Yeah as I was saying in the paragraph before where I always forget that I need to write this bit too, it's a thing of beauty. With all roast vegetable dishes you can add any old shite into this: it's not a taxing matter to make it your own. Also: if you're thinking that's a lot of cheese and perhaps you should cut back, then frankly if that is the case, then you can go to hell. More cheese, always. It serves four.
A reminder that we're all about calories now: but if you're still following SW, you'll find the syns are low enough! We use the NHS calorie checker to work it out - so it's a rough estimate!
Oh we drizzled it with basil oil (olive oil mixed with basil - Internet readers hate us!) because we're that kind of wanker now.
Ingredients
2 aubergines - 120 calories
2 medium sweet potatoes
2 red onions
250g baby plum tomatoes, halved
4 cloves of garlic, minced
100g harissa paste
160g reduced fat feta cheese
1 lemon
1 bunch of coriander (see notes)
2 tins of lentils
1 handful of flaked almonds (optional)
1½ tsp ground cumin
1 vegetable stock cube
Instructions
first, preheat the oven to 200°c
chop off the ends of the aubergines and then slice in half
slice each half into four long strips, then cut widthways into roughly 3cm chunks
chop the sweet potatoes into 2cm chunks (no need to peel)
peel the onions and roughly slice one, then chop the other into wedges
add the sweet potatoes, aubergines and onion wedges to a large baking tray and spray with a little oil
drizzle over the harissa paste and mix well by hand until everything is well coated, then spread out into an even layer (use two trays if you need to)
bake in the oven for thirty minutes. At the halfway point turn the veg and add the tomatoes to roast for the remaining time
meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over a medium heat (dry, no oil) and add the almonds
cook for a few minutes until toasted, approximately 2-3 minutes, then tip out into a bowl
next, squeeze the juice from the lemon into a bowl with the coriander, a pinch of salt and 2 tbsp of olive oil, and mix well
put the frying pan back over a medium-high heat and spray with a little oil
add the sliced onions to the pan and cook for 5-6 minutes until soft, stirring occasionally
add the garlic and cumin to the pan and cook for another minute, then add 150ml cold water to the pan and stir well
crumble in the stock cube and stir again, and leave to cook for a minute
drain and rinse the lentils and add to the frying pan, and cook for another 2-3 minutes, then remove from the heat
add the roasted veg to the pan and stir until everything is mixed
serve onto plates, crumbling over the feta and sprinkling with the almonds, and finally finish with the herby drizzle
Notes
Recipe
we think coriander is rank, and if you do too then you're our kind of person. Feel free to do what we did and swap it out for a basil instead, it's just as tasty (if not better)
not a fan of feta? Goats cheese or even dollops of philadelphia will do the trick here - and might save you some calories too
lentils are cheap, tasty and bloody brilliant at making dinners go further. If you're not a fan please do give this a go, we reckon we're about to change your mind!
we've used some oil for the dressing and reckon it's worth it, but if you really are being tight with the syns feel free to chop the basil up and simply sprinkle it on top. We won't judge you!
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no fancy tools needed for this one, but of course it wouldn't be a recipe without us mentioning our most favourite kitchen gadget - the Microplane. It's almost like it makes the garlic melt away!
Courseslunch
Cuisinevegetarian
Recipe by twochubbycubs at https://twochubbycubs.com/2021/04/25/roasted-vegetable-and-lentil-jumble/