Pesto Roasted Vegetables
These pesto roasted vegetables are a fun and healthy side dish, and perfect for a family dinner!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 163kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 large zucchini diced, or 2 small zucchini
- 2 carrots diced
For the pesto dressing
- 1 cup basil leaves loosely packed
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- ⅛ cup olive oil more to preference
- 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves
- pinch salt
- pinch ground black pepper optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 390F / 200C and lined a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Top and tail the carrots and zucchini, and peel the carrots. Dice into bite-size pieces, along with the red and yellow bell peppers.
- Combine the basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, apple cider vinegar, salt and black pepper in a blender. Blend to a thick pesto, but adjust with more olive oil if required.
- Add the diced vegetables to a large bowl and stir through the pesto. If you prefer, you can use less pesto to preference depending on how coated you like your vegetables to be (save any extra for another meal!).
- Spread the pesto vegetables on the baking sheet and roast for 20-25 minutes, stirring halfway through the cook time. Adjust the cook time as needed, cooking for longer for more char on the vegetables.
Notes
- This recipe uses a fair amount of pesto, but you can always use less and save (or freeze) any remaining for another meal.
- Check the vegetables after 20 minutes and adjust the cook time from there. The pesto makes them a little 'wet' so you will need to roast for about 25-30 minutes if you like a lot of char.
- You can of course use a store-bought pesto instead of making your own. Use 2-3 tablespoon to preference.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- pine nuts aren't rated.
- apple cider vinegar and garlic, which score 1.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 510mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 6567IU | Vitamin C: 111mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
