Roasted mixed vegetables

Ingredients
250 gms sweet potatoes
250 gms courgettes
250 gms eggplant
1 green and 1 one red capsicum
2-3 carrots
2-3 onions
1 large leek
500 gms tomatoes
4 garlic cloves
4 tablespoons oregano (fresh or dried)
2 tablespoons rosemary (fresh or dried)
2 teaspoons mint (fresh or dried)
Some fresh parsley to serve
100 mls olive oil
Salt and pepper


Method
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Cut the sweet potatoes, courgettes, aubergine, capsicum and carrots into chunks.  Cut the onion into wedges and the leek into rings.  Chop the tomatoes and the garlic.  Finely chop all the herbs (if fresh).
3. Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Tip into roasting dish, cover with foil and roast for 40 minutes.
4. Remove foil and return pan to oven for another 15 minutes.  The vegetables are done when they begin to colour. 
5. Remove from oven and serve warm.


Notes: Delicious with chicken or other roast meat.


(Source: The Greek doctors diet cookbook)

Chocolate dipped strawberries

Ingredients
1 punnet of strawberries
150 - 200 gms of dairy free dark chocolate (we use Whittakers dark Ghana 72% - see our pantry basics page)

Method
1.  Wash and dry strawberries and cut out any rotten bits
2. Break chocolate up into pieces and put in microwave proof cup (we used a pyrex measuring cup)
3. Heat in microwave on high for a minute.  Stir chocolate and then if still not melted heat in microwave in 10 second increments.
4. Hold strawberry by its hull and dip into chocolate to get an even covering (use a teaspoon if necessary to assist).
5. Place strawberries on a plate laid with baking paper and then refrigerate - they need about an hour to harden.

Delicious with a glass of champagne!!

Tomato, chilli and coriander salsa

Ingredients
200gms ripe or canned tomatoes chopped
1 small red onion chopped
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 teaspoon of finely chopped red chili
2 tablespoons of fresh coriander (I have used packet and it tastes fine)
2 tablespoons virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cumin (optional)
salt and pepper

Method
1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.

(Source: The Greek doctors diet cookbook)