Italian Vegetable Skillet With Roasted Garlic And Pine Nuts

Italian Vegetable Skillet With Roasted Garlic And Pine Nuts


1. Preheat oven to 325F.

2. Line a baking pan with aluminum foil.

3. Cut off top 1/4 to 1/3 of garlic head (exposing cloves) and drizzle with olive oil.

4. Place garlic on baking pan, cut surface down, and roast for 1- 1 1/4 hours or until cloves are softened; allow garlic to cool slightly.

5. Heat butter and 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large saute pan and squeeze out softened garlic cloves into pan (avoiding papery skins).

6. Mash a few of the cloves into the butter/oil, stirring, and add onions, cooking until onions are slightly softened.

7. Add zucchini, peppers and mushrooms to the pan and cook for 4 minutes.

8. Add sun-dried tomatoes, olives, minced herbs, and season to taste with salt and pepper (you may add some crushed red pepper now if you wish).

9. Continue to cook for 6-8 minutes or until vegetables are cooked the way you like them.

10. Before serving, sprinkle with romano or asiago cheese (you may use parmesan as well) and toasted pine nuts.

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