Fridge Raid Friday Vegetable Bake with Crunchy Topping
Not sure what to do with all your leftover veggies? Look no further than this creamy Vegetable Bake with Crunchy Topping! Packed with texture, this brilliant dish features a medley of veggies baked with a crispy breadcrumb. Proper crunchy.
We’ll also be using our Lomi home compost kitchen appliance to break down all our food waste in as little as four hours - turning it into Lomi earth; nutrient-rich plant food which you can use in your garden. It's a gadget you definitely need in your kitchen.
Serves
Ingredients
For the bake
<item-todo-done>1 large onion<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>2 cloves garlic<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 large broccoli<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>2 ½ large leeks<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>100g plant-based butter<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 400g cans butter beans, drained and rinsed<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>300g oat cream<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>2 tbsp creamy tahini<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 tbsp wholegrain mustard<item-todo-done><item-todo-done>1 lemon<item-todo-done><item-todo-done> salt and pepper to taste<item-todo-done>
For the topping
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Before you start
Preheat oven to 190°C | Large Casserole Pan | Blender
Prepare the vegetables
- Peel and dice the onion and garlic.
- Cut the broccoli into florets and remove the stalk.
- Remove the outer leaves from the leeks and finely slice.
Start the base
- Place a large casserole pan over a medium heat and add the plant-based butter.
- Once melted, add the diced onions, garlic and a good pinch of salt.
- Mix well and good for 5-10 minutes until soft.
- Once cooked, mix through the leeks and cook until soft.
- Add the broccoli pieces and cook until soft.
- Mix through the drained butter beans.
Mix through the rest of the ingredients
- Once all of the vegetables are soft, add the oat cream, tahini and mustard.
- Squeeze in some lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
- Lower the heat to low and simmer while you make the topping.
Make the topping
- Place some of the bread into a blender, along with the oats and blend until a bread-like consistency forms.
Finish the dish
- Sprinkle the oat mixture over the top of the dish and place in the oven for 10 minutes until golden, bubbling and delicious.