Anyway, I'm here now!
I've mentioned before how much I like Simon Rimmer's Seasoned Vegetarian - here is my adaptation of strawberry cookies and my less than successful attempt at puy lentil casserole. I even featured it as on of my top five books on Essbeevee.
I got rather excited in my local Morissons when I spotted a tin of beans I hadn't seen before - 'rosecoco'. A bit of an Internet search reveals that these are also known as borlotti beans. These beans helped to provide a bit more variety and helped it to feel a bit more like a meal rather than a snack. It lightens up on the spice just a touch to appeal to a younger palate. D wasn't too impressed with the potatoes - I think I'd make his portion without the cumin seeds next time. He did like the beans but the spinach wasn't so popular - as this is added right at the end I'd possibly take his portion out before adding it. I also think this is worth adding srirarcha to the adult portions just to provide a little more of a kick.
This is an adaptation of Spiced Chickpeas with Cumin potatoes.
Stats: - enough for two adults and two children (no... we're not weaning R just yet!)
glug of olive oil (about 3tbsps)
five medium sized potatoes (I use Maris Pipers), peeled and cubed
1 tablespoon of cumin seeds
three garlic cloves, minced
two green chillies, pith and seeds removed and finely diced
one stick of celery, finely diced
half a teaspoon smoked paprika
half a teaspoon sweet paprika
60g tomato paste
one 400g can of chickpeas, drained
one 400g can of borlotti/rosecoco beans
200ml creme fraiche
80g baby spinach
2 tbsps lemon juice or the juice of half a lemon.
Preheat the oven to gas mark seven. In a baking tray, coat the potatoes in the cumin seeds, two tablespoons of olive oil and one of the garlic cloves. Season according to taste - I tend to limit the salt. Roast for twenty minutes. Shake the baking tray, turning over the potatoes to ensure that the potatoes are crispy all over. Roast for a further twenty minutes
Meanwhile, in a pan, heat the remaining olive oil and soften the garlic, chilli and celery over a medium heat. This will take around ten minutes. Add both types of paprika, tomato purée and mix well, ensuring that the vegetable mix is well coated. Add the crème fraîche, the beans and chickpeas, again stirring well to ensure that the tomato mixture is well distributed through and cook for a further five minutes.
Finally, add the spinach and allow it to wilt, taking a further five minutes. Add the lemon juice and serve - the beans/chickpea mixture and then the potatoes on top.
Convince your son that the spinach won't kill him, that the potatoes are not covered in gigantic pepper seeds and watch him devour the beans.
Enjoy!
Stats: - enough for two adults and two children (no... we're not weaning R just yet!)
glug of olive oil (about 3tbsps)
five medium sized potatoes (I use Maris Pipers), peeled and cubed
1 tablespoon of cumin seeds
three garlic cloves, minced
two green chillies, pith and seeds removed and finely diced
one stick of celery, finely diced
half a teaspoon smoked paprika
half a teaspoon sweet paprika
60g tomato paste
one 400g can of chickpeas, drained
one 400g can of borlotti/rosecoco beans
200ml creme fraiche
80g baby spinach
2 tbsps lemon juice or the juice of half a lemon.
Preheat the oven to gas mark seven. In a baking tray, coat the potatoes in the cumin seeds, two tablespoons of olive oil and one of the garlic cloves. Season according to taste - I tend to limit the salt. Roast for twenty minutes. Shake the baking tray, turning over the potatoes to ensure that the potatoes are crispy all over. Roast for a further twenty minutes
Meanwhile, in a pan, heat the remaining olive oil and soften the garlic, chilli and celery over a medium heat. This will take around ten minutes. Add both types of paprika, tomato purée and mix well, ensuring that the vegetable mix is well coated. Add the crème fraîche, the beans and chickpeas, again stirring well to ensure that the tomato mixture is well distributed through and cook for a further five minutes.
Finally, add the spinach and allow it to wilt, taking a further five minutes. Add the lemon juice and serve - the beans/chickpea mixture and then the potatoes on top.
Convince your son that the spinach won't kill him, that the potatoes are not covered in gigantic pepper seeds and watch him devour the beans.
Enjoy!
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