A delicious vegetarian alternative to sausages, from ” Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower” by Gill Meller.
Ingredients
- 500 g ripe mixed tomatoes halved if large
- 1 red onion cut into chunky wedges
- 2 rosemary sprigs
- 2 garlic cloves thickly sliced
- 4 sprigs thyme leaves stripped
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- a scattering hard sheep’s or goat’s cheese grated
- For the batter:
- 140 g plain flour
- 4 free range eggs lightly beaten
- 200 ml whole milk
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Servings:
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180C fan/gas mark 6.
- First, make the batter. Tip the flour into a bowl and whisk in the eggs until everything is nice and smooth. Gradually add the milk, whisking continuously until you are certain there are no lumps. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Place the tomatoes in a large roasting tin, cut sides upwards for those you’ve halved. Place the onion wedges around the tomatoes. Tear over the rosemary, dot over the sliced garlic and sprinkle over the thyme leaves.
- Trickle everything with the olive oil, season with salt and pepper and roast for 25-30 minutes, or until the onions are tender and the tomatoes are soft. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool a little.
- Meanwhile, increase the oven to 200C fan/gas mark 7. Pour the sunflower oil into a second roasting tin (about 30cm x 20cm) and place it in the oven to heat up for 5 minutes.
- When the oil is super-hot, carefully remove from the oven and quickly use a spatula to arrange the roasted tomatoes and onions over the base of the tin – things may spit a little so be careful.
- Pour the batter around the veg and place the tin straight back in the oven and cook for 30 minutes, until the batter is puffed up and golden. Scatter the grated cheese over the top, close the oven door and cook for a further 6-8 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
- Serve straight away with a dressed green salad.
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