The biggest challenge for dieters where vegetables are concerned is adding flavor as many times, vegetables can be bland. Particularly if they are purchased from the market rather than dug out of your family garden.

These days, so many foods are genetically engineered that it's a challenge even finding foods that contain a lot of flavor. Strawberries, apples, peaches - most these days aren't the sweet delicacies that I remember from my childhood days. Some even repel flies, which is pretty darn bad. Simply put - they have little to no flavor.

Vegetables can be much the same. Therefore, at times we must use our little brains and make lemonade out of lemons - even those that have little flavor.

One cooking method that will pull flavors from the most bland vegetables is to roast them in your oven. So that's what this recipe is all about. Let's see how to make some magic and bring those flavors to the surface with the minimal of work as well as caloric content.

Low Calorie Recipe for Roost Vegetables

You will need the following vegetables, which will serve two people generously. Be sure to wash and peel all the vegetables that require such.

2 potatoes sliced in half
6 whole carrots (if they are small in diameter, leave them whole but if they are large in diameter, cut the larger ends in half)
6 large mushrooms of any variety
2 whole stalks of celery (remove the strings)
1 sweet potato sliced in half
2 plum tomatoes left whole
1 onion quartered
Extra virgin olive oil

Cover a shallow baking pan with foil and drizzle with the olive oil. Lay the vegetables on the tray and move around to coat. At this point of the recipe you can season with your favorite seasonings or simply add salt and cracked pepper.

With this recipe, I simply sprinkle on a little sea salt and the cracked pepper because the vegetables on their own will provide substantial flavor.

Roast in a preheated 375 degree oven for about half an hour. You'll need to remove the pan and turn the vegetables mid-way through the cooking process.

This is a delicious, very hearty meal all on its on. While the mushrooms aren't considered root vegetables, they can easily substitute meat for this meal. Enjoy the vegetables with a chunk of crusty bread and light margarine.

Unsweetened tea pairs very well with the meal. For dessert, serve a few Fig Newtons - one of the healthier cookie choices.

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