Roasted Vegetables
Things have been a little crazy these days. foodgawker is growing each month and is keeping me really busy. To add to the insanity, I launched craftgawker last week. It's identical to foodgawker, but focused on arts and crafts. So that's the reason why it's been quiet around here.
But then I got slapped on the hand by BlogHer (our ad provider) for not posting in over a week. I felt like a kid in high school who got in trouble and is being sent to the principle's office. BlogHer's "reprimand" is actually a good thing, otherwise I would have neglected SND even longer.
Anyway, we have a really simple dish of roasted vegetables for you. We made this after a trip to a local farmers' market. It came together by picking up the best looking vegetables at the time. Hungry Bear wanted to prepare them simply to highlight the freshness of the vegetables.
The roasted vegetables are a great side dish and can be served hot or cold. We had them for lunch with some artichoke garlic herb bread and sunny side up eggs. It was simple but really good. Regarding the bread, if you are ever cruising Route 1, definitely stop at Norm's Market in Pescadero and pick up a loaf or three of freshly baked artichoke garlic herb bread. It's fantastic!
Roasted Vegetables Recipe
- 3 red beets
- 3 golden beets
- 3 bunches broccolini
- 1 lb baby Yukon gold potatoes
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- lemon, sliced into wedges
- Wash and trim beets. Cut large ones in half. Drizzle with olive oil. Wrap in foil, place on pan and roast in 350°F oven for about 1 hour. Remove from foil and rub skin off with paper towel. Cut into bite size pieces.
- Wash and halve the potatoes. Add the potatoes to a roasting pan, drizzle with olive oil and toss them with your hands to evenly coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Roast in 350°F oven for about 20 minutes. Add 1/2 the minced garlic and toss evenly. Roast for an additional 10 minutes or until potatoes are browned and soft.
- Trim ends off broccolini, cut into 2-3 inch segments. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pan. Add the remaining garlic and saute until fragrant. Add broccolini and salt to taste. Saute until tender but still crisp.
- Mix together all the vegetables in a large bowl. Serve hot or cold with fresh ground pepper and a squeeze of lemon.
Makes 4 servings
These look delicious. As a society we forget about foods like these for lunch and go for the heavier dinner. I love cooked vegetables at lunch time :)
Awesome! I love craftgawker! You’re such a busy dude – I find it pretty incredible that you can manage all of these projects. Good on ya, HB for keeping the veggies simple. LOVE roasted vegetables of all kinds.
Lovely how, with really good ingredients, you don’t need to do anything much to them to make them spectatular. Lovely photos, as always — I’m gawking!
I was in Pescadero last year + bought some of that bread to go with the goats cheese from Harley Farms down the road. One year on + I STILL think about it! delicious.
I love the idea of this meal!
I love the idea of CraftGawker (although you’d have to pay me a LOT of money to get me to do an actual craft!)
This sounds like a great dinner. Anything with roasted vegetables is okay with me!
Craftgawker seems so fun…peeping at all the stuff I could make if I had both the time and the skill!
Hurray for fried eggs for dinner.
Both the veggies and the bread look really good. I’ve never roasted my own beets before. Thanks for the video.
Pescadero is awesome! That bread was so delicious, especially with a little fresh goat cheese. Yum!
Craftgawker is an excellent idea! I’m sending the link to a few people I know who would love it.
Hey there! Just checked out foodgawker and I LOVE IT! What a great way to find food bloggers — I posted it all over my Facebook.
Oh man, I have not had the artichoke bread in the longest of times. Now, you’ve got me totally jazzed for it. I should just hop in the car now to grab some. ;)
I have never seen nor heard of bread with artichoke. A definite first!
Thank you!!
Amazing photos and recipes!
Artichoke bread sounds wonderful. I like the idea of contrasting smooth artichoke with chewy bread.
Well, I used to really like this site. Obviously, you are paying no attention to it now. Why not just take it down?
I’ve already scraped the recipes I loved from here. I am sure others have already.
No need for this place to stay around. Delete.
Good luck with the other stuff. Much more stupid than this place was, but whatev.
me go, you’re welcome for the recipes! seeyathxbai!
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I made it for a family dinner
the entire family enjoyed it very much
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This recipe really looks awesome! I can’t wait to try it!
Just linked to your blog via the fabulous Foodgawker. OMG….you are so busy! Both of your sites are awesome! I am excited to be a newbie to Foodgawker. I am always gawking and have just started submitting photos.
SND is great. Your recipe here for Roasted Veggies looks divine. One of my favorite ways to eat my vegetables!
Great photo. Those veggies look amazing!