Roasted Vegetables
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4.9
123 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
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Servings
5 - 6 people
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Calories
209 kcal
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Course
Side Dish
Roasted Vegetables
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Recipe video above. Knowing how to make Roasted Vegetables well is a life essential! For best results? Don't mix root vegetables with high moisture vegetables like eggplant and zucchini. Use smashed whole garlic cloves instead of minced which just burns. Same for herbs.And roast in a moderate rather than hot oven so they have time to sweeten and caramelise evenly!I like this mix of vegetables for colour, flavour and texture. Plus (other than the onion) they roast in the same time which keeps things simple. See recipe notes for variations, including other vegetables, herbs etc. Use this recipe for any roast-able vegetables, but separate starchy/dense from watery vegetables.
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Ingredients
- 400g / 14oz small potatoes , skin on (10 or so)
- 2 carrots , medium/large, peeled
- 1 large parsnip (250g/8oz), peeled
- 1 red onion , large, peeled (200g / 7oz)
- 5 garlic cloves , smashed (Note 1)
- 5 thyme sprigs
- 3 sage sprigs
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp cooking/kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Garnish:
- 2 tbsp parsley , finely chopped
Instructions
Cutting vegetables:
- Potatoes - Cut in half. (For large, cut into 3 or 4)
- Carrots - Cut into 3cm / 1.2" triangles on the diagonal (see diagram in post).
- Parsnip - Cut into 4cm / 1.5" lengths. Then cut into batons / chunks so they are roughly equal size (see diagram in post).
- Red onion - Cut in half, then cut each half into 4 wedges. Then in cut into 3 or 4 so you get 2cm/ 0.8" squares.
- Smashed garlic - Place side of knife on unpeeled garlic clove. Hit firmly with palm of hand so the garlic bursts open a bit but mostly stays in tact.
Roasting:
- Preheat oven to 200°C / 390°F (180°C fan).
- Onion - Toss onion in one bowl with 1 tablespoon oil, and a pinch of the salt and pepper. Set aside - we add these later.
- Other vegetables - Put all other vegetables, thyme and garlic in a separate bowl. Tear sage leaves and stems with hands, add into bowl. Toss with remaining oil, salt and pepper. Spread on a large baking tray.
- Roasting - Roast 30 minutes. Add onion, toss vegetables. Roast for a further 1 hour, tossing halfway, until cooked through with golden edges.
- Garnish & serve - Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately!
Notes
- Smashed Garlic - This method of smashing opening garlic releases garlic flavour into the vegetables as they roast but keeps the garlic whole so a) it won't burn like minced garlic does; and b) you get to squeeze out the slow roasted garlic and eat it - it's so good!!
- Herbs - I've used Sage and thyme here which are two herbs that do well to impart subtle flavour when roasted. Being a hardier herb, rosemary would also work well here. More delicate herbs like oregano, chives, marjoram, basil etc, can't withstand oven cooking. Instead, sprinkle over the vegetables once roasted.Dried herbs option - Dried herbs will work just fine too, but they won't add flavour in the same way fresh herbs do. To use dried herbs, just add when tossing with salt and pepper.
- Other vegetables - Of course, other vegetables work! But I do recommend roasting starchy / root / hard veg (potatoes, carrot, parsnip) separately from high moisture / soft vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, capsicum / bell peppers) because they call for different roasting times. Also, nobody wants juice accidentally bursting out from eggplant making their potatoes wet!
- Add hard veg at the beginning, softer veg later. Here are some guides.
- Other hard veg (same roasting time per recipe, cut into similar sizes)
- Soft Veg - Roasting time required at temp in recipe (don't crowd the pan else they just sweat instead of browning)
- Sweet potato
- Turnip
- Swedes
- Capsicum / bell peppers - 2.5cm / 1" squares, 20 minutes
- Mushrooms (large) - halved, 40 minutes
- Pumpkin, squash - 4cm / 1.5" cubes, 30 minutes
- Zucchini - 4cm / 1.5" chunks, 25 minutes
- Eggplant - See this recipe for best method
- Jerusalem artichokes - halved, 40 minutes
- Fennel - 2cm / 1" slices, 45 minutes
Nutrition Information
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Calories
209cal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
492mg
(21%)
Potassium
592mg
(17%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
4261IU
(85%)
Vitamin C
29mg
(32%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5- 6 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 209 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 209cal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 492mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 592mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 4261IU | 85% |
| Vitamin C | 29mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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