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Vegetables - roasted

Preparation time: 10 minutes   Cooking time: 30 minutes

Recipe highlights Serves: 4

  • Good source of folate
  • Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
  • Dairy free
  • Egg free
  • Nut free
  • Low salt
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1/2 small Japanese pumpkin, sliced in bite sized pieces
    2 zucchini, cut in chunky slices
    1 red capsicum, seeds removed, sliced thickly
    2 Roma tomatoes, halved
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1 clove garlic, crushed
    freshly ground pepper, to taste
    wholewheat roll, (optional)
    basil or parsley, (optional)

Cooking method

    1. Brush pumpkin, zucchini, capsicum, mushrooms and tomatoes with olive oil, garlic and pepper.
    2. Arrange pumpkin on tray and cook at 200°C for 10 minutes.
    3. Add remaining vegetables and cook for a further 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
    4. Serve on toasted wholewheat roll sprinkled with fresh basil or parsley.

Notes: Roasted vegetables make great pizza toppings. They are also delicious added to risottos and soups towards the end of cooking for extra flavour, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
222.30g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
389.50kJ
175.21kJ
Protein (g)
3.14g
1.41g
Total fat (g)
5.09g
2.29g
- Saturated fat (g)
0.83g
0.37g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
0.43g
0.19g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
3.36g
1.51g
Cholesterol (mg)
0.00mg
0.00mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
7.28g
3.27g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
7.28g
3.27g
- Sugars (g)
5.85g
2.63g
Water (g)
200.30g
90.10g
Dietary fibre (g)
2.93g
1.32g
Thiamin (mg)
0.09mg
0.04mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.11mg
0.05mg
Niacin (mg)
1.60mg
0.72mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
2.10mg
0.95mg
Vitamin C (mg)
75.93mg
34.16mg
Total folate (ug)
54.61ug
24.56ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
433.81ug
195.15ug
Retinol (ug)
0.00ug
0.00ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
2579.67ug
1160.44ug
Sodium (mg)
6.41mg
2.88mg
Potassium (mg)
502.55mg
226.07mg
Magnesium (mg)
23.77mg
10.69mg
Calcium (mg)
33.86mg
15.23mg
Phosphorus (mg)
73.41mg
33.02mg
Iron (mg)
0.94mg
0.42mg
Zinc (mg)
0.59mg
0.26mg

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This recipe was orginally published as:
Roasted vegetables

Recipe publication date on: 08/30/2001
Last reviewed on: 13/03/2012


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