Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables with Fresh Mozzarella

Yields: 4

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 35 mins

Ingredients

  • 300g chestnut or baby mushrooms
  • 1 head of broccoli, broken into florets
  • 2 red peppers, roughly chopped
  • 1 tin chopped tomatoes
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 1 green pepper, roughly chopped
  • 125g fresh mozzarella, torn into pieces
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried mixed Italian herbs
  • Salt and pepper
  • Crusty bread or pasta to serve

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 200°C / 180°C fan.
  • Pour the tinned tomatoes into a large roasting tray and season well with salt, pepper and the dried herbs. Add the sliced garlic and a good glug of olive oil.
  • Add all the vegetables — mushrooms, broccoli, peppers and carrots — into the tray and toss everything together so the veg is coated in the tomato base.
  • Roast for 25 minutes until the vegetables are starting to soften and take on colour.
  • Remove from the oven, scatter the torn mozzarella over the top, and return to the oven for a further 8-10 minutes until the cheese is melted and starting to bubble.
  • Finish with a final scatter of dried oregano and serve straight from the tray with crusty bread or over pasta.

Category: Vegetarian

Cuisine: Italian