Well, I'm mostly C, so I really need the IF and am not as afraid of it, but lately I have been making EVERYTHING into sauces for pasta. I either roast or steam the veggies (some of my faves: carrots, roasted red peppers, asparagus, broccoli - not all together, though!) and then blend them with a little olive oil, chicken stock, spices or soy cheese (not all together, just use what I have) and then toss pasta in the sauce. Zucchini I usually make into Heather's zucchini bread recipe and I was going to try and make it into vegetable pancakes this week. Kim (eatandbe.com Kim) posted this recipe recently (I think it came from a segment on the Today show):
VEGETABLE PANCAKES
INGREDIENTS • 1 carrot, washed and grated • 2 medium potatoes, peeled and grated • 1 small zucchini, washed and grated • 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced • 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme • 3 tablespoons olive oil • Salt and freshly ground pepper
DIRECTIONS Place the grated carrot, potatoes, and zucchini in the center of a large, clean kitchen towel. Wrap tightly and squeeze as much liquid as possible from the vegetables. Unroll and place the grated vegetables in a large bowl. Add the garlic, thyme and 1 tablespoon olive oil and mix well. In a large, nonstick sauté pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable mixture to the pan, pressing down so the pancake is about 1/2 inch thick and cook until golden brown, about eight minutes. Carefully flip the pancake over — you can invert onto a plate first and slide back into the pan if you are nervous about the pancake falling apart — and continue cooking until the other side is crisp and golden and the vegetables are cooked, another eight to 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and keep warm. Season to taste.
It sounds really yummy. I'll probably cut the oil quite a bit or use cooking spray, though.
Carrots are big in our house because both my kids love them cooked. I usually boil them. Spinach I like to chop up finely and add to sauces or wilt/saute with some garlic. Cauliflower I steam and puree in the blender into a mashed potato consistency.
Hope that helps! I find that I tolerate all of these veggies pretty well, but I know some people don't do well with all of it (i.e., broccoli). Hope that helped!
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