MADDIE DAY here, with an easy early fall recipe using tasty garden produce.
I had a mix of veggies from my garden and a local farm stand, and the weather here in New England has finally cooled down enough to turn on the oven. I usually make the eggplant-pepper-tomato dish known as ratatouille on the stove top, but I wanted to give it a different take. So I bring you Roasted Ratatouille!
Roasted Ratatouille
Ingredients
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4 Asian eggplants, cut into inch pieces
1 yellow pepper, diced
1 onion, peeled and quartered
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Olive oil
Kosher salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 400
Using both thumbs, dejuice and deseed the tomato halves. (I couldn't figure out how to take a picture of me using both thumbs!)
Drizzle olive oil on a large rimmed baking sheet and on a smaller one.
Lay tomatoes cut-side down on smaller pan and press flat. Sprinkle with salt.
Lay other vegetables on larger pan in a single layer and sprinkle with salt.
Drizzle olive oil over both pans.
Roast side by side for fifteen minutes. Remove large pan and turn vegetables.
Add tomatoes and any juice to vegetable pan, and stir in garlic. Roast for another fifteen minutes.
Sprinkle on parsley and serve hot with freshly dug potatoes and chicken or fish (we had it with chicken sausage).
Enjoy!
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My favorite to roast is brussel sprouts with olive oil and garlic!
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ReplyDeleteWe love roasted potatoes with a little extra zip. Leave the peel on the potatoes and depending on the size cut them into large wedges (usually half for small potatoes, 4 wedges for medium and 6 or 8 for large ones). You can use melted butter or to make it simple and less calories spray with butter coating all sides. Dip the cup sides of the potato into parmesan cheese coating well. Place wedges on a rack on a cookie sheet. Roast in oven until potatoes are fork tender and the cheese sides are a light golden color.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the ROASTED RATATOUILLE recipe which not only sounds easy but super yummy.
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I love roasted asparagas! Spritz with olive oil Pam, and into the oven. So good.
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It was cool enough for the oven last week, but now warm again. I love slow roasting meals in the cast iron skillet that was my mom's, meat and veg together, slowly browning. You've made me want to get eggplant next time I shop. <3
ReplyDeleteI have never seen the Asian eggplant, are they milder in flavor? My favorite is the good old pot roast with roasted potatoes and carrots.
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They are slender, Linda, about the size of a banana or smaller.
DeleteI always enjoy slow roasting chicken with lots of squash, peppers, onions and tomatoes together. So good!
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roasted Brussel sprouts tossed n olive oil and a dash of soy sauce
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I love roasted zucchini. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeleteIf it can go in the oven, I'll roast it. Whatever is in season or available or left over in the fridge. Fresh asparagus was the star of my latest roast. Why didn't I start roasting it years ago? And peppers always add a delicious sweetness.
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I will eat pretty much any roasted vegetable. There's something about how the heat carmelizes (if that's a word) them and intensifies their flavor.
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I like roasted asparagus, served with feta on top. I'll have to try roasted ratatouille instead of my usual sauteed version.
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I love roasted vegetables, especially asparagus and brussel sprouts.
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Beef roast with potatoes and onions
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I love roasting almost anything, and yep, asparagus or any veggies or meat are high on my list. One of my faves is making my old friend's recipe for Greek Bria mi, similar to your ratatouille but she used zukes in place of eggplant (which I've often added later) and it's all cooked together and sooo good! lola777_22 at hotmail dot com
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ReplyDeleteI love to roast asparagus. Maceoindo(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI am just learning how to cook. I love roasted zucchini and broccoli. So far that’s all I have!
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ReplyDeleteThanks to all for your suggested of yummy roasted things!
Roasting the vegetables makes such a difference.
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