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Loaded vegetable tagine

Warming spices, sweet apricots, hearty pulses and mop-’em-up juices? It’s a ‘yes, please!’ to this tasty, tangy stew this winter.

Warming spices, sweet apricots, hearty pulses and mop-’em-up juices? It’s a ‘yes, please!’ to this tasty, tangy stew this winter.

Cooking Time

Cook: 40 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 5

Cooking Time

Price: £1.38 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 601g serving contains

Energy
14959kj
595kcal
30%
Fat
13.2g
Low
19%
Saturates
2.4g
Low
12%
Sugars
18.6g
Low
21%
Salt
1.02g
Low
17%
5
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2489kj/595kcal

Ingredients

1 Onion, finely diced

1 Aubergine, sliced into irregular cubes

3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 Red Peppers, thinly sliced

3 tbsp Tomato Purée

1 tsp Smoked Paprika

2 tsp Cumin

½ tsp Cinnamon

3-4 Garlic cloves, finely chopped

400g tin Chopped Tomatoes

600ml Vegetable Stock

2 x 400g tins Chickpeas, rinsed and drained

1 Cauliflower, cut into small florets

50g dried Apricots, roughly chopped

30g fresh Parsley, roughly chopped

300g Couscous

Method

1
Add the onion, aubergine and oil to a large saucepan over a medium-low heat. Season generously and fry for 6 mins.
2
Next, add the red peppers, tomato purée, spices and garlic. Fry for a further 5 mins, then pour the chopped tomatoes and stock into the pan. Reduce the heat to a low simmer and set your timer for 15 mins.
3
After 15 mins, add the chickpeas, cauliflower, dried apricots and ? of the fresh parsley. Stir to combine and cover with a lid. Simmer for 15–20 mins.
4
Meanwhile, cook the couscous according to pack instructions. Stir ½ the remaining parsley into the couscous once cooked. Serve topped with the tagine and more chopped parsley.