Roasted Fall Vegetables
This is great with a pork tenderloin. I just place it in the middle of the veggies at the appropriate time.
This is great with a pork tenderloin. I just place it in the middle of the veggies at the appropriate time.
- Carbohydrate 49.60548700975 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 5.52093528325 g
- Fiber 7.9778230472544 g
- Protein 5.0413398435 g
- Saturated Fat 0.78610704155 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (401g)
- Sodium 80.88227305 mg
- Sugar 41.6276639624956 g
- Trans Fat 0.296926237575 g
- Calories 251 calories
Step-by-step
- Preheat oven to 450F. Toss the cut veggies with oil, 2 tsp coarse salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.Divide veggies evenly between two baking sheets, lined with parchment paper, if desired, for easy cleanup.
- Roast until veggies are tender and beginning to brown, 40 - 50 minutes, tossing them and rotating sheets from top to bottom half way through cooking.
- Serve hot or at room temperature. To store: let cool, place in an air tight container and refrigerate up to 3 days. Pour off accumulated liquid before using.
Standard recipes rarely warn that crowding root vegetables on a pan transforms roasting into steaming. Dense roots like butternut squash and red potatoes release significant moisture when heated. Two baking sheets are strictly necessary for four pounds of produce to ensure individual pieces maintain contact with hot metal rather than sitting in vapor. High heat at 450 degrees Fahrenheit rapidly evaporates surface moisture, allowing the exterior starch to brown before the interior becomes completely mushy. Smashed garlic cloves added directly to the oil infuse the fat with aromatics, though they burn easily and require careful placement beneath larger vegetable chunks during the 40 to 50 minute cook time. Adequate spacing promotes Maillard browning across the squash edges and onion petals. Rotating pans halfway through the roasting cycle compensates for standard oven hot spots. Leftovers store safely in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days, provided accumulated condensation is drained before reheating.
