Awesome Balsamic Roasted Vegetables Recipe (2024)

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By Charlotte on October 23, 2015 12:29 PM

By Meghan Telpner, author The UnDiet Cookbook

This recipe takes the vegetables that people hate the most, claiming they taste like feet (hi there, brussels sprouts), dirt (I'm talking to you, beets), or rotting trash (yes, you cabbage), and turns them into a dish that will be the new favorite in your house. That is what this recipe promises.* And if it doesn't succeed, it was totally your cooking. The recipe is awesome.

Balsamic Roasted Vegetables

Serves 4-6 as a side

Prep: 15 minutes; Cook: 40-45 minutes

Soy, grain and nut-free

Ingredients:

• 4 beets, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 4-5 loose cups brussels sprouts, ends cut off, outer peel removed, and cut in halves or quarters
• 3 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, avocado oil or organic ghee
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)

Make It Like So:

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Place all the veggies, including the garlic, in a large mixing bowl and toss with the oil and salt. Transfer to a glass roasting pan or a parchment-lined cookie sheet and roast for 30 minutes.

Remove from the oven and mix in the balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle the walnuts over top and cook for another 10 to 15 minutes, until the veggies are tender.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

UnDiet Health Tip: The Beet Test

Transit time is a measure of how long it takes for the food that enters your mouth to come out the other end. We aim for an 18 to 24 hour transit time, but most of us are looking at a 48 to 72 hour transit time, which is too slow. How to check: Eat some beets and then start the clock. Watch for traces of beet in your poop. The time from when you ate the beets to when you pooped out the beet waste is your transit time. If you're slow on the movement train, increase your water and fiber intake, and always make time to poop in the morning. Otherwise, you're walking around full of poop, and that's not ideal for anyone.

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Meghan Telpner, author The UnDiet Cookbook; photo by Lindsie Grey

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About the Author

Meghan Telpner is a Toronto-based writer, speaker, nutritionist and founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. Known for her humorous, engaging and real approach to healthy living, she authored The UnDiet Cookbook as a follow-up to her bestselling UnDiet: Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health. When not in her kitchen, Meghan spends her time traveling with her husband, Josh.

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Recipe Excerpted from

The UnDiet Cookbook*:

130 Gluten-Free Recipes for a Healthy and Awesome Life

Author: Meghan Telpner

Publisher: Appetite by Random House

Penned: Oct. 6, 2015

What's Inside: A collection of tasty recipes inspired by nutritionist Meghan Telpner's UnDiet approach to healthy living. Rather than counting calories or subscribing to one, rigid style of dieting, she recommends getting in tune with your body and eating what it actually needs.

You'll find a thorough introduction to her UnDiet philosophy as well as ideas for everything from protein-powered breakfasts (why not start with a Sacred Scramble) to creative condiments (think Hot and Sour Sassy Sauce), mouthwatering entrees (I'll take TexiMexi Magi Wraps) and delectable desserts (Rawmazing Key Lime Pie, anyone?). Each of these healthful, plant-rich recipes is gluten-free, dairy-free and, in most cases, vegan-friendly.

What's more, this wellness-focused collection includes tons of helpful tips for cooking, improving your heath and planning nutritious meals as well as traveling and entertaining the UnDiet way. There's even a chapter devoted to beauty care with do-it-yourself treatments like Honey-Love Hair Conditioner, which doubles as a revitalizing hair treatment and a salad dressing. Fun!

Time Out: 312 pages

Available: $24.95 paperback at Amazon and other book retailers

*Recipe reprinted with publisher permission.

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