I picked up a couple of heads of celery on yellow sticker this week. I wanted to make something main coursey with at least one of them. I had a little google and looked at Pinterest and came up with this vegan celery, swede and chickpea bake.

There was a lot about cooking celery in water for a long time on PInterest, so I decided to start there. A swede was in the fridge, so I decided to use that with the celery. It was heading towards being vegan, so I didn’t use any cheese in the topping, which I otherwise might have done

After cooking for half an hour to make the vegetables really soft, they were drained, then I added a big dollop of miso and some creamed coconut. Then topped it with a giant spring onion and parsley from the garden and some breadcrumbs. Mixed in some olive oil and baked until crispy

It was gorgeous!

Love Your Leftovers

I had a portion for dinner, then another for lunch the next day, and there was still a portion leftover. So that got whizzed up into soup for lunch the following day

Variations

Change either or both of the vegetables for something else firm, or use one firm one and shredded savoy cabbage. Got lots of runner beans in the garden? Slice them up and add those, but I wouldn’t cook those for a long time

Courgettes are surprisingly amenable to long slow cooking, but in a pan not a saucepan of water. They would work well here

Change the chickpeas to big brown or green lentils, butter beans, rinsed baked beans (or keep the sauce if you want to use it here) or other white beans

Change the miso to tomato puree. Add fish sauce, soy sauce, sweet chilli, worcester sauce or brown sauce. Not all at once! Keep tasting until you like it. Don’t forget salt and pepper if you’re experimenting

Add a dollop of curry paste or curry powder

Keep the bread as chunky lumps so they are crouton like.

Change the parsley for sage, thyme or rosemary, or a mixture. Got no fresh herbs? No problem. But do remember that dried ones are twice as strong as fresh, so use half the amount.

Add the zest of a lemon for a zingy addition

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Celery Swede and Chickpea Bake

Celery, Swede & Chickpea Bake

Homely vegetables, given a twist and used as a main course

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Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Vegetable cooking time: 35 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: English

Keyword: budget meals, cheap, cheap family recipes, easy, savoury, vegan, vegetarian

Dietary Requirements: Dairy Free, Nut Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Other: Freezes Well

Servings: 2 people

Cost per portion 82p

Calories: 542kcal

Author: Thrifty Lesley

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Ingredients

• 200 g swede 20p
• 100 g celery ⅓ a head, 20p
• 50 g creamed coconut 1 sachet, 25p, or use a tin of coconut milk
• 40 g miso paste 40p
• 100 g chickpeas ½ tin, drained, 17p

Topping

• 2 spring onions 10p
• 50 g bread 1 slice, 1p
• 10 g parsley 25p
• 2 tblsp olive oil 6p

Instructions

• Peel and chop the swede into chunks about 1"/2.5cm
• Chop the celery into 1"/2.5cm pieces. Wash thoroughly, it may have grit in the stalks
• Put the vegetables in a saucepan. Add a little water and cook gently for 35 minutes. Press here for a 35 minute timer
• Drain the vegetables and keep the stock
• Add the coconut and miso.
• Add the drained chickpeas.
• Stir very well so the vegetables are coated.
• Check the seasoning and add more if it needs it

Topping

• Roughly chop the parsley, stalks as well
• Roughly chop the bread into small cubes
• Roughly chop the spring onions
• Add the olive oil
• Now you need to get the topping mixture really fine. Mulch it all down with a stick blender, a liquidiser or food processor until it is breadcrumb like
• If you don't have any of those, keep chopping until everything is really fine

Assembly

• Tip the base mixture into an oven proof dish
• Spoon over the topping
• Bake at 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4, for 35 minutes until the topping is browned and nicely crispy. Click here to start a 35 minute timer

Leftovers

• Got any left? Whizz it up into soup for lunch the next day
  

Equipment Needed

small sharp knife

chopping board

stick blender

oven proof dish

Notes

Priced at Asda August 2019

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Celery, Swede & Chickpea Bake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 542 Calories from Fat 324

% Daily Value*

Fat 36g55%

Saturated Fat 18g113%

Sodium 945mg41%

Potassium 867mg25%

Carbohydrates 48g16%

Fiber 10g42%

Sugar 11g12%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 765IU15%

Vitamin C 36mg44%

Calcium 155mg16%

Iron 5mg28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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