Roasted vegetables are an easy, flavorful, very low sodium side dish. This recipe provides instructions for roasting any vegetable with a variety of flavor options.
Roasted Vegetables
Ingredients
- Any combination of fresh vegetables, chopped
- Olive oil or vegetables oil
- Herbs and spices, depending on the desired flavor (see instructions for details.)
Instructions
Roasting the vegetables:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking pan with aluminum foil.
- Rub the chopped vegetable piecess with oil and desired seasoning mix, stirring gently to coat each piece of vegetable (see seasoning options below).
- Place vegetables on the baking plan in a single layer and bake in the preheated oven. The amount of time to bake can vary from 10-45 minutes, depending on the type and thickness of vegetables. Note: If you want to reduce the amount of time it takes to roast your vegetables, can either cut the vegetables into smaller pieces, or microwave them for a few minutes before roasting.
Seasoning options for 1pound of vegetables:
- Plain (any vegetable): 1 Tbsp olive oil and ⅛ tsp thyme.
- Italian (any vegetable): 1 Tbsp olive oil, ⅛ tsp Italian Seasoning blend.
- French (asparagus, carrots, cauliflower, green beans …) : 1 Tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp Dijon Mustard, and 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- Country blend (broccoli, carrots, …): 1 Tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp Dijon Mustard, 1 tsp red wine vinegar, ½ Tbsp brown sugar or pure maple syrup, pinch of thyme.
- Chinese (bok choy, broccoli, carrots, …): 1 Tbsp vegetable oil, 1 Tbsp no-salt soy salt substitute (see recipe), 1 tsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp sesame oil, ¼ tsp Chinese 5-spice.
- Caribbean (carrots, celery, potatoes): 1 Tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tsp jerk seasoning or cajun blend seasoning.
- Greek (asparagus, beets, butternut squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, …): 1 Tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp lemon juice, ½ tsp dried oregano.
- Sweet balsamic (beets, butternut squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, …): 1 Tbsp olive oil, ½ Tbsp pure maple setup, ½ Tbsp balsamic vinegar.
- Sweet Savory (carrots, sweet potatoes, …): 1 Tbsp vegetable oil, ½ Tbsp Dijon mustard, ½ Tbsp honey, 1 Tbsp no-salt soy sauce substitute (see recipe)
