What We Ate Wednesday--Za'atar and Lemon Roasted Vegetables with Chickpeas and Kale

Hello lovelies! A few weeks ago I showed you have to make the spice mix Za'atar. We have eaten it several times in a variety of ways and I have learned a few things.

It tastes better and brighter and fresher if you put it on at the end instead of roasting it on the veg.

It also goes really well with sweet potatoes and kale.

Za'atar and Lemon Roasted Vegetables with Chickpeas and Kale

Preheat your oven to 200C/400F

In a large roasting tin put the following:
 a few sweet potato chopped into cubes (don't bother to peel) 
1 red onion, roughly chopped
half a red pepper, roughly chopped
1 tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 TB olive oil

Roast for 15 minutes, remove from oven and stir, then roast 15 more minutes.

Then top with 2 TB Za'atar and juice of half a lemon. 

Serve over brown rice with sauteed kale.

Just a reminder how you make Za'atar:

Za'atar Spice Mix

2 TB dried oregano 

2 TB dried mixed herbs (mine contain oregano, parsley,rosemary, tarragon, basil, thyme and sage)

2 TB sesame seeds (toasting optional)

2 TB sumac

1 tsp fine grain salt

Mix and store in an airtight jar.

This was so bright and fresh. Thank you Za'atar!