Egyptian Courgettes with Dukkah Sprinkle

Get four of your 5-a-day in one vegan dinner! This easy recipe is healthy and gluten-free, and provides calcium, folate, fibre, vitamin C and iron.

This recipe makes 4 servings

Equipment: large non stick pan, chopping board, chefs knife, wooden spoon, tin opener, pestle and mortar.

Prep Time: 35 minutes

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil

• 2 onions , halved and sliced

• 2 tsp ground coriander

• 2 tsp smoked paprika

• 400g can chopped tomatoes

• 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder

• 2 large courgettes , sliced

• 400g can butter beans , drained

• 180g cherry tomatoes

• 160g frozen peas

• 15g coriander , chopped

For the dukkah

• 1 tsp coriander seeds

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 1 tbsp sesame seeds

• 25g flaked almonds

 

METHOD:

Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan and fry the onions for 5 mins, stirring occasionally until starting to colour. Stir in the ground coriander and paprika, then tip in the tomatoes with a can of water. Add the bouillon powder and courgettes, cover and cook for 6 mins.

Meanwhile, make the dukkah. Warm the whole spices, sesame seeds and almonds in a pan until aromatic, stirring frequently, then remove the pan from the heat.

Add the butter beans, tomatoes and peas to the courgettes, cover and cook for 5 mins more. Stir in the coriander, then spoon into bowls. Crush the spices and almonds using a pestle and mortar and scatter on top. If you’re cooking for two people, put half the seed mix in a jar and chill half the veg for another day.