Summer Vegetable Medley

Name: Summer Vegetable Medley
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil; 1 Mexican ("grey") Squash, cut into 1/2" medallions; 1 zucchini, cut into 1/2" medallions; 1 yellow squash, cut into 1/2" medallions; 1/4 of each: red, orange, yellow & green bell peppers, cut into strips (see dimensions in instructions); 1 onion, cut into strips (see dimensions in instructions); 1 package white mushrooms, cut in half, quartered if xlg; 1 small can sliced black olives; 1 can kidney beans; 1 single serving size can V8 juice; Eat Well Za' atar seasoning blend; leaves fresh basil

Misti Cleveland @Truffles4Truffle

I have a vegetable garden with several kinds of squash and bell peppers, basil and tomatoes. The squash were ripe and ready to go. I have a favorite vegetable dish that has cocktail tomatoes and artichokes, but my tomatoes weren't ripe yet. So I thought I would try something a little different and started cutting up vegetables I had on hand. Since legumes (especially kidney beans) are really good for you, and olives are too, I thought I would top it off with them. But I couldn't just leave out the tomato flavor! So I added V8. I recently discovered Za'atar seasoning and decided to try it out! Then I threw in the basil that was calling out to me from my fridge. And there you have it! By the way, the photo is of the leftovers in a small 7x4x3 container so it looks like a lot of juice. But you won't see that much juice when you take it out of the oven. 🙂

Misti Cleveland @Truffles4Truffle

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Ingredients

30-40 minutes

8 servings

extra virgin olive oil
1Mexican ("grey") Squash, cut into 1/2" medallions
1zucchini, cut into 1/2" medallions
1yellow squash, cut into 1/2" medallions
1/4of each: red, orange, yellow & green bell peppers, cut into strips (see dimensions in instructions)
1onion, cut into strips (see dimensions in instructions)
1 packagewhite mushrooms, cut in half, quartered if xlg
1small can sliced black olives
1 cankidney beans
1single serving size can V8 juice
Eat Well Za' atar seasoning blend
leavesfresh basil

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Steps

30-40 minutes

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.
2

Drizzle olive oil in bottom of 13x9 glass dish. Slice squash and distribute evenly in a single layer in dish.
3

Slice 1/4 of each bell pepper into strips about 1/4"wide and 3" long. Distribute evenly in between squash, overlapping as needed.
4

Slice onion into 1/4" or smaller strips. Distribute evenly in pan, on top of the first layer of vegetables.
5

Rinse, pat dry and cut mushrooms. Distribute evenly.
6

Distribute evenly the olives and kidney beans. Pour V8 over all. Sprinkle with Za'atar. Tear basil into pieces and distribute evenly.
7

Cover pan with foil and bake for 30 - 40 minutes, checking squash for doneness. They should have a hint of firmness. This is because they will continue cooking after you take them out of the oven. Let cool a bit before serving, so you and your guests don't scald your tongues. 🙂