Garlicky aubergine steaks with romesco sauce
Serves 2
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Roasted aubergine goes really well with the Spanish-style romesco sauce made from peppers and almonds. This simple low-calorie recipe is 4 of your 5-a-day
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- 2 small auberginescut into thick steaks
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oilplus 2 tsp
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 2 large garlic clovesfinely grated
- ½ lemon
- 1 large red pepperdeseeded and sliced
- 2 leekswell washed and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp flaked almonds
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- ¼ tsp vegetable bouillonpowder
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 100g bag rocket
- extra virgin olive oilfor drizzling (optional)
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal357low
- fat20g
- saturates2g
- carbs21g
- sugars17g
- fibre20g
- protein14g
- salt0.3g
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Arrange the aubergine slices on a large baking sheet in a single layer. Mix the tablespoon of rapeseed oil with the thyme and garlic, brush over the aubergine and bake for 40-45 mins until the aubergines are tender when tested with a knife.
step 2
Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a non-stick pan and fry the pepper and leeks for 5 mins until softened. Add the almonds and cook for 5 mins more. Tip in the tomato purée, 5 tbsp water, the bouillon powder and vinegar and cook briefly to warm the mixture through.