Roasted Winter Vegetables

My favorite way to cook vegetables, year round, is roasting them. I love the caramelization and natural sweetness of the veggies when they are roasted. My family has never been huge fans of Brussels sprouts or cauliflower but I am hoping that if I keep making them, we will eventually start liking them more and more. These roasted vegetables were so delicious and paired beautifully with the Braised Short Ribs and Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes. I really, really loved the cauliflower and Brussels sprouts in this dish. My family ate every last bite of the veggies from the serving bowl, so I’d say that’s a good sign that they are liking cauliflower and Brussels sprouts more too.

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How to Make Roasted Winter Vegetables

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat the baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.

Toss the sliced Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, tomatoes, cauliflower, and sliced onion together on the baking sheet with some olive oil until evenly coated. Season the veggies with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, dried basil, and dried oregano, to taste. Add the sprigs of thyme to the top.

Place into the oven and roast for 8-10 minutes. Gently flip the vegetables with a spatula, then return to the oven to roast for another 8-10 minutes, or until the veggies are fork-tender and golden.

Remove from the oven then spoon into a serving bowl. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

 

Roasted Winter Vegetables

 

Yield: 4  

Total Time: 20 minutes +/-

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
8 oz cremini mushroom caps, stems removed, quartered
1 cup Cauliflower florets
1 cup Brussels sprouts, halved
10 large cherry tomatoes
8 cloves of garlic, peeled
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
Dried basil, to taste
Dried oregano, to taste
3 sprigs of fresh thyme

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat the baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.

Toss the sliced Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, tomatoes, cauliflower, and sliced onion together on the baking sheet with some olive oil until evenly coated. Season the veggies with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, dried basil, and dried oregano, to taste. Add the sprigs of thyme to the top.

Place into the oven and roast for 8-10 minutes. Gently flip the vegetables with a spatula, then return to the oven to roast for another 8-10 minutes, or until the veggies are fork-tender and golden.

Remove from the oven then spoon into a serving bowl. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

 

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net