| If you're anything like me, one of your favorite | | | | paper |
| meals is a traditional Sunday roast. Mmmm, those | | | | 5. Spray vegetables with extra virgin olive oil |
| delicious roasted vegetables, crispy on the outside | | | | cooking spray |
| but soft and luscious on the inside! But now we're | | | | 6. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes |
| on a diet we can't indulge in that taste anymore... | | | | 7. Turn vegetables and spray the unsprayed side |
| right? | | | | with cooking spray |
| Not true. While traditional roasted vegetables are | | | | 8. Bake for a further 20-30 minutes |
| very high in fat due to the fat bath they sit in | | | | Cooking time on this will vary according to the |
| while they cook. There are ways to prepare low | | | | size of the vegetable pieces of course and you're |
| fat roasted vegetables. And it's really simpler than | | | | the best judge of that. But preparing them this |
| you think (and sometimes even yummier than fat | | | | way results in a nice crispy skin without all the |
| soaked traditional roast vegetables). You see, it's | | | | excess fat. |
| not really necessary to have so much fat to | | | | Oh, and the meat can be prepared the same |
| roast vegetables. Although it is the fat that kind | | | | way. Tip with cooking pork, remove the skin and |
| of semi fries the vegetables to that nice crispy | | | | the excess fat before cooking. If you really must |
| exterior... a little fat works just as well, if not | | | | eat the crackling you can rub salt into it and cook |
| better, than a lot. | | | | under the grill. Not only is it lower in fat, It works |
| So here is one way to prepare low fat roasted | | | | better and results in lovely crisp crackling (but you |
| vegetables. Doing it this way won't result in soggy | | | | have to watch it carefully). Just be certain to trim |
| roasted vegetables. | | | | most of the fat from the underside first, you |
| Low Fat Roasted Vegetables | | | | need a little to generate the heat to form the |
| | | | crackling... but certainly not the amount that is |
| 1. Preheat oven to 350F (190C) | | | | usually there. |
| 2. Line your baking tray with parchment (baking) | | | | Oh, and this makes it much easier to clean your |
| paper | | | | roasting tray which is the other advantage of this |
| 3. Prepare and cut up your vegetables as per | | | | low fat roasted vegetable recipe. |
| usual | | | | Hope you enjoy my low fat cooking tips. |
| 4. lay your vegetables evenly over the parchment | | | | |