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Tomato Tarte Tatin

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This savoury twist on the classic French tarte tatin makes a delicious vegetarian dish. Easy to prepare, this tasty treat will make an impressive dinner party centerpiece, served with a crisp green salad or seasonal veg

Tomato Tarte Tatin

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Prep Time 35 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 25 g butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 40 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 300 g puff pastry
  • 100 g Cheddar cheese grated

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 200 °C/Fan 180 °C/Gas mark 6.
  • Heat the butter and olive oil in a large saucepan, add the tomatoes and cook over a medium heat for half an hour.
  • Season, add the thyme and pile into a shallow pie dish.
  • Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured work surface. Cut the pastry in two. Layer the first piece of pastry over the tomatoes and sprinkle with the Cheddar cheese, then cover with the second layer of pastry.
  • Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and gentle flip the tart onto a plate and remove from the dish.

Notes

If you’ve got some shallots to use up, they work well too. Make sure you add a splash of balsamic vinegar when cooking them

Quorn Sausages with Lentils

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Sausage casserole is a great recipe for a grey day and you don’t have to use meat. Lentils and veggie sausages taste just as good with plenty of vegetables

Quorn Sausages with Lentils

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g pack/6 Quorn Sausages
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 4 sticks of celery chopped
  • 1 large red onion finely chopped How to chop an onion video
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 400 g can brown lentils rinsed and drained
  • 75 g sundried tomatoes roughly sliced
  • 200 mls Vegetable Stock such as Marigold Swiss Bouillon
  • 4 tbsp half fat crème fraîche
  • 200 g cherry tomatoes halved
  • Chopped fresh coriander to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Slice each sausage diagonally into 3 pieces. Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan. Add the onion, garlic, celery and sausages and cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes.
  • Add lentils, stock, sun-dried tomatoes and seasoning to taste and cook over a low-medium heat for a further 10 mins.
  • Stir in the crème fraîche and cherry tomatoes and serve garnished with coriander.

Notes

Not a vegetarian? Meat sausages work just as well - just change the stock accordingly

Pepper and Mozzarella Strudel

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This mouthwatering vegetable and cheese strudel makes a hearty, flavour-filled vegetarian main meal

Pepper and Mozzarella Strudel

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Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 red peppers deseeded and thickly sliced
  • 2 yellow peppers deseeded and thickly sliced
  • 1 aubergine thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g 7oz filo pastry
  • 100 g 3½ oz butter, melted
  • 2 x 125g packets mozzarella torn
  • Small bunch basil torn
  • Crisp salad and new potatoes to serve

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F, gas mark 6). Combine the peppers and aubergine with the oil and season well. Cook under a preheated grill for 10 mins or until softened and lightly charred.
  • Place a sheet of filo pastry on greaseproof paper and brush with butter. Arrange three sheets of pastry on top, overlapping, creating a rectangle 40 x 30cm (16 x 12in).
  • Brush with butter and top with another layer of filo. Place the aubergine slices down the centre of the filo and layer up with the peppers and mozzarella, finishing with the basil.
  • Fold the ends of the filo over the vegetables. Using greaseproof paper, roll the filo up. Put on a baking sheet, brush with more butter and season well. Bake for 25 mins or until golden brown. Serve with a crisp salad and new potatoes.

Notes

Orange peppers work just as well in this recipe - so you can ring the changes if you prefer.