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Roasted Root Vegetable Casserole

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The delicious sweet flavours of the roasted root vegetables combine with the tomato sauce to create a tasty Autumnal dish! I will be making something similar for Christmas dinner with the addition of parsnips and brussels sprouts!P1000921P1000930P1000949P1000961

Serves 2

Ingredients

2                      Carrots

2                      Sweet Potatoes

1                      Red Onion

2                      Garlic Cloves

2tsp                 Cumin

3tbsp               Olive Oil

1 400g can      Chickpeas

350ml              Passata

1tsp                 Oregano

¼ tsp               Pink Himalayan Salt

¼ tsp               Black Pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C.

Wash the vegetables. Cut the ends off of the vegetables and slice them lengthways, arranging them in layers in a baking dish. Add in the peeled garlic cloves. Sprinkle with cumin and generously drizzle over the olive oil.

Place the baking dish in the oven for 45 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Drain the chickpeas and add to the baking dish with the passata. Season with oregano, salt and pepper.

Return the dish to the oven for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Scoop out a portion onto a plate and serve immediately.

Carrot and Coriander Soup

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This delicious carrot and coriander soup is perfect to warm you up on a cold winter’s day. It contains warming ginger, coriander, cumin and turmeric spices. Furthermore it is my favourite soup. It is soothing and sweet and perfect for when you need a dose of orange in your life!

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Serves 2

Ingredients

1tbsp              Coconut Oil

1                       Onion

250g               Carrots

1                       Sweet Potato

1inch              Fresh Root Ginger

1tsp                 Ground Turmeric

1 tsp                 Ground Cumin

1tsp                 Ground Coriander

125g                Red Split Lentils

1000ml          Filtered Water

Handful         Fresh Coriander

1/4tsp             Pink Crystal Salt

1/4tsp             Black Pepper

Instructions

Firstly melt the coconut oil in a large pan on a medium heat. Next chop up the onion and fry for for a few minutes until it is glassy in appearance. Now add the chopped garlic, turmeric, cumin, coriander spices and salt and pepper. Stir together.

Now pour in the litre of water.

Next add in the chopped carrots and diced sweet potato. Now pour in the lentils.

Next cover and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes.

Pour into a blender, ideally a Vitamix and blend until smooth.

Finally pour into a bowl and season with salt and black pepper. Best served warm with a slice of toasted bread.