Stuffed Pepper

Stuffed Peppers

Serves: 2

2 peppers, 1 red, 1 green
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
Handful coriander, chopped
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 artichoke hearts, quartered
sea salt and black pepper
dash of balsamic vinegar
dash of Tabasco
olive oil
Chunk of goats cheese


Put the onion, coriander, tomatoes, garlic, artichokes, seasoning, balsamic vinegar, Tabasco and glug of olive oil in a bowl. Leave to marinate. Heat the oven to 200C.


Halve the peppers length ways and brush with olive oil before stuffing them with the tomato mix and placing them on an oven-proof tray, in the oven for 25 minutes.

Place a slice of goats cheese on each pepper and return to the oven for 5 minutes.


Serve with couscous.

Courgette Potato Rösti with Pan Fried Tomatoes: Goats Cheese or Chorizo

Courgette Potato Rösti with Pan Fried Tomatoes and Chorizo

Serves: 2

Rösti 

2 King Edward potatoes, peeled and grated
1 courgette, graded
Sprig of fresh rosemary
Olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper


Pan Fried Tomatoes: goats cheese or chorizo
Green salad leaves
Balsamic vinegar
V: Handful tomatoes
   Chunk of chèvre buche goats cheese 
M: Handful tomatoes
   Chunk of chorizo, cubed

Place the grated potato and courgette in a sieve and squeeze to get rid of excess moisture.

Heat a glug of olive oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the rosemary to the grated potato and courgette mix, season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and place half the mixture in the frying pan. Use a wooden spoon and press down to make a cake shape.

Fry the rösti for 3-4 minutes on each side until crisp and golden-brown. 

Remove from the pan and set aside to drain on kitchen paper. Repeat with the rest of the rösti mix.

Serve with a green garden salad and pan fried tomatoes.

Pan Fried Tomatoes: Goats Cheese or Chorizo

V: Pan fry the tomatoes in a glug of olive oil, dash of balsamic vinegar and seasoning for 5 minutes. Meanwhile grill the goats cheese for 5 minutes or until soft.

M: Pan fry the tomatoes and chorizo in a little olive oil, dash of balsamic vinegar and seasoning for 5 minutes.

Mixed bean stew: Sweet potato or Chorizo

Mixed bean stew with sweet potato

Serves: 4

1tsp paprika
1tsp cumin
1tsp ground coriander
1 red chili, finely chopped
1 bay leaf
Small bunch thyme
Small bunch rosemary 
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 can borlotti beans, drained
1 can chick peas, drained

200g puy lentils
1 can chopped tomatoes
Squish of tomato puree
1 red pepper, chopped into chunks
1 green pepper, chopped into chunks
4 celery sticks, chopped into chunks
1 large onion, finely chopped 
2 cloves of garlic
1 pint vegetable stock
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped into chunks
Sea salt and black pepper
Glug of olive oil
Glug of red wine (optional)


M: Chunk of chorizo, chopped
V: 1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped into chunks


Heat a glug of olive oil in a large pan and fry the onion, celery and garlic until they start to soften. Add the chili, ground coriander, cumin and paprika and cook for a few minutes. Stir in the lentils, beans, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, stock, red wine, herbs and seasoning. Leave to simmer for about 20 minutes, adding more water if necessary (the stew should be almost covered in water at all times). Divide the stew into two adding potatoes and peppers to each dish.


V: Add the sweet potato to one dish.
M: In a pan, fry the chorizo for a few minutes. Add the chorizo to other dish.

Cook each stew for a further 20 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked. 

Serve with crusty bead and dollop of yogurt.

Halloumi/Chicken couscous warm salad

A char-grilled red pepper adds a light smokey flavour to this dish, which works well with the garlic in the spinach and the tangy lemon wedges.

4 tomatoes, cut into eighths
2 handfuls of spinach
1 red pepper
1 small clove garlic, crushed and finely chopped
200g couscous
Olive oil
Few leaves of basil, torn
Juice of 1/4 lemon
Sea salt and black pepper

Vegetarian:1/2 pack halloumi, sliced
Meat-eater: 1 chicken breast

Place the red pepper directly onto a flame for 20mins, turning every 5mins until the red pepper is almost completely black. (alternatively grill it until a similar effect takes place). Put the char-grilled pepper in an air-tight plastic bag leaving the skin to steam. Remove after 10mins and delicately scrape off the char-grilled skin, leaving you with a soft flesh. Slice the pepper, drizzle with olive oil, and season before setting aside.

Meanwhile marinate the tomatoes in a bowl with olive oil, basil and plenty of salt and pepper.

V: Fry the halloumi in a non-stick frying pan for a few minutes on each side until it browns.
M: Place a square of clingfilm over the top of the chicken and bash a few times until it's about 1inch thick. Remove the clingfilm, season the chicken, heat a little olive oil in a frying pan and fry for about 3 minutes on each side. Cut into slices before serving.

To cook the spinach, place the garlic in a glug of olive oil while it's still cold (I find this stops it from burning). Fry the garlic lightly over a medium heat, stir in the spinach and cook for a few minutes.

When you are ready to assemble the salad, first place the couscous in a large bowl, gently pour over boiling water until it just covers the couscous, drizzle with olive oil and season. Give the bowl a gentle shake to ensure the water is evenly distributed and cover with a lid for 5mins. Use a fork to fluff the couscous before serving.

To serve the salad, distribute the couscous between two bowls, layer the tomatoes, peppers, spinach and your V or M option along with a wedge of lemon.