This vegetarian winter root vegetable tagine is packed with onion, carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, and butternut squash.
A healthy spicy stew of mixed root vegetables cooked Moroccan-style with harissa paste and tomatoes. A portion of this dish works out at just 367 calories per serving. This mouthwatering tagine takes 40 minutes to cook.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 tablespoons tomato purée
- 2 tablespoons harissa paste
- 4 carrots, peeled and halved lengthways
- 3 parsnips, peeled and halved lengthways
- 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and each cut into 4
- 300g (10oz) butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into 2.5cm (1in) chunks
- 600ml (1 pint) hot vegetable stock
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 400g can chickpeas, drained
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves
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Method
- Heat the oil in the casserole dish and fry the onions for 5 minutes, to soften but not brown.
- Add the garlic, tomato purée and harissa paste and cook for 1 min.
- Add the carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and butternut squash. Pour in the stock and season. Cover and simmer for 25 mins until the vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the chickpeas and canned tomatoes and warm through for 5 mins. Serve sprinkled with fresh coriander.
Top tips for making winter root vegetable tagine
You can add celeriac rather than parsnips, and use beans instead of chickpeas.
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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