Summer Vegetable Tortilla

At the end of last week, Adam and I roasted a very large batch of summer vegetables: zucchini, tomatoes, broccoli, potatoes, peppers, and celery. We ate these for dinner on Thursday with a meat sauce, added some of the leftovers to our Greek salad on Friday, and finally used the remains for a Roasted Vegetable Tortilla (or a cross between a tortilla and an omelette) on Monday. This turned out to be a tasty, and very budget-friendly way to enjoy the vegetables of the season. These are all dishes that everyone can make - it's that easy!

To roast the vegetables, simply chop them into large pieces, throw them into a roasting pan, coat with oil, season with salt and pepper, and place in a 400 degree oven for approximately 45 minutes. Stir the vegetables once or twice and test periodically with a cake tester. If you are using small tomatoes, add them whole after about 30 minutes, to avoid over-cooking them.

We sometimes add some chopped herbs as well, depending on how we are serving this. Roasted vegetables are great with fish and meat dishes, or with a yogurt-chutney sauce and a salad as a lighter meal.

For the tortilla, chop the leftover veggies into smaller pieces, and add them to a mixture of:

4 eggs, whisked
~ 1/4 cup Plain Yogurt
~ 2 tbs. Oat Flour
A Small Handful of Herbs (Sage and Parsley in our case)
1/8 tsp. Salt (since the roasted veggies are already salted)
Pepper to taste

Combine all the ingredients. Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan. When the pan is hot, add the mixture and stir for a few moments, until the eggs just begin to cook. At that point, spread the batter out evenly in the pan and let cook, covered. If the tortilla is browning too quickly on the bottom, turn the heat down for the rest of the cooking time. The tortilla is done when the top has set.

Roasting veggies are a cheap and flexible way to use vegetables you have around the house, augmenting with in-season veggies from the store or farmer's market. If you are able to make a big batch, you really can produce food for several meals at once, saving time, energy, and your budget.