{"id":505,"date":"2012-09-05T05:51:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T05:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/?p=505"},"modified":"2012-09-05T05:51:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T05:51:17","slug":"eggplant-moussaka-on-spinach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/2012\/09\/05\/eggplant-moussaka-on-spinach\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant Moussaka on spinach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a great recipe thanks to our customer Caron Evans<\/p>\n

Serves 5<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

1 large (400g) eggplant, sliced 1cm thick<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 large (600g) sweet potato, sliced 1cm thick<\/p>\n

2 medium (150g) zucchini, sliced<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup (100g) quinoa (raw weight)<\/p>\n

1 bunch English spinach, washed<\/p>\n

Sea salt & Pepper<\/p>\n

Roasted tomato sauce:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

500g ripe tomatoes, chopped<\/p>\n

1 medium onion, chopped<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup (100g) green lentils (raw weight)<\/p>\n

1-2 cloves garlic, crushed<\/p>\n

Sea salt, pepper, oregano, basil<\/p>\n

1-2 bay leaves<\/p>\n

Sprig of rosemary<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup (100ml) filtered water<\/p>\n

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Method:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sprinkle eggplant with sea salt and leave for 20-30 minutes. Rinse and dry.<\/li>\n
  2. Pre-bake all sliced vegetables on a tray.<\/li>\n
  3. Cook rinsed quinoa at a ratio of 1 cup seeds to 2 cups water on low heat and covered until all water is absorbed.<\/li>\n
  4. Soak lentils for 2-3 hours, rinse and boil in fresh water. Mix quinoa and lentils with some of the tomato sauce. Stack in layers in baking dish, starting with sweet potato and finishing with a layer of eggplant. Bake at 160C for approximately 30-40 minutes, covering halfway through cooking time. If necessary, rest before cutting into squares.<\/li>\n
  5. Serve on spinach leaves with extra tomato sauce and top with a dollop of cashew cheese or pesto.<\/li>\n
  6. For the tomato sauce:<\/strong> Roast tomatoes, onions and garlic in oven until they get some colour. Add spices, herbs and water. Simmer for 15-20 minutes and blend in a food processor. Adjust seasoning to taste.\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here is a great recipe thanks to our customer Caron Evans Serves 5 Ingredients: 1 large (400g) eggplant, sliced 1cm thick 1 1\/2 large (600g) sweet potato, sliced 1cm thick 2 medium (150g) zucchini, sliced 1\/2 cup (100g) quinoa (raw … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":532,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions\/532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}