One-Tray Roasted Veg, Chickpea, & Tempeh Bake
Serves: 2-3
Time: 40 minutes
I’m so obsessed with making roasted vegetable traybakes at the moment – I find them so handy when I have lots of veg to use and just want a really simple, healthy, and yummy meal. It takes such little effort – once you’ve chopped all the veg it’s just a case of throwing it all in a roasting tray and seasoning and you’re good to go! I added tempeh here for some extra protein and nutrition, it really adds such good texture and flavour to the dish, and it’s one of the healthiest foods you can eat as a vegan or non-vegan! This is a dish I’ll constantly return to – hope you enjoy it as much as me.
Ingredients:
Roasting Tray
10 baby potatoes chopped in half
1 can of chickpeas drained and rinsed
1 aubergine
1 red pepper
1 onion
1 handful of tenderstem broccoli or one head of broccoli
1 200g block of tempeh
3 garlic cloves (crushed)
Sprinkle of chili flakes
Sprinkle of smoked paprika
Sprinkle of cajun seasoning
Sprinkle of onion granules
Drizzle of olive oil
Handful of fresh basil leaves
Tempeh Marinade
2 tablespoons of tomato puree
1 teaspoon of harissa paste
Sprinkle of paprika
Sprinkle of garlic granules
Cooking Steps:
Pre-heat your oven to 200C.
Chop your potatoes, aubergine, peppers, broccoli, and onion into bite size pieces and place on a non-stick roasting tray, or a tray lined with parchment paper. Add your drained and rinsed chickpeas. Drizzle the veg with olive oil, and sprinkle with smoked paprika, chilli flakes, onion granules, and cajun seasoning. Crush your garlic cloves and add to the tray. Using a spoon, mix all of the veg to ensure all are seasoned and coated evenly in the tray.
Chop your tempeh into chunks, and make your marinade in a bowl. Add your tempeh to this bowl and using a spoon make sure each piece is coated. Once coated, add the tempeh to the roasting tray with the other veg. Mix the tray again to ensure the tempeh is well incorporated with the veg.
Pop the tray in the oven for 35-40 minutes. Halfway through, take it out and mix it all around.
5 minutes before removing from the oven, add some fresh basil leaves.
Remove from the oven when all vegetables are soft and cooked, serve up, and enjoy!
