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Vegetarian tagine

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Spicy, fragrant and sweet, the perfect vegetarian tagine doesn't need special equipment, just time. Packed full of vege's, this will be a family favourite for those meat free dinner options.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 55 mins

Hands-on time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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spray oil
½ onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 thumb ginger, peeled, sliced
4 tablespoons harissa paste
1 tablespoon tomato paste
peel of ½ an orange, chopped
400g can crushed tomatoes
2 cups reduced-salt vegetable stock
3 ½ cups chopped crown pumpkin
400g can chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX
1 eggplantaubergineX, chopped
250g cherry tomatoes
1 cup chopped pitted prunes
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cups low-fat plain yoghurt
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh mint
juice of ½ lemon
½ cup chopped roasted almonds
3 cups cooked brown rice

Instructions

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Spray a large heavy-based pot or cast-iron pan with oil and heat to medium. Fry onion, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes. Add harissa paste and cook for 2 minutes, until aromatic.
Add next 10 ingredients – from tomato paste to cinnamon. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine yoghurt, dill, mint and lemon juice.
Taste tagine and season with more harissa if needed. Serve topped with yoghurt mixture, with almonds and rice on the side.

Variations

You can use butter beans instead of chickpeas.

Use 1 tablespoon dried dill if you don’t have fresh dill.

If you can’t find harissa paste, mix harissa powder with a little water instead.

Make it gluten free: Check harissa, stock and tomato paste are gluten free.

Make it vegan: Use soy yoghurt instead and a vegan stock.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 492cal

Kilojoules 2060kJ

Protein 19g

Total fat 13g

–Saturated fat 2g

Carbohydrates 70g

–Sugars 27g

Dietary fibre 16g

Sodium 720mg

Calcium 340mg

Iron 4.5mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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