How often does the meal have to be "quick today"?
Between work or study, family commitments and, ideally, some free time, there is often little time for cooking and household chores.
I feel the same – just today I struggled with myself while shopping.
At the discounter there was a large frozen pizza for two euros.
That's a pretty good price for a meal that's ready in 15 minutes.
Especially on days when I work from home and have "not much time" during the break, something like this ends up in my stomach more often.
I can cook, but it's often too time-consuming and therefore not exactly compatible with breaks.
But does it always have to be complicated?
nope
Today there is a recipe that requires a maximum of ten minutes of real work, the rest happens in the pot and oven.
Basically, it's warm oven-roasted vegetables with a chilled dressing, resulting in a lukewarm oven-baked salad.
The only fresh ingredients you need are carrots and a lemon, both of which will last for a long time if stored properly.
So it's great to shop in advance.
The real highlight of this dish is the dressing.
The tahini gives it a wonderfully nutty aroma, while the lemon juice keeps it fresh.
While tahini is a fairly expensive ingredient, sesame paste keeps for a long time in the fridge and you only need small amounts for great flavor.
I like to use them to refine sauces, dressings and dips - similar to soy sauce and Thai curry paste.
It's worth keeping a few of these flavor bombs on the shelf or in the fridge, they also turn basic ingredients that are less flavorful into a delicious meal.
The salad comes with briefly boiled and then baked quinoa seeds.
I know what you're thinking: quinoa is something for humanities scholars and people who go on yoga retreats on educational leave.
That's right.
I, too, bought the pseudo-grain in a surge of positive energy at the turn of the year, in line with health-conscious resolutions.
If you don't have quinoa at home: rice, bulgur and couscous will do, too.
Or you can add diced potatoes to the carrots in the oven.
A few carbohydrates should definitely be included so that you don't end up putting off the pizza in the evening.
You need that for two servings
800 grams of carrots
1 can of beans, eg white giant beans, or chickpeas
100 g natural yoghurt (or a vegan alternative)
4 teaspoons tahini (sesame butter)
1 (organic) lemon, juice and zest
100g quinoa
1 level teaspoon each of cumin and paprika, plus a pinch of cinnamon
salt, sugar, oil
What does this cost?
About 1.90 per portion.
How long does it take?
Five minutes prep plus 25 minutes cooking time.
It's that easy to make oven carrots with tahini dressing and warm quinoa salad
Wash the
carrots
and brush if necessary, but do not peel.
Halve lengthways and cut into uneven pieces.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the carrot pieces on it.
Drain the
beans
or
chickpeas
and rinse briefly under running water, then add to the carrots on the tray.
Mix with a sip of oil and the spices, salt lightly and cook in the oven at 190 degrees (top/bottom heat) for about 25 minutes.
Saving tip:
You don’t have to throw away the drained pickling liquid from many beans and especially from chickpeas.
It is easy to make vegan mayonnaise from it.
Simply whip the "Aquafaba" with a little oil, vinegar, salt and mustard, preferably with a hand blender.
Rinse the
quinoa seeds
briefly as well, then bring to the boil in a saucepan with twice the amount of water and a pinch of salt.
Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for ten minutes.
Drain and add to the oven-roasted vegetables on the baking sheet for the rest of the baking time.
Grate some zest from the
lemon
and set aside, then squeeze out the juice.
Mix the yoghurt
and
tahini
together, season with lemon juice, salt and sugar.
If
carrot greens
were included: wash well and keep a few fine leaves for decoration.
Saving tip:
Either freeze the rest (chopped up finely, it’s good in soups) or use it to make pesto.
Put some dressing on the plate, then spread the oven vegetables on top.
Pour over more dressing and finally decorate with carrot greens and some lemon zest.
Clean up!
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