Meat-Free Mondays
Q. What has a former Beatle, a breast cancer survivor and a Coldplay singer got in common?
A. They all support the Meat-Free Monday initiative.
Backed by celebrities ranging from Chris Martin to Sheryl Crow, Paul McCartney last month launched his Meat Free Monday campaign asking households to cut out meat on Mondays and slow global warming.
Well, that will be no difficulty for me as I have cut down on my meat consumption radically since being diagnosed with breast cancer. So in the spirit of Meat-Free Monday, here is a recipe for a creamy vegetable casserole. I am not going to give any vegetable amounts here – just add as much or as little of your favourite vegetable. The following are some suggestions:
onion, sticks celery, garlic, carrot, parsnip, mushrooms, butternut squash.
You will also need:
- 3 rounded tbsp tahini
- 425 ml vegetable stock
- 400g tin blackeye beans
- fresh parsley
To cook the casserole, pre-heat the over to 200C or equivalent.
Sweat the onions, celery and garlic in a tbsp olive oil until they are soft.
Add the carrots, butternut sqush or your choice of vegetable.
Dissolve the tahini in the vegetable stock and add this too.
Add half the blackeye beans to the casserole and mash the remaining beans to break up before adding.
Add the parsley, and cook for 1 hour in the oven.
When you remove it from the oven, give it a stir and check to see if it needs more seasoning.
Serve with baked potato or rice.
great idea and thanks for the recipe
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