As summer veg ripens towards its nutrient-packed peak, pisto is an easy - and delicious - use for courgettes, tomatoes and aubergines. “Chorizo makes it more robust, but vegetarians can always leave that out and add a little more pimentón [smoked paprika] for flavour,” says chef José Get more oxygen to your tired muscles with this fiery veg-packed Spanish dish Spanish Flavours (£15.99, Kyle Books).
Serves: 2
Preparation: 30 minutes
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- 1 pinch of hot pimentón or normal paprika
- 1 A bowl of pisto provides more than your RDA of vitamin C, with 60 per cent coming from the
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- ½ tsp crushed dried chillies
- 300g aubergine, cut into 2cm pieces
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- 2 large free-range eggs
- pinch of hot pimentón (or normal paprika)
- g courgettes, cut into 2cm pieces
1 Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and red pepper, cover and cook gently for seven minutes until lightly golden.
2 Uncover, stir in the garlic, cumin and chillies, and cook for one minute. Stir in the aubergine, cover and cook for four minutes; stir in the courgettes, season and cook another four minutes.
3 Stir in the tomatoes, 150ml of water and the seasoning. Simmer for seven minutes until all the veg is tender and the sauce has thickened slightly.
4 Break the eggs on top and sprinkle with some pimentón. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer gently until the eggs are set to your liking. Serve with fresh crusty bread.
The Skinny
Calories 130
Carbs 10.5g
Fat 5g
Protein 6g
(Per serving)
The Healthy
A 100g serving of courgette nets you eight per cent of your daily potassium, a mineral that may help regulate blood pressure, according to research at St George’s University School of Medicine, London.
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pinch of hot pimentón or normal paprika aubergine.The mineral is essential for haemoglobin, which carries oxygen, via blood, to a runner’s tired muscles.
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