Tomato Risotto
Adjust the portion size to serve as a starter or main course
Good, better, best
GOOD: to save time, skip making the crispy onions and serve with ready-made onion rings instead. Battered or breaded both work well.
BETTER: recipe
BEST: as an add-on to the dish, fry slices of halloumi with the aubergine. Charge customers extra for this cheese addition.
Aubergine with Butterbean Stew and Crispy Onions
Food
Main Courses
Dairy-free
Vegan
Vegetarian
This flavour-packed vegan main makes a great special for summer
10 Servings
Ingredients
For the aubergine:
3 aubergines
1 OXO Vegetable Stock Cube
100ml olive oil
5g oregano
For the stew:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, peeled and diced
2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
1 carrot, peeled and diced
2 celery sticks, diced
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp cumin seeds
800g tinned chopped tomatoes
1 OXO Vegetable Stock Cube
500g butterbeans, drained
200g green beans, 2cm pieces
For the onions:
100g McDougalls Plain Flour
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp turmeric
2 onions, cut into rings
½ tsp salt
100ml unsweetened plant milk
vegetable oil for frying
Method
- Cut the aubergines into 10cm x 2cm steaks. Dice the trimmings and reserve for the stew.
- Crumble the stock cube into the oil and add the oregano, mixing thoroughly. Then drizzle over the aubergine slices to marinate.
- For the stew: add the oil and onions to a pan on medium heat and lightly fry for 5 mins. Add the garlic, carrot, and celery and cook for a further 5 mins.
- Next add the smoked paprika, cumin seeds, tomatoes, 500ml water, stock cube, butterbeans, green beans and reserved aubergine trimmings. Simmer for 20 mins until all the vegetables are tender.
- Fry the aubergine steaks in a hot griddle pan for 4 mins each side, or until cooked through.
- To make the crispy onions, mix the flour, paprika and turmeric in a medium bowl. Place the onion slices in the seasoned flour, then dip into the milk then back into the flour. Then shallow fry in hot oil until golden.
- Divide the stew between the bowls, top with an aubergine steak and serve garnished with the crispy onions.
