Carrot Cauliflower Melody Recipes

SAUTEED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Toss vegetables together in a medium bowl.
• In a medium saute pan, heat the butter and water together over medium heat. Add the vegetables to the pan and turn the heat to medium high. Toss the vegetables, by gently moving the pan back and forth over the flame. Cook the vegetables for 3 to 4 minutes, or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl and serve immediately.
• Cook the vegetables in 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or butter, without the water. Do this over high heat and brown and crisp the vegetables slightly.
• Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, minced shallot, a teaspoon of grated peeled fresh ginger to the pan before adding the vegetables. - Enhance the vegetables at the end of cooking with a tablespoon or so of minced fresh herbs, like chopped flat-leaf parsley, dill, mint, basil, cilantro, or thyme.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Fill a large bowl with ice water, and put a colander or strainer in it. Add the vegetable to the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp tender, or the desired degree of doneness. Scoop the vegetable from the water and immediately put them in the ice water, to stop the cooking and set their color. Cool and drain, and use as desired. When blanching a mix of vegetables, don't cook them together since they may not all cook at the same time. Start with the lightest colored or mildest flavored vegetable, and blanch and refresh each vegetable, one after the other, until cooked as desired.

BAKED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Place the cauliflower, broccoli and carrots in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in butter until tender. , Drain vegetables. In a large bowl, combine soup, milk and cheese sauce. Add vegetables and mushroom mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until bubbly.

CARROT AND CAULIFLOWER MEDLEY

Steps:

• Cut carrots 1/4 inch slanting slices (approx 4 cups) and break cauliflower into flowerlets. Cook in boiling salted water 10 mins til tender. Plunge into cold water.
• Melt butter, mix in flour and mustard. Cook til bubbly. Remove from heat and add chicken broth and cream.
• Cook, stirring til thickened.
• Gradually add 1 cup of cheese, stirring til melted.
• Combine veggies and sauce in 2 qt casserole. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 350 15 mins (35 mins if chilled before baking).

CREAMY VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook vegetables according to package directions; drain. In a large bowl combine vegetables, mushroom soup, 1/2 cup cheese, sour cream, 1/2 can fried onions and pepper. Transfer to a deep pie plate.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and fried onions; bake 5 minutes longer.

SIMPLE VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Steam broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and carrots in a vegetable steamer 5 to 10 minutes, or cook covered in a microwave with a little water until crisp-tender.
• Transfer to a large serving bowl. Add red pepper and mushrooms to bowl and toss to mix.
• In a small bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, scallions, and thyme with a wire whisk. Drizzle over vegetables and serve.
• Recipe provided by Low Cholesterol Olive Oil Cookbook

CARROT & CAULIFLOWER MELODY

Steps:

• Put carrots, florets, cook till tender.
• Place immedietly in cold water.
• drain.
• In pan melt marge, stir in flour& mustard.
• cook till bubbly, remove, add broth& cream.
• cook till thick.
• Add cheese, melt.
• add sauce to veggies.
• Bake uncovered for 15 minutes@ 350.

ROASTED PARSNIP MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a small pot, combine the 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons reserved garlic-pepper oil and the lemon pepper seasoning. Heat over low heat until just warm. Remove from the heat and let sit for 10 minutes to allow the lemon pepper seasoning to infuse the oil.
• Cut the large thick stems off the head of cauliflower. Break the head up into small florets. Slice the potatoes and parsnips in approximately 1-inch thick pieces. Place all the vegetables into a large bowl, add the half the seasoned oil, and toss to coat. Add the remaining oil and toss again. Transfer to 2 baking sheets and roast until lightly brown and tender, 35 to 40 minutes. If the vegetables start to brown too quickly, loosely cover with foil. Transfer to a serving bowl.

LEMONY CARROT AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large, dry pot over medium heat, toast coriander seeds until fragrant and dark golden-brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a mortar and pestle and coarsely crush.
• Return the pot to medium heat. Add the oil and heat until warm. Stir in onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and lightly colored, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Add carrots, crushed coriander, salt and 6 cups water to the pot. Stir in the miso until it dissolves. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, uncovered, 5 minutes. Stir in cauliflower and cook, covered, over medium-low heat until the vegetables are very tender, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the soup from the heat. Using an immersion blender, purée the soup until smooth. (Alternatively, you can let soup cool slightly then purée it in batches in a food processor or blender.) If necessary, return the puréed soup to the heat to warm through. Stir in the lemon zest and juice just before serving. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with chile, sea salt and cilantro leaves.

ROASTED CARROTS AND CAULIFLOWER WITH THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine carrots, cauliflower, olive oil, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper in a roasting pan; cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil, stir vegetables, and continue cooking until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes more. Toss vegetables with Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN ROASTED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Spread broccoli, cauliflower and carrots on a large baking sheet.
• Drizzle olive oil over vegetables.
• Sprinkle on Italian dressing mix and shredded parmesan.
• Toss vegetables with hands until evenly coated in oil and seasoning.
• Bake for 20 minutes, or until vegetables are soft.

PERFECTLY ROASTED VEGETABLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Set an oven rack to the second-lowest level in the oven.
• Fill a bowl with lightly salted water. Place Brussels sprouts in salted water and let sit for about 15 minutes; drain.
• Stir potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, beets, shallot, olive oil, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Pour vegetables in a single layer onto a baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until caramelized and cooked through, about 45 minutes.