easy imam bayildi

This aubergine recipe is absolutely one of my favourite things. It’s an ancient Middle Eastern recipe that is so delicious I could eat it every day. Traditionally it’s made with scooped out roasted stuffed aubergine halves which can go a bit too leathery, so instead I make it with sliced aubergines like a lasagne. You can serve it with warm flat breads, Greek yogurt or labneh and salad and it’s the perfect lunch or starter. It’s brilliant with my Baked Falafel too. Sometimes I add toasted pine nuts on top with the mint and parsley leaves.

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whole roast squash with saffron rice

This recipe can be made with a pumpkin or any large squash or several smaller ones like the munchkin pumpkins. The rice recipe is from the Moro cookbook and they use the saffron rice to stuff a butterflied leg of lamb, because it is fragrant and deliciously flavours the meat, but as I don’t really eat meat I thought it would be fantastic as a stuffing for a squash or pumpkin. It also looks amazing as a centre piece on the dinner table, and would be delicious roast potatoes and a salad or any roast. I love it with garlicky yogurt and have just discovered Alpro are doing a vegan Greek yogurt in Morrison’s which is utterly delicious.

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