Roasted Italian vegetables

Written by Catherine Saxelby on Friday, 27 March 2009.
Tagged: easy, healthy cooking, side-dish, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

  • Ready In: 35 minutes
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 25 minutes
  • Serves: 4
Roasted Italian Vegetables ready to serve

Love this easy one-tray bake of mixed vegetables, which becomes a flavoursome accompaniment to grilled meat or fish. Or the basis of a heartier salad.

Ingredients

  • 4 small (300 g) zucchini
  • 4 (300 g) small finger eggplants
  • 4 (200 g) cherry or egg tomatoes
  • 1 each red and yellow capsicum (200 g each)
  • 1 onion, sliced into wedges
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • freshly-ground black pepper
  • TO SERVE: 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaved parsley

Nutrition per serve

400 kJ (95 Cal), 3 g fat (including 0.3 g saturated fat), 10 g carbohydrate (including 9 g sugars), 6 g fibre and 15 mg sodium. Read our nutrition rating system.

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to moderately-hot 200 C, utilising the top oven grilling element if available.

2. Prepare vegetables - trim ends from zucchini and eggplant and cut in half lengthwise; cut egg tomatoes into quarters; trim top and bottom from capsicum, remove seeds and inner membranes and cut flesh into wide sections; peel and slice onion.

3. Line a large roasting pan 30 x 40 cm with baking paper. Alternatively brush or spray with oil. Arrange prepared vegetables in a layer and drizzle over the olive oil.

4. Sprinkle with pepper. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until just browned and eggplants are starting to soften, shaking the pan once or twice to prevent sticking. To serve, arrange on a platter and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Variations

  • Pile cooked vegetables onto 4-6 thick slices of crusty bread (which have been lightly toasted) and cover with slices of mozzarella cheese. Return to oven and bake for 5-7 minutes or until cheese melts and becomes runny.
  • This recipe can also be cooked on the barbecue or under a hot grill.