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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (950g) Recipe makes 4 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: hard cheese
Calories 624
Calories from Fat 254		(40%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 28.3g	43%
	Saturated Fat 4.0g	20%
	Monounsaturated Fat 19.8g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 70mg		2%
Potassium 2907mg		83%
Total Carbohydrate 86.5g		28%
	Dietary Fiber 14.5g	58%
	Sugars 13.9g
Protein 13.7g		27%
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Briami (Greek Oven-Roasted Vegetables)

Recipe #59083 | 2½ hours | 30 min prep | add private note

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By: evelyn/athens
Apr 10, 2003

A traditional Greek vegetarian dish. Delicious and easy. Great to do when you have a bumper crop of zucchini on hand. Olive oil adds a great flavour element to the dish, and also adds extra calories as Briami is considered a 'main dish' here in Greece. If you choose to serve it as a side, you can cut back some on the olive oil. The servings specified are considering it as a vegetarian main dish. If you're having it as a side, either cut back, or plan on getting more servings out of it.

SERVES 4 -5 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

5 large zucchini, washed and scrubbed and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices
4 large potatoes, peeled and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices
3-4 garlic cloves, sliced thin
1 large onion, peeled, cut in half, each half cut into thirds, large wedges (Spanish or Bermuda)
2 large tomatoes, peeled and quartered
1/4 lb hard cheese, cut into large chunks (I use 'kefalograviera or 'myzithra' which you may not have, something like Parmesan would be excelle)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon oregano
2 tablespoons fresh spearmint, minced (or 1 tsp dry)
2 tablespoons cut cilantro (optional)
salt and pepper

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 420 degrees F.
2
Put everything in a very large baking pan. Pour water, olive oil on top and add herbs. Season generously.
3
Put your clean hands in the pan and give all the veggies a toss so herbs, and oil and salt and pepper go on everything.
4
It looks like a lot but don't worry - it'll 'melt' down considerably during cooking.
5
Roast for a couple of hours, stirring everthing up a couple of times to allow veggies on bottom to come up and brown nicely too. What you're after in terms of texture is for the vegetables to 'melt' into each other, but without losing their individual shape. NOTHING crisp-tender going on here - just meltingly, comfortingly, deliciously tender.
6
This is delicious with good crusty bread (lovely juices) and feta cheese on the side- like we eat it.
7
Will probably serve 6 hungry people, or maybe not. We go through it fast. It's even better the next day.

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From: HeatherN

On Nov 2, 2009

Delicious! I made this quite awhile ago but forgot to rate it. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

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From: Shazzie

On Sep 6, 2009

Wonderful flavour. Found that my veg were well done, however, in half the time stated. A lovely "comfort" food in my opinion - will definitely make again.

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From: spatchcock

On Aug 4, 2004

Well, this was a masterpiece. Everyone was very impressed when this appeared on the table this Thanksgiving. We are vegetarian, and I searched all over for a veggie main dish. This was a really big hit. Thanks for this recommendation! Fantastic blend of flavors. I did leave out the tomatoes, simply because I'd added everything else and didn't see how they would fit!! I will make this many times. Thank you!! UPDATE! I've made this many, many times since Thanksgiving and have started to play around with it some. Tonight (see picture) I used sweet potatoes and added halved big button mushrooms. Also added a few leeks I needed to use up. Also, instead of just zucchini, I used some yellow squash. TERRIFIC recipe, I can't recommend this enough! I felt so sick today and this was all that sounded good to me---such a healthy, healing meal!

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From: Pets'R'us

On May 16, 2003

I halved the recipe, and on that amount used 3 courgettes/zuchini, I still had a very full baking tray as you can imagine. I used Kefaloteri cheese and that was a good choice, whilst roasting it disapeared in the juices and it gave the dish an authentic Greek flavor without overpowerng. Made it as aside dish for a Mediterranean dinner party and was clever enough not to serve everything and keep some apart, I just tasted the (cold) left overs and it tastes even better then the night before. A great dish for the summer season with picnics and barbecue. I prepared all the vegetables in the morning to the point of the herbs, oil and water. I mixed all that in a jug, poured over the vegetables that were in a large bowl, mixed it with my hands and transfered it to the roastng tray, it took about an 1 hour plus for this amount. Easy and no fuss, I know I will make this often!!!

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