Sesame Vegetables Recipe

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When I go out to my garden in summer to "pick" dinner, my family knows I plan to fix this tasty medley. It's just as good during cold weather months using fresh supermarket produce.

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Sesame Vegetables Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 13 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

3 cups fresh cauliflowerets
2-1/2 cups cut fresh green beans
4 cups fresh broccoli florets
3-1/2 cups fresh snow peas
2 small yellow summer squash, cubed
2 small zucchini, cubed
1 small onion, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce

Directions

Place cauliflower and beans in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender, adding broccoli and snow peas during the last 4 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute the yellow squash, zucchini and onion in 2 tablespoons oil until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the sugar, sesame seeds, lemon juice, soy sauce and remaining oil.
Transfer cauliflower mixture to a large serving bowl; add squash mixture and toss to coat. Yield: 13 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 84 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 98 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Sesame Vegetables in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2009, p50