Tender garlic shrimp with roasted Italian vegetables.
Ingredients
Roasted Vegetables
1 eggplant
1 large zucchini
1 large onion
1 pint grape tomatoes
3 - 4 mini sweet peppers
4 - 5 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons oil
salt and pepper
Sauce
4 tomatoes - skins removed and deseeded
1 tablespoon oil
1 large shallot - minced
handful of fresh basil
4 tablespoons flat leaf parsley
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
Cut the eggplant into bite size pieces. Add a little salt to it and place it in a colander to drain for 20 minutes. Blot with a paper towel.
Cut up zucchini into bite size pieces. Place on a sprayed large cookie sheet. Add the eggplant.
Cut the onion into bite size pieces. Add to cookie sheet.
Cut the grape tomatoes in half, add to the vegetables.
Cut the sweet peppers into bite size pieces, add to the vegetables.
Sprinkle the oil and garlic over all of the vegetables. Add salt and pepper.
Roast vegetables in a 400 degree oven until they are tender and just getting a little color, about 20 minutes. While the vegetables are roasting prepare the sauce. Remove and add to tomato sauce.
Bring a pan of water to a boil. Add the tomatoes. When the water comes back to a boil remove the tomatoes and run cold water over them. Core the tomatoes and remove the skin. Cut the tomatoes in half and squeeze to remove the seeds. Cut into bite size pieces.