RECIPE

Mediterranean Vegetable Hot Pot

Mediterranean Vegetable Hot Pot
Cooking time
40 mins
Preparation time
15 mins
Serves
6
Tantalise your tastebuds with a Mediterranean roast vegetable and bean hot pot with thinly sliced French loaf. The ideal dish for a summer dinner outdoors.

Ingredients

  • 50 ml oil
  • 1 aubergine, sliced 1 cm, then quartered
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 4-5 courgettes, sliced 1 cm
  • 1 red pepper, seeded and sliced 1 cm
  • 1 can tomatoes, chopped
  • 30 ml parsley, chopped
  • 800 ml water
  • 1 Royco® Minestrone Soup
  • 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can butter beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 12 pitted black olives
  • Day old French loaf, sliced 1 cm
  • 15 ml parmesan, finely grated
Products used

Minestrone Soup

Vegetarian

This recipe is suitable for vegetarians.

Family Friendly

An interactive meal that involves dunking crusty bread into a protein-packed veggie dish.  A great recipe to introduce kids to new textures and flavours.

Method

  1. 1.
    Preheat oven to 180ºC.
  2. 2.
    Fry the aubergine in hot oil until golden, set aside.
  3. 3.
    Fry the onions for 5 minutes until soft.
  4. 4.
    Add the courgettes, aubergine, red pepper, chickpeas, tomatoes, half the herbs, water and Royco® Minestrone Soup. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
  5. 5.
    Add the butter beans, red kidney beans and olives, then transfer mixture to an oven-proof dish.
  6. 6.
    Brush one side of the French loaf slices with a little oil. Arranged, oil side up, overlapping on top of the vegetables. Sprinkle with the remaining herbs and the grated parmesan.
  7. 7.
    Bake uncovered for 20 minutes until the French loaf slices are light golden.
  8. If the French loaf is too fresh to slice thinly, freeze it for ½ hour.

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