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Main Courses, Recipe, Vegan, Vegetarian

Fennel, leek and beans with basil pesto

by Lindsey Harrad   ·  5 years ago  
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Dr Rupy Aujla’s simple tray-bake using ready-made pesto is perfect for a quick and healthy midweek meal. Sometimes, a store-bought jar of pesto or other paste adds all the flavour you need to make a beautifully balanced and speedy meal. I always have jarred flavour enhancers like this to hand.

DETAILS
  • Prep: 10 minutes
  • Cook: 35 minutes
INGREDIENTS
  • 160g fennel (about 1 small bulb), sliced into thin wedges
  • 400g tin flageolet beans, drained and rinsed
  • 160g leeks (1 large or 2 small), sliced
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 100g fresh basil pesto (vegan if preferred)
  • finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

To serve:

  • warm crusty bread
  • 20g hazelnuts, chopped
  • 10g fresh basil leaves
METHOD
  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5.
  2. Toss the fennel, beans and leeks in a roasting tray with the oil, pesto, lemon zest and juice and plenty of salt and pepper.
  3. Roast in the oven for about 30–35 minutes.
  4. Remove from the oven and serve the baked vegetables and beans scattered with chopped hazelnuts and basil leaves, with some warm crusty bread.

Cook’s tips

Variation: Try using a different pesto, such as red pepper pesto or even a homemade walnut version if you have time.

Recipe adapted from Doctor’s Kitchen 3-2-1 by Dr Rupy Aujla (Thorsons, £16.99). Photography by Andrew Burton.