Oven-roasted vegetables with tahini sauce — simple, rich and exciting. Eggplant, peppers and zucchini get deep flavor from roasting and pair with mellow tahini and lemon. Suits any meal.
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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In a bowl, toss the vegetables, zucchini, pepper and orange pepper with the olive oil, cumin, smoked paprika and salt.
Bowl
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Spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in a single layer, without crowding.
Baking pan
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Roast the vegetables, zucchini, pepper and orange pepper in a hot oven (220°C / 430°F) 25–30 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the corners are charred.
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💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
To assemble
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Mix the tahini, lemon juice and garlic.
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Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
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Arrange the vegetables on a serving plate, drizzle the tahini sauce over them and sprinkle the cilantro and pomegranate seeds on top.
Plate
292calories
7 gprotein
12 gcarbs
21 gfat
● protein 10%● carbs 18%● fat 71%
Per serving (399 g), of 4 servings
For the Roasted Vegetables · To assemble ·
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⚖ About the ingredients
Eggplant: measured in pieces: one ≈ 300 g · 25 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggplant →
Pomegranate: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 11 g · 83 kcal per 100 g · More about Pomegranate →
🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Plate· Also works: Serving platter (None)
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