Quick Mediterranean Vegetables

This Mediterranean vegetable side is very versatile and you can switch out vegetables to your liking. You can use fresh herbs or dried Italian herbs. Sometimes I also add cherry tomatoes, which adds a nice touch.

Step: 1

Heat olive oil in a large skillet and cook onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add carrots, bell peppers, and fennel; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened but still firm to the bite, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with Italian herbs, salt, and pepper.

Per Serving: 142 calories; protein 2.7g; carbohydrates 18.5g; fat 7.4g; sodium 126.5mg.

The most obvious way to choose a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and choose more different. When you’re cooking pasta, go for a simple vegetable . Making steak? Go for something light. If you’re making stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to adjust with make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can apply to cooking method . You don’t want to overcommit your oven by making to do list three dishes at once in there, or be juggling four pans on the stovetop . But often you can made a dish do more often .