veggie traybakes

Briam is a Greek slow-cooked roast vegetable dish. No need to fry, no need to stir and you can use any vegetable you have in the fridge. It's also vegan and gluten-free! Serve it as a side or main course.

Cornish briam (roasted vegetable traybake)

150 milliliters/¼ pint extra virgin rapeseed oil

400 grams/14 ounces carrots, sliced lengthways

courgettes (about 400 grams/14 ounces), sliced lengthways

onion,

5-6 garlic cloves, sliced

300 grams/10½oz Tenderstem broccoli

tomatoes

parsley,

thyme, leaves picked

200 milliliters/⅓ pint passata

salt and black pepper

A lokanta or 'tradesmen's restaurant' is where you can find delicious home-cooked style food in Turkey – such as this healthy, vegan, roasted vegetable stew with butterbeans.

Lokanta stew

peppers,

thyme

olive oil

tins butter beans

allspice

green beans

A simple vegetarian bake made with mozzarella and aubergine will out-class any lasagne ready-meal. Serve with crusty bread. This is designed to be a low cost recipe.

Aubergine and mozzarella bake 

onion, finely chopped

garlic cloves, crushed

salt and pepper

aubergines

This nourishing traybake combines roasted spiced chickpeas with plenty of veg before stuffing into pittas and drizzling in minty yoghurt sauce – an easy, flavour-packed dinner for any day of the week.

Chickpea traybake pittas

lemon, juice only

garlic clove, crushed

tsp ras-el-hanout

leaves

yellow pepper, deseeded and

red onion,

tin chickpeas, drained

sesame seeds

yoghurt

mint sauce

wholemeal pitta bread

Little Gem lettuce, shredded

chilli sauce

These protein-packed stuffed peppers make a filling vegetarian meal. If you don’t like goats' cheese these they also work well with feta. 

With a GI of 41 this meal is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/diets/high_protein_low_GI_diet">high protein, low GI</a> and provides 373 kcal per portion.

Stuffed peppers 

grams/1¾oz wholegrain long-grain rice

red and 1 yellow pepper

low-calorie cooking spray

courgette, diced

grams/2½oz cherry tomatoes, halved

tsp cumin

tsp coriander

grams/¾oz almonds

½ orange, zest only, finely grated

tbsp roughly chopped fresh flat leaf parsley (or coriander)

grams/3½oz

A great example of 'cucina povera' (kitchen of the poor), simple, yet flavoursome peasant-style Italian cooking at its best.


Stuffed aubergines

garlic cloves, finely chopped

oregano

red chilli flakes (optional)

tomatoes,

grams/1¾oz white breadcrumbs (ciabatta is good)

Parmesan

½ unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest only

basil leaves, shredded

Rustle up a moreish veggie traybake full of roasted vegetables and halloumi. An oregano dressing and easy tzatziki take it to another level. Dr Rupy's recipe costs just over £1 per portion.

Each serving provides 626 kcal, 24g protein, 38g carbohydrate (of which 15g sugars), 40.5g fat (of which 18.4g saturates), 7g fibre and 2.8g salt. 

Vegetable and halloumi traybake with tzatziki

tbsp red wine vinegar

green pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks

halloumi,

Greek-style yoghurt

mint

Dr Rupy makes a delicious vegetable and halloumi traybake with homemade tzatziki.

Dr Rupy's vegetable and halloumi traybake

Donal's aubergine parmigiana is so easy to make and tastes wonderful. It's simpler than a lasagne and lighter, too. The tomato sauce can be doubled and frozen for another easy dinner. 

Each serving provides 390 kcal, 20g protein, 14g carbohydrate (of which 13g sugars), 24g fat (of which 11g saturates), 6.5g fibre and 1.3g salt. 

Aubergine parmigiana

aubergines,

100 grams/3½oz ricotta

grams/3½oz Parmesan, grated (or alternative vegetarian hard cheese)

grams/3½oz mozzarella, sliced

sea salt and black pepper

red onion, finely chopped

x 400 grams tins chopped tomatoes

125 milliliters/4fl oz red wine

A vegetarian breakfast, lunch or snack that’s really quick, easy and packed with protein. 

Each serving provides 237 kcal, 20g protein, 3g carbohydrates (of which 3g sugars), 16g fat (of which 6g saturates), 2g fibre and 1.3g salt.

Tray-baked eggs

free-range eggs

red peppers, deseeded and finely sliced

80 grams/3 ounces chestnut mushrooms, halved and thinly sliced

grams/1½oz spinach, roughly chopped

grams/1¾oz mature cheddar cheese, grated

sea salt

black pepper

I never feel the need to apologize for using jars of chargrilled peppers, for while I don’t eat them just as they are, I find them the most useful ingredient. Just make sure that you are using peppers that are preserved in oil rather than brine. The potatoes don’t roast in this oil, so much as braise: they will crisp up in parts, but mostly just become softened and rich in the sweet peppery juices.

Potato and pepper bake

maincrop waxy potatoes,

x jars chargrilled peppers in oil

coriander seeds

I never feel the need to apologise for using jars of chargrilled peppers, for while I don’t eat them just as they are, I find them the most useful ingredient. Just make sure that you are using peppers that are preserved in oil rather than brine. The potatoes don’t roast in this oil, so much as braise: they will crisp up in parts, but mostly just become softened and rich in the sweet peppery juices.

Don’t be modishly alarmed by the double-carb combo: it can be an alcohol-sopping salve, much appreciated at this time of year. Besides, it is important to remember that the original predates central heating.

Hearty wholewheat pasta with Brussels sprouts, cheese and potato

grams/1lb 10 ounces Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved

250 grams/9 ounces baking potato, peeled and cut in 2-3cm dice

salt

Gruyère, cubed

unsalted butter,

garlic oil

sage leaves, shredded

Hearty wholewheat pasta with Brussels sprouts

This colourful all-in-one root vegetable traybake with sage and onion balls is a delicious veggie main course that all the family will love. Serve with a bowl of steamed green veg, if you like.

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