Cheese-topped Roast Baby Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients

  • mixed baby vegetables (button mushrooms, shallots, courgettes, eggplants, onion) -  750g

  • garlic - 2 cloves, chopped

  • red pepper - 1, seeded and cut into chunks

  • cherry tomatoes - 200g

  • fresh mixed herbs - 1 tbsp, chopped

  • mozzarella cheese - 100g, grated

  • ground black pepper and salt

  • olive oil - 1 tbsp

  • black olive - to garnish

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 220˚C. Cut the shallots and eggplants in half lengthways.

  • Place the baby vegetables, garlic, and red pepper in a shallow ovenproof dish. Season with pepper and salt, drizzle over the oil and toss the vegetables to coat, then bake for 25 minutes until tinged brown at the edge, stirring once.

  • Stir in the herbs, scatter over the cherry tomatoes and top with the cheese. Bake them for a further 8 minutes until the cheese has melted. Serve, garnished with black olive. Serves 4.

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