Vegetable Medley

This intriguing dish has the flawless combination of sweet and salty. It is easy to cook and can be served as a side dish, salad, or snack. You are free to add any or all the veggies and herbs that you have in your refrigerator.

Here’s the recipe of vegetable medley to which you can add more or different vegetables as well.

Health Facts:

The recipe contains 191 calories per serving and consists other essentials such as vitamins, calcium, potassium, protein, magnesium, folate etc. which are good for your health.

Ingredients

tbsp olive oil, divided: 2

large yam - peeled, and cut into approximately 1 inch pieces: 1

large parsnip, also peeled and cut into approximately 1 inch pieces: 1

cup baby carrots: 1

zucchini, cut into 1 inch slices: 1

bunch of fresh asparagus, trimmed and chopped into pieces: 1

cup roasted red peppers, cut into 1 inch pieces: 1/2

cloves garlic, minced: 2

cup chopped fresh basil: 1/4

tsp kosher salt: 1/2

tsp black pepper, well ground: 1/2

How To Make Vegetable Medley

1. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius (or 425 degrees Fahrenheit). Lard two baking sheets with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
2. Put the carrots, parsnips and yams over the baking sheets and place them into the preheated oven for exactly 30 minutes.
3. After the 30 minutes are over, add the asparagus and zucchini, and sprinkle the remainder of the olive oil to the baking trays. 

4. Continue to bake for a further 30 minutes, or to the point where all the vegetables become tender.
5. Once the vegetables are tender, remove the dish from oven and set to cool for at least 30 minutes on the baking sheet.

1. Hurl the roasted peppers along with basil, garlic, pepper, and salt in a large bowl and stir until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
2. Next, include roasted vegetables and toss to blend.
3. Let it cool down to match the room temperature or cool in the fridge before you serve, or devour it yourself.

Trivia:

Vegetable medley, also known as ‘Briam’ in Greek, is an excellent vegetable dish. Although exact origin remains to be unknown, vegetable medley is supposed to be an olden dish which has had numerous variants and evolved overtime only to be extra delicious and healthy.