AUBERGINE STUFFED WITH TOFU, MUSHROOMS AND BORLOTTI BEANS

"Aubergines baked with herby tomatoes, beans and vegetables, topped with tofu to make a satisfying main meal.

SERVES 4

PREP 25 minutes

COOK 55-60 minutes

Ingredients

2 aubergines, halved lengthways (500g)

1 tsp rapeseed oil

1 onion, finely chopped (120g)

320g mushrooms, sliced

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes

1 heaped tsp dried oregano

1 400g tin borlotti beans, drained (240g)

1 x 80g bag fresh spinach

360g pack tofu, diced small

half ball reduced-fat Mozzarella (62g), thinly sliced

1 fresh tomato (80g) chopped small

2 spring onions (50g) chopped

8 fresh basil leaves, torn

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/ gas mark 4.

Scoop the flesh out of the aubergines, chop, and reserve. Place the aubergine skin-side down onto a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, add oil to a pan, then add the onion and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and chopped aubergine flesh, then cook for a further 5 minutes.

Add the garlic, canned tomatoes and oregano, mix well, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Next, add the borlotti beans and spinach and cook for 2 minutes.

Remove the aubergines from the oven and fill with the bean and vegetable mixture, then place in an ovenproof dish.

Scatter with tofu, return to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Top with the sliced mozzarella and bake for a further 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and scatter with chopped tomato, spring onion and basil to serve.

Chef's tips

Once the aubergines are stuffed, you can pop them in the fridge, and bake when as needed.Use a non-dairy cheese alternative for a vegan version".

Fonte e imagem: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Recipes/Aubergine-stuffed-with-tofu-mushrooms-and-borlotti-beans-/

Tarte de Requeijão com Legumes

Para a massa:

150g farinha de trigo

100g farinha integral

2 colheres de sopa de sementes de linhaça

1 colher de chá de sal

3 colheres de sopa de azeite

1 ovo L

0,5 dl vinagre de sidra

Para o recheio:

300g alho francês em rodelas

2 colheres de sopa de azeite

250g ervilhas congeladas

1 colher de chá de sal

4 a 5 pés de tomilho-limão

200g requeijão

20g sultanas douradas

30g miolo de noz

q.b. pimenta preta de moinho

100g queijo mozzarella ralado

Misture as farinhas com as sementes de linhaça e o sal, adicione o azeite, o ovo e o vinagre de sidra e amasse todos os ingredientes. Estenda a massa com o rolo untado de farinha e coloque-a numa tarteira de 24 cm de diâmetro, forrada com papel vegetal. Pique o fundo com um garfo e deixe repousar enquanto prepara o recheio. Ligue o forno a 200ºC.

Lave e escorra o alho-francês em rodelas. Leve o azeite a lume brando, num tacho, com o alho-francês e as ervilhas. Tempere com o sal e deixe cozinhar sobre lume brando até os legumes estarem macios.

Retire do lume, junte as folhas de tomilho-limão, o requeijão desfeito em pedaços, as sultanas e as nozes grosseiramente picadas. Tempere com a pimenta e misture bem. Deite na tarteira, vire os bordos da massa sobre o recheio e coloque-a na prateleira mais baixa do forno Passados 20 minutos, polvilhe com o queijo mozzarella ralado e leve de novo ao forno mais 15 a 20 minutos.

Fonte e imagem: http://www.alimentacaosaudavel.dgs.pt/receita/tarte-de-requeijao-com-legumes-e-sumo-de-tomate/

Calzone

Filled with mushrooms, spinach and melted mozzarella

“This cracking calzone recipe makes a clever portable lunch and is great for using up leftover veg ”
Serves 4
Cooks In1H 30M
Difficulty Not too tricky
Bread, Party food, Vegetarian, Italian

Nutrition per serving
Calories 1301 65%
Fat 31.5g 45%
Saturates 9.1g 46%
Protein 30.4g 68%
Carbs 118.0g 45%
Sugars 5.4g 6%

