Colder weather brings on
a need for hearty, warming food that will keep you going when the weather
chills. I drag out the crock pot, much to my husband’s discontent, and start
making soups and stews. This healthy
roasted seasonal vegetable recipe uses a number of seasonal vegetables and
makes a hearty side-dish. If you cannot
get fresh tomatoes, a large can of peeled roma tomatoes can be used instead.
Roasted Fall Vegetables
- 1 butternut squash, seeded and in chunks
- 8 medium new potatoes, scrubbed and halved
- 2 red onions, peeled and in wedges
- 1 medium eggplant, in chunks
- 1 red, 1 yellow pepper, seeded and in chunks
- 8 whole garlic cloves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 bay leaves
- A few sprigs of rosemary and thyme
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 5 to 7 roma tomatoes, halved
Place vegetables in the
base of an enamel roasting tray and season well with salt and freshly ground
black pepper. Scatter over bay leaves, rosemary sprigs and thyme.
Drizzle generously with
olive oil and toss vegetables around with the hands to coat. Place in a
pre-heated oven 400F for around 20 minutes, until browning around the edges and
almost cooked. If using canned tomatoes add them now, by tucking around the
cooked vegetables. Then return the pan
to the oven for another 10 minutes - or until potatoes and squash are tender.
Then enjoy with a nice
glass of Chianti or Barolo red wine. Great accompanying Italian meatballs but
you could always eat them as a side dish with steak, chops, chicken breast or
even as a meal in itself with a pasta or rice accompaniment.
If you are ready to use
your crock pot, roasting oven or Dutch oven to make some fall dishes, check out
the seasonal recipes page on the blog where we have posted a number of perfect
choices.
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