Roasted Vegetables With Bright & Crunchy Herbed Topping

• root vegetables for roasting (such as carrots, parsnips, potatoes, beets, squash), scrubbed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot (about 1/2 shallot)
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from about 1 lemon)
• 1/4 teaspoon MSG
• 1/4 cup pepitas
• 2 tablespoons red quinoa (or millet or sesame seeds)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley

1. Preheat the oven to 425u0b0 F and prepare the vegetables for roasting. Depending on the vegetable, cut them as you wish: For small carrots, perhaps leave them whole; for squash, cut down into bite-size pieces.
2. Toss the vegetables with the salt, pepper, and enough olive oil to coat. Spread out on a baking sheet and roast until fork-tender, about 20 to 60 minutes, depending on the vegetable. (If you're roasting red beets, roast them on their own section of the pan or on a separate pan as they will bleed into their neighbors.)
3. Meanwhile, stir together the shallot, lemon zest, and MSG, which will allow the shallot to lightly pickle. While the shallots are sitting, toast the pepitas in a dry pan, then add to the shallots. Toast the quinoa in the same dry pan until they start to pop, then stir into the shallots, as well. Add the parsley, followed by 1/2 teaspoon olive oil, and stir to combine. Season to taste with the MSG, olive oil, pepper, and lemon juice.
4. To serve, put the vegetables on a large platter then sprinkle with the crunchy topping. Serve warm or at room temperature.

root vegetables, salt, pepper, extravirgin olive oil, shallot, lemon zest, pepitas, red quinoa, parsley

Taken from food52.com/recipes/78082-roasted-vegetables-with-bright-crunchy-herbed-topping (may not work)