Advanced Diet

Ingredients:

• 1 large eggplant
• 2 zucchini
• 1 green pepper
• 1 red, yellow or orange pepper
• 1 red onion
• several tablespoons red wine vinegar for grilling
• several tablespoons olive oil for grilling
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 6 cups loosely packed, bite sized spinach (or kale)
• 3/4 cup crumbled feta

Dressing – Combine the following ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Instructions:

1. Cut eggplant, zucchini and red onion into 1/4 inch slices.
2. Core the pepper and slice into quarters. Brush a mixture of about 3 tablespoons each of the olive oil and red wine vinegar on each side of the prepared vegetables.  Place vegetables on a cookie sheets and grill in 350 F. oven, until the vegetables are cooked and start to blacken.  Cool and cut into bite size pieces.
3. In a large bowl, combine the grilled vegetables, tomato, spinach and feta. Before serving, toss with dressing.

*For added crunch, have a mixture of seeds available to sprinkle on top