Ready to start 2024 on a healthy note? This vegetable Tajine is the perfect warming and hearty but healthy dish to start January off right. It’s packed with plant protein from the chickpeas, lots of fiber and loads of vitamins from the rainbow of vegetables.
Ingredients: (preferably organic)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 inch fresh ginger, minced (or 1 tsp grounded)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- pink Himalayan salt, to taste
- 2 cups canned chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup water
- 1 lemon, juice and zest
- a handful fresh cilantro
- 1 small pumpkin, peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1 zucchini, halved & sliced
- a few dried apricots, cut small
- 1 cup chickpeas
- fresh mint, for garnish
Directions:
01. Heat olive oil in a large pot and sauté the onion for a few minutes until it softens. Add garlic, ginger and the carrots, then the spices and stir around before adding tomatoes and water. Bring the tomato sauce to a boil and then lower the heat.
02. Pre-heat the oven to 200C and. Add pumpkin, cauliflower and zucchini to a baking sheet. Sprinkle with olive oil and salt and bake for 30 minutes until cooked.
03. Add the baked vegetables to the tomato sauce and stir to make sure all vegetables are evenly covered. Add the chickpeas and apricots and let everything simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Serve with quinoa or brown rice and lots of fresh mint.
