Prepare a veggie side dish
Make a tasty roasted vegetable side dish using carrots, potatoes, and broccoli with adult help; practice safe chopping, seasoning, and oven basics.
Step-by-step guide to make a tasty roasted vegetable side dish
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
Step 2
Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds.
Step 3
Rinse the carrots potatoes and broccoli under cold running water.
Step 4
Set a cutting board and a mixing bowl on the counter.
Step 5
With an adult beside you cut the carrots and potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
Step 6
With an adult break the broccoli into small florets or cut them into pieces.
Step 7
Put all the chopped vegetables into the mixing bowl.
Step 8
Drizzle 1–2 tablespoons of olive oil over the vegetables.
Step 9
Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and a little dried herb or garlic powder if you like.
Step 10
Toss the vegetables in the bowl with a spoon or your hands until they are coated in oil and seasoning.
Step 11
Line the baking tray with parchment paper or foil.
Step 12
Spread the vegetables in a single even layer on the lined tray.
Step 13
Ask an adult to put the tray in the oven and roast the vegetables until golden and tender (about 30–35 minutes) turning once halfway through.
Step 14
Ask the adult to remove the tray with oven mitts and let the vegetables cool for about 5 minutes.
Step 15
Share a photo and a short description of your tasty roasted vegetable side dish on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use instead of olive oil or parchment paper if we can't find them?
If you don't have olive oil or parchment paper, use 1–2 tablespoons of vegetable oil or melted butter for the 'drizzle 1–2 tablespoons of olive oil' step and lightly oil the baking tray instead of using parchment paper or foil.
My vegetables are still hard after 30–35 minutes—what should I check or change?
Make sure you followed 'cut the carrots and potatoes into bite-sized pieces', spread them in a single even layer on the lined tray, and turn once halfway through as instructed, and if needed cut pieces smaller or roast a few minutes longer until golden and tender.
How can I adapt the steps for younger children or older kids?
For younger children, have an adult do the 'cut the carrots and potatoes' and oven steps while the child washes hands, rinses vegetables, adds them to the mixing bowl, drizzles oil, sprinkles the salt/pepper, and tosses the vegetables, whereas older kids can practice cutting with supervision and help ask an adult to put the tray in the oven.
How can we personalize or extend this roasted vegetable activity?
To personalize the dish, try adding chopped bell pepper or sweet potato, swapping different dried herbs or garlic powder from the 'sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and a little dried herb or garlic powder' step, finishing with grated Parmesan or a squeeze of lemon, or turning it into a sheet-pan meal and then share a photo and short description on DIY.org.
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Facts about cooking and kitchen safety for kids
🥦 Broccoli is a specially cultivated form of cabbage and is full of vitamin C and fiber.
🥕 Carrots were originally purple and white — the now-common orange carrot was bred in the 1600s.
🔪 Learning the 'claw grip' and using a stable cutting board are two simple ways to chop more safely.
🔥 Roasting at a high temperature caramelizes vegetables' natural sugars, making them sweeter and crisp and tender inside.
🥔 There are over 4,000 varieties of potatoes grown worldwide, from tiny fingerlings to giant baking types.
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