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Pepper, date and harissa tagine

Pepper, date and harissa tagine in a serving bowl

Pepper, date and harissa tagine

Name: Pepper, date and harissa tagine
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 onions diced; 2 sticks celery thinly sliced; 3 cloves garlic sliced; 1 vegetable stock cube crumbled; 2 tsp ground turmeric; 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes strained over a bowl to catch the juices; 1 lemon zested and juiced; 2 tbsp harissa (rose harissa if you can find it); 2 tbsp runny honey; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 6 peppers (a mix of red, yellow and orange) cut into chunks; 150g pitted dates cut into thirds; 1 bulb shredded fennel or 1 sliced cucumber; 150g natural yogurt; 1/2 lemon juiced; a small handful mint chopped; parsley, mint or coriander to serve; couscous, flatbreads and hummus

Sarah Cook

Published: June 17, 2020 at 10:37 AM

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Serves 6

Easy

Total time: 3 hrs and 15 mins

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This tagine makes a feature of meltingly soft peppers, but you could add any summery veg to the base sauce – chunks of squash or courgette would be good

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

2 onions

diced
2 sticks celery

thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic

sliced
1 vegetable stock cube

crumbled
2 tsp ground turmeric
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes

strained over a bowl to catch the juices
1 lemon

zested and juiced
2 tbsp harissa (rose harissa if you can find it)
2 tbsp runny honey
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cinnamon
6 peppers (a mix of red, yellow and orange)

cut into chunks
150g pitted dates

cut into thirds

CRUNCHY SALAD

1 bulb shredded fennel

or 1 sliced cucumber
150g natural yogurt
1/2 lemon

juiced
a small handful mint

chopped

TO SERVE

parsley, mint or coriander

to serve
couscous, flatbreads and hummus

Nutrition: per serving

kcal225
fat2.1g
saturates0.6g
carbs40g
sugars37.9g
fibre9.1g
protein6.9g
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Heat the slow cooker to high. Put in the onions, celery, garlic, stock cube and turmeric with 600ml of just-boiled water. Pour in the tomato juice and cook for 1 hour
step 2

Pour in the strained tomatoes. Stir in the lemon juice, harissa, honey, coriander and cinnamon with 1/2 tsp of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Mix in the pepper chunks and dates, put the lid back on and cook for another 2 hours or until the peppers are soft.
step 3

Toss together the salad ingredients and season really well.
step 4

Ladle the tagine into bowls and scatter with the lemon zest and herbs. Serve with the salad, couscous, flatbreads and spoonfuls of hummus.

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Sarah Cook

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