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Pesto Tempeh Traybake with Sweet Potato and Courgette

Gut-friendly traybake with 38g of supercharged protein. Who doesn’t love a traybake packed with protein, fibre and plant points? This nourishing dish by nutritionist Eli Brecher is a keeper.

65 mins (incl. marinating time)
Serves: 
3

ingredients

  • 1 pack (200g) Better Nature Organic Tempeh, cut into batons or thick slices
  • 2 medium carrots, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup (125g) chestnut mushrooms, roughly chopped
  • 6 spring onions, roughly chopped 
  • 1 large sweet potato, sliced into rounds
  • 1 medium courgette, sliced
  • 5 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary 
  • ½ lemon, juiced 
  • 4 tbsp pesto mixed with 2 tbsp olive oil

instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C. In a bowl, mix together the pesto, 2 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp water. Add the tempeh to the bowl and mix until fully coated. Set aside for 20 mins to marinate.
  2. Spread the sweet potato, carrot, courgette and mushrooms onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with oil and rosemary and bake for 10 mins.
  3. Add the garlic cloves, spring onions and tempeh along with any remaining pesto to the vegetables, and bake for a further 15 mins. 
  4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly, then squeeze over the lemon juice and serve.

instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C. In a bowl, mix together the pesto, 2 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp water. Add the tempeh to the bowl and mix until fully coated. Set aside for 20 mins to marinate.
  2. Spread the sweet potato, carrot, courgette and mushrooms onto a large baking tray. Drizzle with oil and rosemary and bake for 10 mins.
  3. Add the garlic cloves, spring onions and tempeh along with any remaining pesto to the vegetables, and bake for a further 15 mins. 
  4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly, then squeeze over the lemon juice and serve.
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