Marinated Vegetables

(makes 6 servings)

Ingredients:

• 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into thin strips, crosswise to make 2”-3” strips
  
  


• 1 small yellow summer squash, cut lengthwise into thin strips, crosswise to make 2”-3” strips
  
  


• 1 cup button mushrooms, halved
  
  


• ½ cup red bell pepper, remove stem, seeds, and membranes and cut into bite-sized pieces
  
  


• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  
  


• ½ tbsp olive oil
  
  


• 1 tsp sugar
  
  


• 1 tsp fresh oregano, snipped
  
  


• ½ tsp ground black pepper
  
  


• ½ tsp salt
  
  


• 1 garlic clove, minced
  
  

Preparation:

• In a medium bowl, place zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and red bell pepper.
  
  


• In small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, sugar, oregano, salt, black pepper and garlic with whisk or fork then pour over vegetables.
  
  


• Lightly toss vegetables with the marinade then cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serve.
  
  

Make 6 Servings:

Weight loss recipes Amount Per Serving(1/6 of recipe (84 g)): 26 Calories, 1 g Protein, 3 g carbohydrates, 1 g Dietary Fiber, 1 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 196 mg sodium