the best simple roasted mediterranean vegetables black rice salad

Preptime: 10min

Cooktime: 40min

Waittime:0

Totaltime:50min

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1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
2. Wash the zucchinis, eggplant, bell peppers, orange, and basil leaves.
3. Wash the rice.
4. Add 250 ml (2,5 cups) of Water to a pot.
5. Add a little bit of salt and bring the pot to boil on high heat.
6. When the water is boiling add the washed rice.
7. Put the stove on medium level and let the rice cook for about 40 minutes. The rice should not be cooked too much, if it is, lower the heat level.
8. Stir the rice when needed (let’s say like every 5 minutes, once the stove is set on low level)
9. Chop off the stem and blossom of the zucchini.
10. Cut the zucchini into 3 pieces.
11. Cut the half zucchini in half lengthwise.
12. Cut it into 4 strips. Make that for all the zucchini parts.
13. Put the cuted Zucchini on a baking sheet.
14. Peel the onion and cut it in half. Put the onion on the baking sheet.
15. Cut off the stem (or crown) of the eggplant.
16. Peel the eggplant with a sharp knife.
17. Cut the eggplant into strips, the exact same way you already cut the zucchini.
18. Add the eggplant strips to the baking sheet.
19. Cut the Bell pepper into strings.
20. Add all the bell pepper strings to the baking sheet.
21. Add the not peeled garlic clove to the baking sheet.
22. Pour some olive oil over the vegetables.
23. Roast for about 30 minutes.
24. While the rice is cooking and the vegetables are in the oven, you can make the dressing.
25. Give 50 ml balsamic oil to a blender.
26. Add the juice of one orange.
27. Add the salt, oregano, and thyme.
28. Add the washed basil leaves.
29. We need to wait until the vegetables are done, as we will need the garlic clove and onion for the dressing. Wash and massage the arugula and add it to a big bowl.
30. When the vegetables are roasted (see if they are soft and done). Remove the baking sheet out of the oven.
31. Take the garlic clove and peel it carefully as it is very hot. Add the garlic flesh to the blender.
32. Add the onion to the rest of the dressing.
33. Blend it for 1 minute until everything is smooth.
34. Add all the other vegetables and cooked rice to the arugula.
35. Pour some olive oil and dressing over the salad.
36. Mix it very well.
37. The salad is ready!
38. ENJOY!