You know, I have never met a vegetable I didn’t like, and I especially like vegetables that are simply prepared – allowing their own special flavors to shine through. That being said, it’s fun to dress them up sometimes, and just a simple sauce, pesto or spice blend tossed with simply prepared vegetables can really make those veggies stand out and shine.
Sauces and spice blends also provide one more opportunity to nutritionally power up your plate, especially when they contain herbs and spices that are packed with vitamins, minerals, and all of those health-protecting phytochemicals.
We’ve made a few great sauces for vegetables already here in Your Healthy Kitchen. There’s that great orange-cumin and cilantro vinaigrette in the Cooking with Cilantro video and the Minted Chimichurri Sauce in the Batch Cooking Number 3 video – be sure to give those a try if you haven’t already! They are all so good – you might be tempted to just eat them by the spoonful!
In this video, I’d like to share a few more of my favorite dress up sauces with you today, plus a wonderful spice blend that can be used to turn bowls or plates of simply grilled, roasted or even steamed vegetables into the best part of your meal! Feel free to click on the links right below for the complete recipes!
Thanks for joining me today in your ‘saucy and healthy’ kitchen!
We’ll see you soon!
or click here to watch Dress Up Your Veggies video on YouTube.
Download the Roasted Carrots with Za’atar Recipe: roasted-carrots-with-zaatar.pdf
Download the Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe: roasted-butternut-squash.pdf
Download the Grilled Zucchini and Eggplant Recipe: grilled-zucchini-and-eggplant.pdf
Download the Za’atar Spice Blend Recipe: zaatar-spice-blend.pdf
Download the Yogurt Sauce with Cumin and Chives Recipe: yogurt-sauce-with-cumin-and-chives.pdf
Download the Cilantro Pesto Recipe: cilantro-pesto.pdf