This vegan recipe is just great! Dutch oven vegetables can be a perfect garnish for meat or fish, although in Crete they usually serve them as a main dish.
Serves5 servings
Cooks In10' preparation | 1 hour cooking
DifficultyEasy
Ingredients
2 eggplants
2 zucchinis
1 fistful green beans
Some okra (optional)
2 onions, chopped
2 potatoes
3 ripe tomatoes, chopped
3 garlic gloves
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
½ bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
Salt, freshly ground pepper
Method
You may use all or some of the ingredient vegetables, as per your preferences.
Clean the green beans.
Chop the eggplant, zucchini, and potatoes into thick pieces, and place into a Dutch oven.
Add the chopped onions and the garlic, whole and crushed with the blade of a knife.
Mix in the okra, green beans, and chopped tomatoes.
Cover the Dutch oven with the lid and cook in a preheated oven at 390°F for about 1 hour – use both the elements and the convection setting.
Check on the liquids while cooking; there should be no water left at the end, just oil.
Serve the dutch oven vegetables with feta or xinomizithra cheese.
TIP
Okra: Prepare for cooking by trimming the stem. Lay out on a baking tray, drizzle with vinegar and leave out in the hot sun for 1-2 hours. Rinse and strain.