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Vegetable Varieties
S
TUFFED
T
OMATOES
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
2 large tomatoes
¼ cup fresh breadcrumbs
¼ cup grated cheese
4 green onions, fi nely sliced
1 tablespoon fi nely chopped parsley
salt and pepper
¼ cup extra grated cheese
Method:
Cut tops off tomatoes. Scoop out pulp of tomato with
a teaspoon. Mix with remaining ingredients, except
extra cheese. Place tomatoes in a 1-litre dish. Cook
on 1000 W for 2 minute. Spoon mixture back into
tomato shells. Sprinkle tomatoes with extra cheese.
Place tomatoes into a 2-litre casserole dish put
on wire shelf in middle shelf positon and cook on
Combination 1 for 4 to 5 minutes.
Tip:
To cook 4 stuffed tomatoes, cook on 1000 W for 6 to
8 minutes.
V
EGETARIAN
C
HILLI
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
15 ml (1 tbsp) oil
1 onion, fi nely chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 chilli, chopped
2 carrots, diced
5 ml (1 tsp) chilli powder
3 ml (½ tsp) cumin
175
g
(6 oz) bulgar wheat
400
g
(14 oz) can chopped tomatoes
30 ml (2 tbsp) tomato puree
450 ml (¾ pt) water
400
g
(14 oz) can red kidney beans, drained
Method:
Place oil, onion, pepper, chilli and carrots in a large
casserole. Cover, place on base of the oven and
cook on 1000 W for 4-5 mins or until softened.
Add chilli and cumin. Stir in bulgar wheat, chopped
tomatoes, tomato puree and water. Cover and cook
on 1000 W for 10 mins. Stir in red kidney beans,
cover and cook on 1000 W for 2-3 mins.
T
OMATO AND
O
NION
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
600
g
(approx. 3) tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
½ teaspoon basil
salt and pepper to taste
Method:
Place all ingredients in a 2-litre casserole dish. Cook
covered on 1000 W for 7 to 10 minutes. Serve with
barbecued steak or grilled meat.
V
EGETABLE
C
URRY
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1 onion sliced
2 tablespoons green curry paste
3 cups sliced vegetables
440
g
can chick peas, drained
1 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ cup chopped nuts
Method:
In a 3 litre dish place onion and curry paste. Cook on
1000 W for 2 minutes. Add vegetables, chick peas,
coconut milk, lemon juice and soy sauce. Cook on
1000 W for 12 to 14 minutes. Sprinkle with nuts.
C
HEESE AND
H
AM
F
ILLED
P
OTATOES
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
4 (800
g
) large sized potatoes
100
g
ham, fi nely diced
3 tablespoons snipped chives
40
g
butter
½ cup grated Cheddar cheese
Method:
Place potatoes on a dinner plate. Cook on 1000
W for 3 to 5 minutes. Allow to stand for 4 minutes.
Cut off tops of potatoes and scoop out fi lling. Mash
fi lling with remaining ingredients. Spoon fi lling into
potatoes. Put on wire shelf in lower shelf position.
Cook on Combination 1 for 10 to 12 minutes.
Cheese and Ham Filled Potatoes
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