Autumn Vegetable Sauté Food

ULTIMATE SAUTEED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Thinly slice the peppers. Slice the onion. Cut the carrot into thin rounds, on the bias. Cut the broccoli into small florets.
• Toss the vegetables in a bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil and the oregano, kosher salt and plenty of fresh ground black pepper.
• In large skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes until tender and lightly charred, stirring occasionally. Taste and add a few pinches of additional salt to taste. Serve immediately.

SAUTEED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• Toss vegetables together in a medium bowl.
• In a medium saute pan, heat the butter and water together over medium heat. Add the vegetables to the pan and turn the heat to medium high. Toss the vegetables, by gently moving the pan back and forth over the flame. Cook the vegetables for 3 to 4 minutes, or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl and serve immediately.
• Cook the vegetables in 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or butter, without the water. Do this over high heat and brown and crisp the vegetables slightly.
• Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, minced shallot, a teaspoon of grated peeled fresh ginger to the pan before adding the vegetables. - Enhance the vegetables at the end of cooking with a tablespoon or so of minced fresh herbs, like chopped flat-leaf parsley, dill, mint, basil, cilantro, or thyme.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Fill a large bowl with ice water, and put a colander or strainer in it. Add the vegetable to the boiling water and cook, uncovered, until crisp tender, or the desired degree of doneness. Scoop the vegetable from the water and immediately put them in the ice water, to stop the cooking and set their color. Cool and drain, and use as desired. When blanching a mix of vegetables, don't cook them together since they may not all cook at the same time. Start with the lightest colored or mildest flavored vegetable, and blanch and refresh each vegetable, one after the other, until cooked as desired.

RUSTIC FALL VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, heat the butter or oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and saute until fragrant and translucent. Add the garlic and saute until golden brown.
• Add the winter squash, zucchini, sweet potato, orzo, canned tomatoes, thyme, rosemary, and broth. Simmer until the vegetables are soft and cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Season the soup with salt, and black pepper, to taste. Serve with sliced crusty bread.

SAUTEED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and heat. Add the garlic and saute, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the all of the vegetables and cook until just starting to wilt, about 2 minutes. Add the oregano, soy sauce and chicken stock and stir well and cook just until vegetables are wilted, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and serve.

SAUTEED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add bell pepper, carrots, onion and broccoli. Saute 4 minutes (toss just occasionally so it can brown slightly).
• Add squash, saute 3 minutes.
• Toss in garlic, thyme and season with salt and pepper to taste. Saute 2 minutes or until veggies are just tender.
• Sprinkle with parlsey and lemon juice, toss. Serve with parmesan if desired.

AUTUMN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In dutchoven (large pot) on medium heat, melt butter, add onions and garlic and saute until golden.
• Add the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the milk.
• Boil for 25 minutes.
• Puree soup with blender, return to heat and add milk.
• DO NOT BOIL!
• Just heat through.
• Recipe may be doubled.