Vegetarian Curry

As we stayed out all afternoon today and didn't get back until after 19:30, it was just as well I had planned to serve up leftovers this evening. Adding a tin of mixed beans and some spices to the ratatouille, I turned it into a vegetable curry. However, I will set out how you would make it from scratch below. 

 

Serves 2

Syn Free on Extra Easy

½ courgette, chopped

½ aubergine, chopped

1 tomato, cut into eight pieces

½ red pepper, chopped

½ onion, chopped

125ml passata

2 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground turmeric

2 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp chilli flakes

a few sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves removed

tin of Indian mixed bean salad in water (Morrison's)

Sauté the onion in Fry Light for a few minutes, then add the courgette, aubergine and red pepper. Cook for a few more minutes. Add the tomato to the vegetables with the passata, mixed beans, bouillon powder, spices and thyme. Cook for 10 minutes or so, until the vegetables are done to your liking. Serve with rice.

Sea Bream with Ratatouille

I don't think I have ever made ratatouille at home in the 35 years we've been married, nor have I prepared sea bream. Two firsts in one dish! 

 

Serves 4

Syn Free on Extra Easy

4 sea bream fillets

1 large courgette, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1 small aubergine, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

2 large tomatoes

250ml passata

2 tsp bouillon powder

pinch of sweetener

a few sprigs of fresh thyme

potatoes for mash

Sauté the onion in Fry Light for a few minutes, then add the courgette, aubergine and red pepper. Quarter the tomatoes, then cut each segment in half again. Add to the vegetables with the passata, bouillon powder and thyme. Cook for 10 minutes or so, until the vegetables are done to your liking.

Heat a pan and fry the bream fillets for a few minutes each side, depending on the thickness of the fish.

Boil and mash the potatoes.

Place a layer of mash on each plate, then a spoonful of ratatouille. Top with the fish and serve.