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Chris's Glazed Eggplant, Pumpkin and Tempeh Bake

Chris Gardner’s delicious plant-powered dish featuring roasted eggplant, pumpkin, and protein-rich tempeh, coated in an irresistible sweet and savoury glaze

50 mins
7 ingredients
$2.32 / person
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Chris's Glazed Eggplant, Pumpkin and Tempeh Bake

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Ingredients


Serves = 4

1 medium eggplant, chopped into 2–3 cm chunks

2 cups pumpkin, peeled and cut into 2–3 cm chunks

1 block unflavoured tempeh (approx. 300g), cubed

For the glaze:

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp honey

3–4 garlic cloves, crushed

1/2 tsp chilli flakes (optional)

It’s this easy

  1. Preheat a fan forced oven to 180oC
  2. Cut the eggplant, pumpkin, and tempeh into bite-sized chunks. Place them in a large mixing bowl.
  3. In a medium bowl or measuring jug, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, minced garlic, and chilli flakes (if using).
  4. Pour the glaze over the chopped eggplant, pumpkin and tempeh, reserving a small amount to drizzle over the finished dish. Mix everything well to ensure even coating.
  5. Spread the mixture in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 15–20 minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven, gently turn the ingredients over, and return to the oven for another 15–20 minutes, or until the pumpkin is soft and everything is golden.
  7. Drizzle the reserved glaze over the finished dish. Serve warm with brown rice or enjoy on its own.

Tweaks

  • Add any extra veggies you have on hand - carrots, sweet potato or zucchini would work well
  • You could substitute tempeh with a block of firm tofu (unflavoured)
  • Try adding the zest of a lemon to your glaze mixture for some extra flavour!
  • Garnish with fresh coriander, or for extra flavour and crunch try adding nuts, seeds or dukkha or top
  • Chris likes to use pomegranate molasses which can be used in place of the balsamic vinegar and honey.

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve),

  • Energy (1431kJ)
  • Protein (16.8g)
  • Total Fat (21.7g)
  • Saturated Fat (2.8g)
  • Carbohydrate (15.5g), (Starch (1.7g), Sugars (13.7g), Free Sugars (7.4g))
  • Dietary Fibre (10g)
  • Sodium (23.9mg)
  • Calcium (85.9mg)
  • Iron (3.6mg)

Allergies

Contains: Soy, FODMAPs.
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