Olive And Sun Dried Tomato Vegetables Recipes

Steps:

• Bring 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth and water to a boil in a saucepan, stir in couscous, and mix in salt and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer until liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes.
• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; stir in pine nuts and cook, stirring frequently, until pine nuts smell toasted and are golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan; cook and stir garlic and shallot in the hot oil until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir black olives and sun-dried tomatoes into garlic mixture and cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often. Slowly pour in 1 cup vegetable broth and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce has reduced, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer couscous to a large serving bowl, mix with sauce, and serve topped with parsley and pine nuts.

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, add the olives, sun-dried tomatoes and the olive oil it was packed in. Pulse until smooth, but still chunky. Add more extra-virgin olive oil if mixture is too dry. Spoon into a serving bowl. If not serving immediately, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 2 days. Be sure to bring it to room temperature and to mix it thoroughly before serving.
• Gently pull off the leaves from the endive, being carefully not to tear the leaves. Wash thoroughly with cold water and dry completely.
• Place the bowl of tapenade in the center of a large platter. Decoratively circle the tapenade bowl with the endive leaves working your way to the rim of the platter.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the 1/3 cup olive oil, the sun-dried tomatoes, black and green olives, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a medium skillet, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and cook until translucent and tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, for 6 to 8 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
• Add the warm vegetables to the olive and sun-dried tomato mixture and toss until coated. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• In a medium skillet, heat remaining 3 tablespoons of oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the shallots or onion and cook until translucent and tender, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently, for 6 to 8 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add the warm vegetables to the oil mixture and toss until coated.
• Transfer the vegetables to a serving bowl. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Spray grill with oil spray and prepare barbecue (medium-low heat). Spray all vegetables on all sides with oil spray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill vegetables until tender, turning often, about 10 minutes for zucchini, 12 minutes for peppers and 30 minutes for yams.
• Meanwhile, mix orange peel and rosemary in small bowl. Whisk lemon juice and next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Add grilled vegetables to dressing; toss to coat.
• Divide vegetables among 4 plates. Sprinkle peel mixture over. Place 1 egg half alongside vegetables on each plate.