Roast Vegetables

I do not often get sick, but when I do, I do it properly. Each year from 2001 to 2009 we went away over the June 16 long weekend. Each year as we got in the car I needed a box of tissues and ended up trying to scramble to get something to take the sore throat away. In 2009 I got bronchitis and the antibiotics and cortisone must have had a long term effect and I had not been sick for 2 years, until July when we went away! I had a sore throat which went away and I went to gym, and came back with a faucet where my nose used to be. When I feel like this, my taste buds do not co-operate and I crave easy, simple, hearty food. These roast vegetables fit the bill. They are full of goodness and vitamins and the only thing required to make them perfect is a little bit of patience.

ROAST VEGETABLES

ingredients:

1 butternut, peeled and chopped and seeds removed

1 potato, chopped

1 sweet potato, chopped

1 onion, peeled and quartered

1 garlic bulb, halved

2 tablespoons sweet basil olive oil and tomato balsamic reduction splash

olive oil for drizzling

2 sprigs rosemary

3 baby gem squash, halved

10 whole mushrooms

salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning

15g butter

method:

preheat the oven to 180° Celsius

place the butternut, potato, sweet potato, onion and garlic into a roasting pan

pour over the splash and mix in

drizzle with the olive oil

add the rosemary and cook for 30 minutes

take out of the oven, remove the rosemary and add the gems and mushrooms

break the butter up and dot around the pan

drizzle with some more olive oil

cook for a further 30 minutes

cook’s notes: remember to cut your veggies into even sizes

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Tandy

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20 thoughts on “Roast Vegetables”

I totally agree Tandy – I crave roasted veggies which I mash on my plate – smother in a sauce and top with butter and balsamic vinegar – or I make roasted butternut and potatoes and drown them in peri peri cheese sauce. My boday says no to meat but yebo yes yes yes to veggies – if I am completely man down i will even just steam whole heads of brocolli and cauliflower! I hope you guys are having the very best of a weekend and good times together xxxxxx I wish you a very Buon Giorno ……. as in, a GREAT day together xxxx jan

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Tandy on August 29, 2011 at 7:11 am said:

I love the sound of mashed up roast vegies with balsamic! And steamed broccoli and cauliflower are always a winning dish! We had a super weekend Jan – hope yours was amazing as well xxx

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Roasting is my comfort method. Now I’ll have to remember who was drinking the pepper inspired concoction for wellness and if I do, I’ll be back to post for you.

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