{"id":2659,"date":"2008-11-14T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2008-11-14T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2008-11-14T09:45:46","modified_gmt":"2008-11-14T14:45:46","slug":"warm-winter-veggie-roasts-moroccan-tagine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/warm-winter-veggie-roasts-moroccan-tagine\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm Winter Veggie Roasts: Moroccan Tagine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monica Shaw <\/a>is a freelance writer who specializes in science, health, fitness and food. She is the primary author of the website and blog, SmarterFitter.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>To many people, the word \u201croast\u201d is typically reserved for meat.\u00a0 However, there are plenty of ways that vegetarians <\/a>can delight in the warm comfort of a roast dinner.\u00a0 Winter vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, and butternut squash are prime candidates for roasting.\u00a0 And with the temperatures falling fast, there are plenty of reasons to turn on the oven.<\/p>\n

At its simplest, roasted vegetables are as easy as salt, pepper, and a liberal dose of olive oil in a roasting pan with your veggies.\u00a0 But you can really bring out the flavor of those veggies by experimenting with different herbs and spices, such as rosemary and thyme.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite ways to roast winter vegetables is to coat them with a Moroccan chermoula paste before roasting.\u00a0 Chermoula is a blend of onion, garlic, ginger, lemon juice and spices.\u00a0 It pairs beautifully with sweet root vegetables, as well as cauliflower, eggplant and potatoes.\u00a0 You can pretty much throw any vegetable at it and the chermoula will do its magic. For extra protein, try adding tofu or chickpeas to the mix.\u00a0 Served with couscous or crusty bread, this makes a filling meal that will keep you warm this winter.\u00a0 You won\u2019t even miss the meat.<\/p>\n

Moroccan Tagine with Chermoula Paste
\nServes 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the chermoula paste:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a01 red onion, roughly chopped
\n\u2022\u00a01 garlic clove, peeled
\n\u2022\u00a01\/2-inch fresh ginger, peeled
\n\u2022\u00a0juice of half a lemon
\n\u2022\u00a01 Tbsp olive oil
\n\u2022\u00a01.5 tsp each: honey, cumin, paprika, turmeric
\n\u2022\u00a01 tsp chili powder
\n\u2022\u00a0handful of cilantro<\/p>\n

For the tagine:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a01 Tbsp olive oil
\n\u2022\u00a02 carrots, cut into chunks
\n\u2022\u00a01\/2 butternut squash, cut into chunks
\n\u2022\u00a01 green bell pepper, cut into chunks
\n\u2022\u00a02 leeks, cut into chunks
\n\u2022\u00a01 red onion, cut into chunks
\n\u2022\u00a01\/2 head of cauliflower, divided into big florets
\n\u2022\u00a010 dried prunes, apricots or other dried fruit
\n\u2022\u00a02 spring mint, leaves only, finely chopped<\/p>\n

Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Pre-heat oven to 220 C \/ 430 F.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0To make the chermoula, whiz paste ingredients in a blender.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Combine the olive oil and vegetables in an ovenproof casserole and cook on the stove until lightly browned, about 7 minutes.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Add the chermoula paste to the casserole, along with the prunes. Pour in 200 ml water, cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 45 minutes. Reduce heat to 180 C\/ 350 F and cook for another 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Sprinkle with mint. Serve with almond and chickpea couscous.<\/p>\n

You can find the recipe for chickpea couscous along with more of Monica\u2019s vegetarian recipes at\u00a0SmarterFitter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Monica Shaw is a freelance writer who specializes in science, health, fitness and food. She is the primary author of the website and blog, SmarterFitter.com. To many people, the word \u201croast\u201d is typically reserved for meat.\u00a0 However, there are plenty … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,16],"tags":[23,31,379,377,29,376,242,24],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-recipes","tag-guest-blog","tag-health-news","tag-monica-shaw","tag-moroccan","tag-nutrition","tag-roasts","tag-vegetables","tag-vegetarian"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2682,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions\/2682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}