Girls' Night Dinner

Totally vegetarian menu on Sunday night - if you got rid of the cheese it would have been vegan too!

Dandelion Greens Salad
Chickpea and Oven Roasted Tomato Stew
Roasted Zucchini with cumin and curry

Danelion Greens Salad
*dandelion greens
*1 red pear
*shaved Manchego Cheese
*Chopped Fresh Chives
*Chopped Fresh Sage
*Chopped Fresh Oregano
*Dressing (olive oil, lemon juice, poppy seeds, dijon mustard, dried mint)

Oven Roasted Tomatoes (makes about 1 cup)
*4lbs tomatoes
*1/2 cup olive oil
*1 head garlic
*fresh thyme sprigs
1. halve the tomatoes. Place fine grate strainer into a sauce pot. Remove insides of tomatoes into strainer so that you can save any juices.
2. Use two glass baking dishes (13x9 will work fine), spread 1/4 cup oil across the bottom of each one. Place halved tomatoes, cut side down in them. Make a small slit in skin of tomato.
3. Separate the garlic head but don't remove peel of garlic, spread cloves throughout the baking dishes. Skatter thyme springs on tops of tomatoes (don't be shy with the thyme).
4. Bake in 325 degree oven for 45 minutes. Remove pan and pull skin off of tomatoes. Flip tomatoes over. Cook another 50 minutes. After 50 minutes, flip tomatoes again and cook an additional 45 minutes.
5. Remove from oven, discard thyme sprigs. Scoop tomatoes into a bowl and save for later. Squeeze garlic flesh out of skin and place flesh in with tomatoes.
6. Season with a little bit of salt and pepper. Let sit.

Chickpea Stew
*1 - 19oz can chickpeas (I use Progresso)
*3 cups vegetable stock (I use an all natural one with very few ingredients)
*1 large shallot
*reserved tomato juice from cutting up tomatoes
*dried oregano
*dried mint
*2 tablespoons lemon juice
*1 tablespoon olive oil
1. heat olive oil over medium low heat. Add shallots and cook until soft and starting to break down about 7 minutes.
2. add chickpeas and herbs and cook another 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
3. Add lemon juice and scrape bottom of pan - then add broth. Bring to a boil, then let simmer until it has reduced by half.
4. Stir in tomatoes, bring up to temp and then serve!

Zucchini
*5 small zucchini, small dice
*2 tablespoons olive oil
*sprinkle of ground cumin
*sprinkle of curry powder
*salt and pepper
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with tin foil. Spread zucchini on sheet. Add oil, cumin, curry, salt and pepper. Mix together on baking sheet.
2. Bake for 15-20 minutes until cubes are soft or starting to brown.