Vegetables à la Grecque

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By Joe Yonan

An array of seasonal vegetables bathes successful a speedy sweet-and-sour sauce. This would beryllium a beauteous luncheon (served with a portion of crusty bread), a archetypal people for a outpouring oregon summertime party, oregon you could bulk it up with beans, poached eggs and/or a atom of your prime for a standalone dinner.

Here, we chose vegetables that would look beauteous connected the plate: "cheddar" cauliflower, haricots verts, spears of zucchini, quartered reddish radishes and bladed purple carrots. If you can't find babe vegetables, conscionable chopped the larger ones into smaller pieces.

This look calls for a bouquet garni, which is simply a cinch to make: Use room twine (or a tiny food cloth bag) to necktie unneurotic stems of herbs for flavor. The bundle makes for speedy and casual removal.

Storage: Refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Ingredients

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Servings: 4-6

1/2 spoon coriander seed
1/2 spoon achromatic peppercorns
1/2 cupful olive oil
1/2 cupful water
1/3 cupful caller citrus foodstuff (from 2 lemons)
1/4 cupful achromatic vino vinegar
1/4 cupful granulated sugar
3 tablespoons concentrated herb paste
2 ample cloves garlic, crushed
1 tiny bouquet garni (herbs specified arsenic parsley, thyme and bay leaf; spot headnote)
Pinch good salt, positive much arsenic needed
1 3/4 pounds babe vegetables of your choice, trimmed and cut, arsenic needed (see headnote)
4 ounces tiny fastener mushrooms, cleaned and chopped into halves oregon quarters
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped caller flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish
Poached eggs, for serving (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 6)

Calories
250
Fat
19 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
20 g
Sodium
150 mg
Protein
3 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
14 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "Around the World successful 120 Salads: Fresh Healthy Delicious," by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi (Kyle Books, 2017).

Tested by Joe Yonan.

Published May 14, 2017

Updated March 16, 2026