I made this today, it was super delicious! Today I also started my friend Lisa's "Body Back" program. The diet portion of the program is not very different from what I am used to doing already so I plan to have some fun with it and create some yummy snacks from the vegetables that will be growing in my garden this summer.
There's something about roasting vegetables that makes them super sweet and delicious. The sweetness from the vegetables balances very nicely with the tartness of the non fat plain yogurt in this recipe.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Spray roasting pan with olive oil Pam spray
Put the following vegetables in the roasting pan and cover tight with tin foil, bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes:
- 2 eggplants diced into approx. 1 inch cubes
- 4 large red, orange, or yellow bell peppers cut into about 1-2 inch pieces
- drizzle with about ¼ cup olive oil. (Don’t worry, this recipe makes about 10 servings, so the oil will amount to about 1 ½ tsp. per serving) and remember, you are dipping vegetables and whole grains, into vegetables so you will need a little fat in order to absorb the fat soluble nutrients—A,D,E,and K—from the food.
Take the foil off and continue baking for 15 – 20 minutes longer until somewhat gold browned and soft. Let cool for a little while.
Pulse roasted vegetables in a food processor with about
- 1 – 2 tsp of crushed garlic, (I buy the Trader Joe’s brand garlic in the jar for convenience, but you can also roast your own garlic with the vegetables, just be careful not to burn, I think they cook a little faster than the eggplant and peppers)
- salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with:
- greek style not fat plain yogurt,
1/2 dip and ½ yogurt,. You can pre mix it or serve it side by side.
Garnish with:
- parsley
Dip with:
- raw vegetables,
- pita bread
- Sangak bread
*I like the mini Persian cucumbers at Wholesome Choice, they’re only .50 / lb. and the Whole grain sourdough Sangak bread from their bakery is great too.
*You could also add some fresh parsley or chives right into the food processor with the vegetabels.
