Stacked + Packed Veggie Moussaka
a classic Greek recipe
Bursting with 5 different veggies as well as a super-pulse. Wow, that really is stacked + packed!
Recipe from our The First Foods Book
Serves
4Prep
15Cook
40
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Ingredients
- 1 small aubergine, peeled + cut into bite-sized chunks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- ½ red pepper, cored, deseeded + diced
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 400 g/14 oz can chopped tomatoes
- 2 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained + very finely chopped
- 100 g/3½ oz canned green lentils in water, drained
- 55 g/2 oz mozzarella cheese, torn into small pieces
Method
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°/Gas Mark 5. Steam the aubergine in a saucepan over a medium heat for 8 minutes, or until tender.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium–low heat. Add the onion + red pepper, cover with a lid + cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the garlic, cooked aubergine + oregano + cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes + lentils, part-cover with the lid + simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes until the sauce has reduced + thickened.
- Spoon the tomato sauce into a small ovenproof dish + scatter the mozzarella over. Bake in the oven for 15–18 minutes until the mozzarella has melted.
- Using the back of a fork, mash the moussaka to a coarse purée, adding a little boiled water if necessary. Alternatively, finely chop."
Fun For Little Ones
Talk to your little one about the different shapes, sizes, colours + textures of the colourful veggies when they're whole so they can familiarise themselves with the wonderful world of veggies.
Yummy For Babies
Puree to a fine fork mashed texture for 7 months, blend till smooth from 6 months.
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