Vegetable Tahini Roast

Tahini Roasted Veggies subbing more carrots and snow peas for the asparagus

Tahini makes a superlative and flavorful sauce ingredient for vegetable dishes.
This Tahini Roasted Veggies dish will please you and your family; and it will supply all who eat of it a surfeit of health engendering nutrition. 😊
Serve this Tahini Roast with a side of whole intact grain (like farro, wheat berries, brown rice, or quinoa), or beans (like pinto, kidney, or black beans), and/or a mixed greens salad. Eating healthy is so… fun!
Dr John

Vegetable Ingredients:
  • ½ lb brussels sprouts- well chopped
  • ½ bunch asparagus- cut in 1” to 2” lengths
  • 1small head of broccoli florets [2 ½ to 3 cups]
  • 1 carrot or parsnip-diced in in thin rounds
  • ½ or more red bell pepper- sliced in 1” to 2” lengths
  • ½ large onion- sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic- minced (or 1 tsp of minced garlic)
  • 1/3 rd cup and more filtered water or veggie broth as needed
Sauce:
  • 3 Tbsp tahini (microwave bottle 30 seconds to make it easier to whisk)
  • 2 Tbsp molasses (or maple syrup or agave nector)
  • 2 Tbsp rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
  • 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce or tamari (or vegan worcestershire sauce)
  • 1 large lime- juiced
  • ½ tsp ground Pepper or to taste
  • 2 to 3 tsp Sambal Oelec or other favored hot sauce (Optional)
  • 1 to 2 tsp of corn starch, if needed as a thickener (Optional)
  • 2 Tbsp water +/- to desired pourable consistency
Topping Electives:
  • Chopped Cilantro
  • Broken Walnut Pieces
  • 1 ½ Tbsp plain Sesame Seeds

Directions:

Making Your Sauce:

  • Make Sauce: Place all ingredients into a bowl, and whisk together. Add small amounts of water until it is a thick but pourable sauce. Set aside.

Make the Veggies:

Preheat counter top oven on Roast, Air Fry, or Bake setting if you prefer at 400oF (alternatively use your stove oven)  Note: Air Frying will singe some of the vegetables at the tips as they cook adding a flavor that many enjoy, and others do not😊

  • A Counter Top Oven approach for roasting veggies: Preheat Oven to 400 F0: Take veggies (#1 to #4 above) and place them on parchment paper lined counter top oven shelf. Bake/Roast veggies turning them every 5 minutes for 8 to 12 minutes or until they just begin to brown.
  • In the meantime preheat a large pot or wok on your stove. Place 1/3 cup of water in your pot and add the onions and garlic when the water bubbles. SautĂŠ these until softened – usually 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Transfer the roasted veggies into your stove pot wih the sauteed onions. Cook for about 3 minutes stirring periodically. Add a splash of water to keep things moist as needed😊.
  • Now add the bell pepper and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes stirring regularly.
  • Add just enough of your sauce to vegies to cover and mix.
  • Transfer the Tahini Roasted vegies to a serving dish and place on the table with your warmed whole intact grain side. Time to eat!
  • Add one or more suggested toppings (below)

Suggested toppings:
Cilantro
Broken Walnuts
Sliced Green onion

Serving Suggestions:

Whole Grain, Beans, or Tofu:  Serve one of these options with this recipe for a complete and exciting  meal:

  1. Warm whole intact brain (farro, wheatberries, quinoa, oat grouts) or…
  2. Make your favorite legume [beans]- like kidney beans, red, black, or pintos to plate with this dish or…
  3. Roasted crispy diced tofu may be substituted for the Beans or Whole Grain (see roasted Tofu instructions in the “Plants Win  Black Pepper Tof” recipe in this folder for roasting Tofu instructions. Place the roasted Tofu into this dish while cooking the last 2 minutes of preparation.

  Consider a large side salad of mixed greens.

Variances and Substitutions:

No asparagus? Add more cut broccoli, boc choi, and /or snow peas.

Tahini: You could turn this whole dish around by substituting peanut butter for the Tahini and sprinkling crispy Chou Mein noodles on it as a garnish!!

Dr John