Of an adult's reference intake


Ingredients
1 quickest tomato sauce (Molho de tomate: http://oishii-ideias.blogspot.pt/2015/06/o-meu-molho-de-tomate.html)
300 g spinach leaves, washed and spun dry
2 x 125 g good-quality mozzarella pieces, torn into pieces
Massa de pizza rápida: http://oishii-ideias.blogspot.pt/2010/06/massa-rapida-de-pizza.html


Method
First, make your quickest tomato sauce to the pan and stir. Cook for a few minutes, then add the spinach (in batches if you need to) and stir again. Simmer away the liquid until you’re left with a thick, tasty mixture that’s not too moist (otherwise it will burst through the dough when you’re cooking the calzone).
Divide the mushroom and spinach mixture evenly between the four pizza bases and spread it out nicely. Top with pieces of mozzarella and season with salt and pepper. To make your calzone, carefully lift the far edge of the pizza dough and pull it over the top towards you – you basically need to fold it in half (imagine it looking like a big Cornish pasty!). Crimp the edges so none of the filling can spill out. Place the calzone side by side on a floured baking tray (use two if you need to), pizza stone or granite slab.
Cook for 10 to 15 minutes on the bottom of the preheated oven until the dough is puffed up and golden on top and the filling is hot."

Fonte e imagem: //www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/calzone/#iGAPuPSKpSiK4HVu.99

Potatoes, mozzarella, rosemary, thyme & tomato pizza topping

"Makes enough for 1 pizza

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 4 new potatoes, cooked
• 1 small handful fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 teaspoon thyme tips
• extra virgin olive oil
• lemon juice
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 50 g mozzarella

Method

Recipe for pizza dough and tomato sauce can be found here.

Smear the tomato sauce evenly over the pizza base. Slice the potatoes into 0.5cm/¼ inch thick slices and toss in a bowl with the rosemary, thyme, a good lug of olive oil, a small squeeze of lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper. Scatter them over the pizza base and put small torn-up pieces of mozzarella into the gaps. Cook until crisp and golden.

• Calories 544kcal
• Carbs 38.0g
• Sugar 6.5g
• Fat 35.8g
• Saturates 11.6g
• Protein 15.1g".

Fonte e imagem: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/potatoes-mozzarella-rosemary-thyme-and-tomato-pizza-topping

Mozzarella and Red Pepper Salad

" Ingredients (Serves 4)• 4 large red peppers
• 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
• a few fresh basil leaves
• salt and freshly ground pepper
• a few tomatoes, halved
• 2 fresh buffalo mozzarella
• a few capers (optional)
• bread and mixed salad leaves or baby spinach, to serve For the salad dressing
• 2 anchovy fillets
• 1 small garlic clove, crushed
• a pinch of crushed chillies or hot cayenne pepper
• a good squeeze of lemon juice
• 150ml olive oil
• freshly ground black pepper

Directions
1) Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/ 180°C/350°F.
2) Place the peppers on a baking sheet and roast for about 45 minutes, until soft and slightly charred.
3) Put in a bowl, cover with cling film and, when cool, peel off the skins, reserving any juices.
4) Remove and discard the seeds and core, then tear the peppers into strips, place them in a large bowl and pour over any reserved juices.
5) Mix in the sliced garlic, basil and seasoning, then leave at room temperature for at least an hour or overnight, if possible, to marinate.
6) To make the dressing, mash the anchovy fillets with the garlic and chillies or cayenne, then whisk in the lemon juice, olive oil and black pepper, to taste.
7) To serve, put the peppers and tomatoes on a large platter or four dinner plates. Tear the mozzarella into rough pieces, then sprinkle the salad with capers, if using, and the dressing. Add a few leaves, if you like, and serve with crusty bread.

Words by Janet Smith. Photograph by James Murphy, Sunday 30 April 2006"

Fonte e imagem:

http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/lifestyle/recipes/163578/mozzarella-and-red-pepper-salad.html