A quick and delicious vegan starter that’s bound to impress…
Prep | 5 mins
Cook | 25-30 mins
Serves | 4
Mindfulness Factors | healthy | plant-based | vegan | dairy-free | 30 minute meal
INGREDIENTS
Lemony Roast Potatoes:
2tbsp sunflower oil
750g Maris Piper potatoes, washed, peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
Zest of 2 lemons and juice of 1/2 lemon
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
Smoky Tomato Sauce:
2tbsp olive oil
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 yellow pepper, diced
1 courgette, cut into thick fries
4tbsp tomato puree
Handful of cherry tomatoes, roughly chopped
2x large salad tomatoes, roughly chopped
1x 400g tin canned chopped tomatoes
1x veg stock cube with 400ml boiling water
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1x 400g tin cannellini beans
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
Pistachio pesto:
120ml extra virgin olive oil
1/2 lemon, juice and zest of
60g basil, leaves only
100g shelled pistachio nuts
30g vegan Parmesan, grated
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
METHOD
Preheat your oven to 230C
Blanch the potatoes in boiling water for 10 minutes or until tender then drain and set aside to cool. Transfer to a roasting tin and lightly crush with a potato masher so they open a little. Drizzle over with the oil, stir in the lemon zest and season. Cook for 20 mins turning over halfway through
Now make the Smoky Tomato Sauce. Heat the oil on high in a large skillet or frying pan and fry the carrots, pepper and courgette for 5 mins. Add the tomato purée and cook for a minute then tip in everything but the beans and simmer for a further 10 minutes. Add the beans a few minutes before serving to heat through
Add the pesto ingredients to a blender in the order listed above and pulse to a coarse paste
When ready to serve, scatter the potatoes with sea salt and squeeze over with lemon juice. Portion onto small serving plates and alternately top with Smoky Tomato Sauce and Pistachio Pesto. Serve with a mixed leaf salad and hunks of freshly baked bread to mop the sauce. Absolutely Delicious. Enjoy x
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