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Originally Posted by Iphie
Elle, have you ever tried roasting your broccoli or asparagus? I usually toss one or the other in some olive oil, sprinkle with salt and then roast in a 400 oven for about 15-20 minutes. I usually stir them up a little about half way through to make sure they don't burn on one side, but once they're done, they are sooo good -- bright green, but crispy around the edges -- perfect. I can't believe I went so long before I tried something so simple and so good.
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I'm actually doing an experiment with roasting veggies right now...trying all my "usuals" as roasted and see what I think.
So far I've tried green beans and asparagus and tomatoes. I loved the green beans, they had a sweet taste with a very slightly bitter undertone. When I salted them they were really really yummy and good leftover, too. So the green beans were a hit with me, though I'm sure my family will never eat it that way. I showed them to the kids and they all said "yuck." They're used to the steamed ones with butter.
The asparagus I didn't like so much. There was more of a bitter taste than sweet, and I had to put lemon juice on them to make them edible for me. I will stay with steaming the asparagus.
The tomatoes were, of course, delicious.
I'm nervous about trying the brocolli, once I had some "staying warm" in the oven and it really ruined it. They got slightly brown on the edges and tasted yucky, but I'm willing to try it again with the "goal" of roasting instead of "side-effect" of trying to keep it warm. I was actually very angry with MIL that day (T-giving day) for putting it in the oven and ruining 'my' dish for that dinner!
I'm really looking forward to trying cauliflower that way. It looks yummy and pretty, but I have seen mixed reviews on the results of that in the taste dept. I love my cauliflower pureed with just a touch of sour cream...it will be hard to beat that.
I think if I ever try summer squash I should put them on a broiler pan so the moisture can fall away?
So that's something I'm playing around with right now...roasting veggies.