Roasted Vegetable & Chickpea Tacos with Herbed Tahini Sauce

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Taken from Dishing Up the Dirt by Andrea Bemis.

Yields1 Serving
 1 medium-sized eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups)
 1 medium-sized zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups)
 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
 2 cloves of garlic, minced
 2 cups cooked chickpeas (rinsed, drained, and patted dry if from a can)
 3 T olive oil
 1/8 t cayenne pepper
 fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
 corn or flour tortillas, warmed
 Herbed Tahini Sauce*
 minced herbs for garnish
 
For Herbed Tahini Sauce
 1 clove garlic, minced
 1 scallion, minced (white and light green parts only)
 1/4 cup tahini
 2 T fresh lemon juice
 2T extra-virgin olive oil
 1 t honey
 1/4 cup loosely packed basil, finely chopped
 1/4 cup loosely packed dill, finely chopped
 1/4 cup loosely packed parsley, finely chopped
 1/8 t crushed red pepper flakes
 fine seal salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Toss the vegetables, garlic, and chickpeas with the olive oil, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Spread them out on two rimmed baking sheets and roast until everything is lightly browned and the tomatoes blister, 18 to 25 minutes. Rotate pans and toss them half-way through cooking.

2

Spoon the vegetable and chickpea mixture onto warm tortillas, drizzle on the sauce, and garnish with extra minced herbs.

Ingredients

 1 medium-sized eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups)
 1 medium-sized zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups)
 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
 2 cloves of garlic, minced
 2 cups cooked chickpeas (rinsed, drained, and patted dry if from a can)
 3 T olive oil
 1/8 t cayenne pepper
 fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
 corn or flour tortillas, warmed
 Herbed Tahini Sauce*
 minced herbs for garnish
 
For Herbed Tahini Sauce
 1 clove garlic, minced
 1 scallion, minced (white and light green parts only)
 1/4 cup tahini
 2 T fresh lemon juice
 2T extra-virgin olive oil
 1 t honey
 1/4 cup loosely packed basil, finely chopped
 1/4 cup loosely packed dill, finely chopped
 1/4 cup loosely packed parsley, finely chopped
 1/8 t crushed red pepper flakes
 fine seal salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Toss the vegetables, garlic, and chickpeas with the olive oil, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Spread them out on two rimmed baking sheets and roast until everything is lightly browned and the tomatoes blister, 18 to 25 minutes. Rotate pans and toss them half-way through cooking.

2

Spoon the vegetable and chickpea mixture onto warm tortillas, drizzle on the sauce, and garnish with extra minced herbs.

Roasted Vegetable & Chickpea Tacos with Herbed Tahini Sauce