Beets, Butternut Squash, and Tofu Bowl with Cheezy Pesto

Roasted vegetables are my Autumn jam! Soft, caramelized and full of flavour. Honestly, what could be better this time of year?

You can make a simple dish or add lots of accoutrements. Either way, you have a pretty easy meal on your hands when roasted veggies are involved.

We added a cheezy basil sauce, which creates a nice savoury contrast to the sweet vegetables. Tofu and wheat berries add a nice dose of protein. You could also serve this with whole grain rice. 

Roasted Veggies

Ingredients

1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and diced

3 beets, peeled and diced

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced

5 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp salt

freshly cracked pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Place all the veggies in a large bowl. Drizzle olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper over veggies. Mix about until everything is evenly coated.

Spread the veggies out in a single layer on a cookie sheet, you may need two. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes, remove from the oven around 15 mins and give everything a stir.

When the 30 mins are up make sure everything is soften and golden if it is remove from the oven for good.

Basil Cheeze Sauce

adapted from Oh She Glows

Ingredients

1 cup cashews, soaked in water for 30 minutes, reserve the water

2 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped

¼ cup lemon juice

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

¼ cup water, use the water from soaking the cashews and you will get bonus points

1 ½ cups lightly packed basil leaves

½ cup nutritional yeast

1 tsp salt or Herbamere

freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Drain cashews and reserve the water. Put everything in a food processor, Vitamix, Ninja, Magic Bullet, etc. and blend until smooth. You may need to scrape down the edges every once in a while. Add more water, if necessary, to get the right consistency.