RECIPE ARCHIVE

Welcome to Belltown Hill Orchards' recipe archive. We invite you to take a look around and try out some of our favorite recipes utilizing the fresh, local produce available at our Farm Market. Ingredients marked with an asterisk indicate it's an item we carry in our store (during the appropriate season, of course!)

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Autumn Harvest Vegetable Medley

Serve with rice or pasta as a main course, or as a side dish to complement chicken, pork or turkey.

Ingredients:
  • 1 lb Brussel Sprouts, trimmed*
  • 2 lbs Butternut squash (about 1 large squash), peeled, halved and cut into chunks*
  • 1 head cauliflower, seperated into 2" florets*
  • 1 lb petite yukon gold potatoes, halved*
  • 4 medium leeks, whites only, trimmed and quartered lengthwise*
  • 1/2 lb carrots, chopped*
  • 1/2 lb parsnips, peeled, cut into matchsticks*
  • 24 cloves garlic (about 2 heads), peeled and halved, plus 3 cloves minced*
  • 4 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 tbsp fresh sage, plus 24 leaves, divided
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 small red bell peppers, quartered*

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 450*F and adjust oven rack to lowest position.
  2. Bring a medium-sized saucepan of water to a boil.  Add Brussel Sprouts and cook 3 minutes or until bright green.  Drain, quickly rinse under cold water, then pat dry. 
  3. In a large roasting pan, toss together squash, cauliflower, potatoes, leeks, carrots, parsnips, garlic cloves, 3 tbsp olive oil, chopped sage, sage leaves and rosemary.  Season with salt and pepper and spread in a single layer. 
  4. Roast 25 minutes, tossing veggies twice. 
  5. Add bell peppers, Brussel Sprouts, minced garlic and remaining 1 tbsp oil. 
  6. Roast 15 minutes more, or until vegetables are browned on edges and tender.  Season with salt and pepper. 

Serves 10 as a side dish, or 4 as a main dish.

*Ingredients available at Belltown