Roasted Vegetables in Balsamic Vinaigrette
You can’t have a meal with out a good side dish. This is a tasty and elegant way to do vegetables. It is quick easy and painless and a recipe that anyone will love. I cooked this one up for someone who does not really care for vegetables and she ended up going home and replicating it to furnish a side for a repast between her and her boy friend. Enjoy this Recipe Djour bonus this week! These are the vegetables that I usually use but you can use just about an array your heart desires.
Total Cost: $8.50
Feeds about 4-6 people as a side dish
Ingredients:
- Yellow Squash – 1 Sliced (julienne)
- Zucchini – 1 Sliced (julienne)
- Mushrooms – 6 Sliced (julienne) any variety
- Celery – 2 stalks Sliced (julienne)
- Carrots – 2 Sliced thin
- Olives – 8oz Chopped
- Red Pepper – 1 rough chop or Julienne
- Red onion – ½ julienne
- Balsamic vinegar – 2/3 cup
- Basil – Fresh – 2 oz
- Oregano – Fresh – 2oz
- Parsley – Fresh – 1 oz
- Sage – Dry – tea spoon
- Olive oil – 1/3 cup
- Thyme – Fresh – tea spoon (2 stalks
- Salt – table spoon or to taste
- Pepper – Tea spoon or to taste
- Garlic Fresh – 1 piece off clove (minced)
- Rosemary – 1 tea spoon (Dry)
Step 1: Blanch Vegetables (boil) – In a medium size boiling pot add carrots, onions, celery, and Red Pepper. Boil for around 8-10 minutes till vegetables are soft to touch. Strain vegetables. If you don’t wish to blanch your vegetables you can skip this step and then just roast them for 35-40 minutes in step four.
Step 2: Make Balsamic Vinaigrette – In a food processor or blender (I prefer a blender) mix Balsamic Vinegar, Basil, Oregano, Parsley, Sage, Olive oil, Thyme, Salt, Pepper, Garlic and Rosemary. Blend till you have a uniform liquid, all herbs should be totally ground up.
Step 3: Roast Vegetables – In a medium size roasting pan put all vegetables form step 1 and your zucchini, mushrooms, squash and olives. Pour Balsamic Pesto from step 2 over vegetables. Pre heat oven to 375 degrees F, roast vegetables for around 12-15 minutes or until they reach desired quality. If you decided not to blanch your vegetables roast for 35-40 minutes.
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