Vegan tagine with pomegranate salsa

Author: HFG staff

Photographer: HFG staff

The vegetable tagine boasts 4 of your 5-plus-a-day and is full of fragrant spice.

Serves: 6

Time to make: 1 hr 25 mins

Hands-on time: 25 mins

Ingredients

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1 cinnamon stick
½ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon cardamom seeds
2 teaspoon coriandercilantroX seeds
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2.5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
½ red chilli, deseeded and chopped
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
1 large carrot, cubed
1 kumarasweet-potatoX/sweet potato, cubed
½ squash, deseeded and cubed
3 cups spinach
400g tin chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX in water, drained
handful of fresh coriandercilantroX, chopped
1 teaspoon harissa
5 cups cooked quinoa
For the salsa
Seeds of 1 pomegranate
2 spring onions, finely chopped
juice of 1 lime
10–12 mint leaves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

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1 Dry-fry the cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and coriander seeds in a frying pan until their fragrance is released. Transfer to a pestle and mortar or a mini blender with the turmeric and grind them to a powder.

2 Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-based pan and stir in the ground spices. Add the onion and cook for 2–3 min, then add the ginger, garlic and chilli. Reduce the heat and cook gently for 10 min.

3 Add the tomatoes, carrot, sweet potato and squash, then cover and simmer for 30–40 min until the vegetables are tender.

4 Stir the spinach, chickpeas, coriander and harissa into the tagine, season to taste with black pepper, then cover and set aside.

4 Make the salsa by mixing together all the ingredients. Serve the tagine on a bed of quinoa with the salsa.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 366 cal

Kilojoules 1531 kJ

Protein 13.6 g

Total fat 8.5 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Carbohydrates 58.8 g

Sugar 17.1 g

Dietary fibre 12.5 g

Sodium 118 mg

Calcium 153 mg

Iron 5.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.