Heart-healthy recipe — grilled vegetables with walnut sauce

Vegetables pack in a healthy punch of nutrients and vitamins in your diet. The addition of walnut sauce with it makes for a yummy salad. Here’s the recipe. 

Ingredients

For grilled vegetables: 

• 1/2 kg assorted vegetables – broccoli florets, zucchini, and bell peppers (red and yellow)


• 1 tbsp lemon juice


•  Salt and pepper for seasoning


• A few drops of olive oil

For the walnut sauce

• 100g roasted walnuts


• 1 tbsp garlic paste


• 1 tbsp chopped parsley/oregano


• 1 tbsp olive oil


•  2 tsp lemon juice roasted sesame seeds to garnish

Method

Cut vegetables into wedges, brush with lemon juice and add a few drops of olive oil and seasoning.
Grill until vegetables are tender.
Garnish with sesame seeds.
To prepare walnut sauce, grind walnuts, garlic and herbs together.
Gradually add the oil and lemon juice.
Season well and serve with grilled vegetables.

Image source: Wikimedia Commons

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