Firecracker Vegetable Roast

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup fresh basil, loosely packed
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, loosely pascked
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 garlic cloves, halved
• 1 jalapeno, halved
• 2 cups cauliflower florets
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 1 1/2 cups fennel bulbs, thinly sliced-about 1 bulb
• 1 cup red bell pepper, in strips
• 1 cup yellow bell pepper, in strips
• cooking spray
• 1 medium tomato, cut in 12 wedges
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450.
• 2 place first 9 ingredients in a food processor, process til smooth.
• 3 combine basil mixture, cauliflower and next 5 ingredients, tossing well to coat. arrange vegetables on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• 4 bake at 450 for 15 min or til lightly browned. add tomato and chickpeas; bake an additional 5 minutes. serve with rice, if desired.