Vegan roast-dinner bowls

Ingredients


  • 500g frozen roast potatoes
  • 8 ready-made sage and onion stuffing balls
  • 2 carrots, cut into chunky pieces
  • 4 parsnips, cut into chunky pieces
  • olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, skin on
  • a few sprigs rosemary
  • to serve cranberry sauce

GRAVY

  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp gravy granules, (most brands are vegan)
  • 100g kale

Description

  • STEP 1

    Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Tip the roast potatoes, stuffing balls, carrots and parsnips onto a tray, toss with a little olive oil and roast for 20 minutes. Toss again and add the garlic and rosemary. Roast for another 30 minutes.

  • STEP 2

    For the gravy, add the oil to the pan with the onions, 250ml of water and a pinch of salt. Cook over a high heat until all of the water has evaporated, then turn down the heat and cook for 20 minutes or until caramelised. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 1 minute before stirring in the gravy granules and 600ml of just-boiled water. Season and simmer for a few minutes until thickened. Add the kale and cook gently for 5 minutes until wilted.

  • STEP 3

    Divide the roasties and veg between four shallow bowls then serve with cranberry sauce and the kale gravy.