccoli with Shrimp

This has to be my very favorite recipe of last year. It is very quick, very easy, and tastes totally amazing: light, subtly spicy and fragrant. It has an Asian feel to it, but very subtle. It's probably pretty healthy as well!

All ingredients of this have an amazing synergy. Make enough basmati rice and resist the tempation to do anything more fancy.

This recipe deserves a 5 not only for flavor but for ease of preparation and brevity of cooking time (assuming you have purchased peeled and deveined shrimp). The cumin-coriander-chili powder combo with the broccoli is just great. Prep time is about 10 minutes and a 20 minute roasting time ... so if you want rice, you have just enough time to make that and maybe a side salad. The flavors are good enough that it is a great choice when you have unexpected company at the the last minute.