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Spring Roasted Veggie Casserole

Written by Published on Updated on May 26, 2019 in Appetizers, Main dishes

Back to Veggies again…hoorayyyy, so happy when my recipes have veggies as the main ingredients.  I actually took a picture of my mini little garden so that you can see how it’s coming along.  (I am sure Luda from Plants and Beyond will love this 🙂 I did take Luda’s advice and added a bit of coffee grinds into my soil.  It seems that my veggies are loving it).

Growing up our home was always filled with all sorts of delicious smells when my mom was cooking, but this specific dish was truly one of my top favorites. Such a delicious combination of veggies that I am sure everyone will enjoy eating.  I was tempted to add Spinach and Mushrooms, but I thought I would save it for a  delicious recipe that I have in mind for later on. 🙂   When I first started blogging this was one of the first recipes I posted with far less ingredients, because I wasn’t actually sure what to do and how to do it back then, but now I feel a bit more at ease and so I tried it out again. 🙂  (working on taking photos helped me but I do still have a long way to go)   

So, I do love to add peppers into most of the veggies recipes that I make…I like how colorful the dish looks and the taste is sometimes just a bit sweeter depending of course on which peppers you will be using. 🙂  In this recipe most add garlic, and since I am the only one who does not eat garlic, I make two batches so that all can be satisfied. 🙂  

A Spring and Summer delight for anyone who loves veggies and just wants to eat something healthier and lighter. 🙂

SPRING ROASTED VEGGIE CASSEROLE

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Ingredients
  

  • 4 large Aubergines cubed
  • 4 large Zucchini sliced
  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • 2 Red Bell Peppers sliced
  • 6 fresh Tomatoes grated
  • 2 teaspoons Tomato Paste optional
  • 2 Garlic Cloves optional
  • 1 cup Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Oregano optional

Instructions
 

  • Wash and drain all vegetables and then pat down dry.
  • Cube and slice the Aubergine and Zucchini.
  • Slice Peppers.
  • Add all the ingredients into a large pan and add fresh tomatoes.
  • Add in olive oil, salt, pepper, tomato paste and top with peppers and oregano.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

57 Comments

  1. mistimaan
    April 13, 2018 at 5:59 am  ·  Reply

    Looks too tasty

  2. olivesandfeta
    April 13, 2018 at 7:37 am  ·  Reply

    Wonderful recipe Sophie. Very detailed too and the herbs have really taken off.

  3. jyo
    April 13, 2018 at 9:03 am  ·  Reply

    Really burst of flavours ✔✔

  4. Megala
    April 13, 2018 at 1:09 pm  ·  Reply

    Looks so appetizing ! Love it !!

  5. dtills
    April 13, 2018 at 2:11 pm  ·  Reply

    This is a great summer idea Sophie! I roast veggies all the time, but always forget the eggplant 🍆 I will have to channel my inner Greek and add this next time!😊

  6. Orvillewrong
    April 13, 2018 at 4:02 pm  ·  Reply

    I adore Mediterranean vegetables!

  7. Diana Tyler (Eccentric Muse)
    April 13, 2018 at 5:48 pm  ·  Reply

    My mouth is watering! 😋

  8. Karin, theaustriandish
    April 13, 2018 at 9:26 pm  ·  Reply

    Such a sweet little garden! I habe a similar one 🙂 And the veggie casserole looks awesome – my stomach grumbles when I look at the picture 🙂

    • foodzesty
      April 14, 2018 at 8:04 am  ·  Reply

      Thank you Karin..Please take a photo so that I can see you herb garden. 🙂

      • Karin, theaustriandish
        April 14, 2018 at 8:48 am

        Not much too see right now – only a bit of mint, some very small radish plants, tomatoes and peppers. I disseminated basil seeds and oregano is growing in every crack of my balcony 🙂

      • foodzesty
        April 14, 2018 at 12:59 pm

        they will grow soon. 🙂 I planted broccoli hahahah and it has worked out so far…its growing like crazy 🙂 dill, basil, parsley, carrots, have been planted so far. I need a bigger one to plants tomatoes and all the rest of the seeds that I have. I still would love to see your mini garden. 🙂 Huge hugssssss and Kisses Karin

      • Karin, theaustriandish
        April 14, 2018 at 7:43 pm

        Today I planted thymine and some more flowers. But the seeds we planted last week didn’t do anything until now. I hope it was not too dry for them… But I’ll post a picture as soon as I see something green.
        A few years ago I also tried broccoli and carrots, but it didn’t work so well – I had problems with pests… Huge hugs back :))

      • foodzesty
        April 15, 2018 at 8:08 am

        Ohhh niceeee!!! I asked Luda from Plants and Beyond about adding coffee grinds into my soil and you can see from the photo how the veggies loved it….try and add some into yours, but ask or tell luda how big your garden is so that she can tell how much to add it.

      • Karin, theaustriandish
        April 15, 2018 at 5:26 pm

        It’s already a bit late for that – everything is planted now. But I’ll ask her for next year.
        Today I had to remove all plants from my balcony, because I get a new floor there. Unfortunately I broke the top of my apple tree when I carried it into the hall. Although it only had one apple in 5 years, I’m very sad about this accident…

      • foodzesty
        April 15, 2018 at 5:39 pm

        i had already planted mine and added some more soil with cooffe grinds its not too late but thats up to you

      • foodzesty
        April 15, 2018 at 5:40 pm

        ohhhh nooo Karin so sorryyyy about the appke tree 😯

  9. a little Swiss, a little Canadian
    April 14, 2018 at 1:47 am  ·  Reply

    Beautiful and delicious veggie casserole Sophie! Love your little herb garden!💕

  10. Plantsandbeyond
    April 14, 2018 at 10:54 am  ·  Reply

    Oh my Goodness, Sophie!!! I just love this – what a way to wake up and see the difference friendship , blogging and sharing makes in the world. Wow !!!! First , Thank you for listening and incorporating the gardening advise. Second your cooking looks simply amazing – delicious , nutritious and I am coming over right now – would eat this veggie dish for breakfast ;))) 😆. All kidding aside 😉 Third- you garden is so precious and Pristine- it shows how much you love it 😍. Cheers to Moving from this size loving growing space to the bigger one –
    Lots of hugs 🤗- love ya💚🌿💚

  11. kasiawrites
    April 14, 2018 at 6:07 pm  ·  Reply

    Great looking garden!

  12. FrugalHausfrau
    April 15, 2018 at 9:36 pm  ·  Reply

    Your little garden looks very promising! It is so nice to see green. We have a lot of snow and it should be spring! The veggies sound wonderful!

  13. PS
    April 18, 2018 at 2:51 pm  ·  Reply

    wow, this is delicious!! These all are my favorite ingredients..And I like you little garden, now, you can enjoy fresh herbs in your cooking throughout summer.

  14. Plantsandbeyond
    April 27, 2018 at 1:59 pm  ·  Reply

    Reblogged this on PlantsandBeyond and commented:
    Aaaaaahhhhhh, I am so honored to be mentioned in this post by Chef Sophie. She consulted earlier with me and utilized gardening advice, I couldn’t be more proud of her. This kind and creative post made my day and added wind underneath my wings. Hope you, guys, enjoy this creative Spring Roasted Veggie veggie recipe:)

  15. InspiresN
    April 27, 2018 at 7:22 pm  ·  Reply

    Looks awesome!

  16. Lisa@LismorePaperCo.
    April 29, 2018 at 1:28 am  ·  Reply

    This is amazing! 🌻💗🌞

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