Hippie Lane
We have had a flush of capsicum on the plants this week so have been eating them with almost every dinner! This receipe by Hippie Lane is the best vegetarian stuffed capsicum receipe that we have found. Tip: We used our fresh basil chopped up rather than dried and it seemed to turn out fine. Yum!
Stuffed Capsicums
Serves 4
4 capsicums, cut in half lengthways, then hollowed out
1 teaspoon olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
300 g (1½ cups) quinoa
625 ml (2½ cups) vegetable stock, plus an extra 125 ml (½ cup) vegetable stock
1 tablespoon tomato paste (concentrated purée)
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
1 red onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 long red chilli, diced (optional)
2 ripe tomatoes, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon Himalayan salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried basil
15 g (¼ cup) nutritional yeast, plus an extra 2 tablespoons for sprinkling
200 g (1 cup) cooked corn kernels
75 g (½ cup) cooked fresh or frozen peas
175 g (1 cup) cooked or tinned black beans, rinsed and drained
Method
Preheat the oven to 170ºC (325ºF). Place the capsicum halves on a baking tray lined with baking paper and lightly massage with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
Put the quinoa and 625 ml (2½ cups) vegetable stock in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 10–12 minutes, or until the stock is absorbed and the quinoa is cooked. Set aside to cool slightly.
Mix the 125 ml (½ cup) vegetable stock with the tomato paste and set aside.
Heat the grapeseed oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Sauté the onion for 2–3 minutes, or until translucent. Add the garlic and chilli and sauté for a further 1–2 minutes.
Stir in the diced tomatoes, then add the tomato paste mixture, salt, pepper, basil and nutritional yeast. Remove from the heat when the mixture begins to bubble.
In a large bowl, combine the corn, peas, black beans and quinoa. Add the tomato mixture and fold through well.
Evenly scoop the mixture into the capsicum halves. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil, then transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
Sprinkle the extra nutritional yeast over the capsicum halves and bake for a further 10–20 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.
Transfer to a serving platter and enjoy straightaway.