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roast miso aubergine served with couscous and wilted spinach

Roasted Miso Aubergine Served With CousCous and Wilted Spinach

A lovely combination for this recipe with roasted miso aubergine served with some sweetened rturmeric couscous and wilted spinach with lemon and ginger.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 551 kcal

Ingredients
  

The Miso Aubergines

  • 2 aubergines
  • 30 g brown rice miso
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

The Turmeric Couscous

  • 150 g wholegrain couscous
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 4 dates (pitted)
  • boiling water

Wilted Spinach

  • 200 g baby spinach leaves
  • 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

Miso Baked Aubergines

  • Prepare the aubergines by cutting the ends off and then cutting in half lengthways. Place each half aubergine on a flat surface, skin down, and pierce the inside of the aubergine in vertical lines being careful not to pierce through the skin at the bottom. Cut away from your hand for safety. Repeat the process horizontally.
  • Drizzle a little olive oil along the inside of each aubergine and then apply a thin layer of miso with a knife
  • Place the aubergines on a baking sheet on a tray in a preheated oven, skin layer down. The oven should be pre-heated to 190 degrees Celsius (340 Fahrenheit) or 170 degrees Celcius (340 Fahrenheit) for a fan oven. Cook for 35 to 40 minutes, until the aubergines are soft all the way through.

Wilted Lemon Spinach

  • Add the washed spinach into a non-stick pan on a medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger and lemon juice.
  • Cook on a medium heat until the spinach is wilted, stirring the spinach regularly to ensure it doesn't stick to the pan. This should take 5 to 10 minutes.

Turmeric CousCous with Dates

  • Finely chop the dates. Add the couscous to a bowl along with the turmeric and the dates. Mix everything evenly.
  • Pour the same volume of boiling water as the couscous over the couscous. Cover the bowl with a saucer and leave to sit for around 7 minutes. Once the couscous has absorbed all of the water you can fluff it up and iit'ss ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 551kcalCarbohydrates: 108gProtein: 20gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 649mgPotassium: 1761mgFiber: 25gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 9497IUVitamin C: 42mgCalcium: 185mgIron: 7mg
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