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roasted veggies for 55 people
heather
02/12/14 		Hi we are having 55 people for dinner were going to roast in the oven onions, red & yellow peppers, mushrooms, eggplant,& zucchini. How many pounds of fresh veggies would we need to buy? And how long should we cook them? we would rather have them a bit ala-dent. Please and thank you.
ellen
02/12/14 		Here is a simple combo of winter veggies for 8 people:
Ingredients

1 pound carrots, peeled
1 pound parsnips, peeled
1 large sweet potato, peeled
1 small butternut squash, peeled and seeded (about 2 pounds)
3 tablespoons good olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley

Here is a recipe for a chopped type veg dish more like the selection you discussed, with helpful observations:

www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2013/07/the-best-roasted-vegetables-ever.html

Here is a very good guide to the various methods of cutting and roasting the more spring type veggies:

www.100daysofrealfood.com/2013/09/19/how-to-roast-vegetables/

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