Oven roasted butternut squash, beet, eggplant and onion rings served in a tomato-pesto-sauce. These colorful vegetables go well with meat, fish, tofu, rice, pasta or gnocchi.
½butternut squash(approx. 500-600g or 17.5-21.5 oz)
1largefresh beetroot(approx. 150-200g or 5.5 to 7 oz)
1largeeggplant
1largesweet onion
2teaspoonvegetable oil
salt, pepper (some garlic powder)
130-200gcanned, strained tomatoes(4.6 to 7 oz)
20 to 25gpesto rosso(1 tbsp)
Anleitungen
Preheat the oven to 200°C or 400°F.
Peel and Cut the Squash
Cut the squash in half, place it with the cut side facing down on a cutting board and carefully cut off the peel. Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scrape out the seed. Then cut it into thin slices.
Peel and Cut the Remaining Vegetables
Remove the skin form the beet by using a peeler or your knife. Cut of the end, halve or quarter the beet depending on its size and then cut it into thin slices. (Tip: use kitchen gloves)
Wash the eggplant, cut it in half lengthwise and then into slices (not too thin). Peel and halve the onion, cut it into rings.
Put all the vegetables on a baking tray, season with salt and pepper and drizzle them with olive oil. Use your hands to toss everything together and place the tray in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
Refine With Pesto
Once the squash and beet are nicely soft, remove the tray from the oven and transfer the veggies to a large skillet. Add the strained tomatoes and the pesto and let it simmer over medium heat for three to four minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.