Sunday, March 12, 2017

Roasted Vegetables with Ricotta

It's Sunday night and we lost an hour to the day so we're keeping things real simple tonight, even though I do love this time of year and the longer days. :)

Food doesn't need to be complicated, expensive or fancy.  It just needs to taste good. Bonus points if you're getting some good nutrition in as well!  Tonight's dinner is a perfect example of that.  Toss some roasted vegetables into a bowl and garnish with a couple dollops of ricotta cheese...done!  I have some healthy fat, protein and vegetables all in one bowl.  Prep is easy, cooking is easy and clean up is easy!

There's barely a "recipe" to this but the basic process is below.

Ingredients:

  • Whole milk ricotta cheese (Just do it...the whole fat stuff is more satisfying than low fat which means you don't need to eat as much!)
  • Vegetables - whichever combination you prefer.  For tonight I did asparagus, onion, zucchini and cherry tomatoes.
  • EVOO
  • Seasonings (whatever blend you like...I kept it simple and just used salt, pepper and garlic salt for this)

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • For easy cleanup, line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
  • Prep any veggies that may need slicing/dicing/etc.  
    • I put the cherry tomatoes and asparagus on the baking sheet whole.
    • Peel and slice the onion.
    • Peel (or wash the skin and leave it on) the zucchini and slice into half moons or discs or whatever shape you like.
  • Season veggies with EVOO and your choice of seasonings.
  • Roast in oven until done...I like mine a little soft but not mushy, with some good brown color on them.  Takes about 15-20 minutes depending on how you like your veggies and how small or large you chopped the pieces.
  • Serve in a bowl alongside a couple small scoops of the ricotta cheese.
  • Enjoy!


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