Five healthy dinner ideas using roast Mediterranean vegetables. Easy meal ideas for the family.
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables Recipes
You can throw together a tray of delicious roasted mediterranean vegetables in less than 30 minutes and we’ve got five delicious ways to use them up.
How to roast Mediterranean vegetables
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables is usually a recipe I make at the end of the week to use everything up before my next big food shop. Just chop all the veggies roughly the same size, drizzle with olive oil, season with oregano and thyme, then roast in a hot oven for around 20 minutes.
What vegetables to include in Mediterranean roast vegetables
I like to include a good mix of colours and flavours, try….
- Courgettes
- Aubergines
- Fennel
- Red Onions
- Red or Orange Peppers
Five delicious ways to eat roast-med-veg
Ingredients
- 1 aubergine
- 1-2 courgettes
- 1 red pepper
- 1 red onion
- 1 fennel
- 1-2 tbs olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Chop all the vegetables into bitesized pieces.
- Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle over the oregano, thyme and season with salt and black pepper.
- Roast in the oven for around 20 - 30 minutes until the veg is browning.
5 Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables Recipes to try
Roast Mediterranean Vegetables with Halloumi
Slice halloumi, brush lightly with a little harissa paste mixed with olive oil and cook in a hot griddle pan. Then simply toss in with the roasted Mediterranean vegetables and serve with warmed flatbreads – maybe a side of creamy tzatziki.
Roast Mediterranean Vegetables with Sausages
Serve your roasted Mediterranean vegetables with sticky sausages. Add the sausages to a roasting tin, drizzle with honey and cook in the oven for around 30 minutes, serve in chunky slices on top of the roasted Mediterranean vegetables. Add a side of crusty French baguette to mop up any juices. Turn this into a simple vegetarian dinner idea by using vegetarian sausages.
Roast Mediterranean Vegetables with Pasta
Serve your roasted Mediterranean vegetables with pasta. Simply cook up some fresh pasta and then toss the freshly cooked penne straight into the roast veggies pan – stir to coat the pasta in the juices and then scatter with Parmesan cheese or baby mozzarella balls. Easy vegetarian dinner idea.
Roast Mediterranean Vegetables Bruschetta
Use your roasted Mediterranean vegetables to top bruschetta. Simply toast slices of ciabatta or sourdough loaf, rub the surface with raw garlic and a drizzle of fruity olive oil then top with the roasted veg and drizzle with a little d scatter over torn basil leaves. Delicious vegetarian bruschetta are great with a glass or two of red wine.
Roast Mediterranean Vegetables with Rice
Serve your roasted Mediterranean vegetables with added spice! Add half tsp of cumin, coriander and cinnamon to your roast-veg mix before roasting, then serve with a portion of fluffy basmati rice and a spoonful of lemon and coriander yogurt for a simple vegetarian dinner idea.
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