Lemon Balsamic Rosemary Skewered Vegetables Recipes

BALSAMIC GLAZED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place veggies in a pan with water and vinegar. Bring to a boil and cover. Reduce heat to medium and cook 10 minutes. Remove lid and raise heat back up. Allow the water to boil away and the vinegar to reduce and glaze the veggies, about 5 to 7 minutes. When the vegetables are glazed, to a sweet, rich brown color add butter to the pan. Turn veggies to coat lightly with butter. Season with salt, pepper and serve. Garnish with parsley.
• For an optional glaze for the vegetables, substitute 1/4 melted butter and 1/4 cup honey for 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar. Follow method as listed.

ROSEMARY LEMON SKEWERED VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat grill pan over high heat.
• Combine zucchini, yellow squash and tomatoes in a bowl.
• Dress veggies with lemon, vinegar and oil, salt and pepper.
• Soak rosemary in a bowl of water for 5 minutes.
• Thread veggies on rosemary from the bottom of the stems (I used a metal skewer to puncture the squash first).
• Fill rosemary stems and place them on the hot grill.
• Cook 3 or 4 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to a serving plate.

BALSAMIC ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Position 1 rack in bottom third of oven and 1 rack in the center of oven and preheat oven to 400.
• Oil 9x13 roasting pan with 1 tbsp olive oil.
• Combine all vegetables and rosemary in a large mixing bowl.
• Add olive oil and balsamic vinegar and toss to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Fill the roasting pan with the vegetables and cover with a sheet of aluminum foil and place on the bottom oven rack.
• Roast for 30 minutes stiffing occasionally.
• Remove the foil and move the pan to the middle rack.
• Continue to roast until all vegetables are tender and browned in spots, stirring and turning vegetables occasionally, (~ 30 more minutes).
• Let stand on baking sheets at room temperature.
• Transfer roasted vegetables to large bowl and then serve.
• Cook's note: These vegetables can be prepared 4 hours ahead and used to dress up a green salad or can be enjoyed on their own.

ROASTED VEGETABLES WITH BALSAMIC-LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Cook beets in medium pot of boiling salted water until almost tender, about 15 minutes. Drain. Transfer beets to large roasting pan. Add sweet potatoes, squash, brussels sprouts and rosemary to pan. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil; sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Place garlic head, cut side up, on small piece of foil and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil; wrap in foil. Place in roasting pan with vegetables. Roast vegetables and garlic until tender and vegetables are brown in spots, turning occasionally, about 45 minutes.
• Unwrap garlic. Peel and thinly slice garlic cloves. Transfer vegetables and garlic to large bowl. Whisk vinegar, lemon peel and 3 tablespoons oil in small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. (Vegetables and dressing can be made 8 hours ahead. Chill vegetables; let dressing stand at room temperature. Before continuing, rewarm vegetables in microwave.) Pour dressing over; toss to coat. Serve warm.