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2 Healthy Vegetable Recipes - simple, fun ideas for diet dinners

Stuffed vegetables make a great main course when you"re trying to eat healthily or lose weight, and they look good too so can form the centre piece of a dinner party. These two recipes are adapted from Victorian recipes which appear in "Early Vegetarian Recipes" (see http://www.offmotorway.co.uk) and are simple to make. Spanish Onions Stuffed 6 large Spanish onions 25g / 1 ounce cooked vermicelli or rice 1 tblspВ bread crumbs 1 tblsp olive oil 1 egg 1В tsp skimmedВ milk 1 tsp chopped parsley ВЅВ tsp salt ВЬ teaspoon grated lemon rind ВЅ teaspoon mixed herbs ВЬ teaspoon pepper Olive oilВ for baking Boil the onions in salted water for 10 minutes, then remove the skins and scoop out the centres, chop these very fine and add to the other ingredients, including the egg, and stir well.В  Fill the onions with this mixture, place them in a baking dish brushed lightly with oil, cover and bake 45 minutes, or untilВ onions areВ beginning to brown.В  Serve with a a green vegetable such as broccolli and vetetarian gravy or tomato sauce. Baked Vegetable Marrow with Onions and Sage A large marrow A pinch of salt 2 onions chopped 1 tbls sage chopped (or 1 tsp dried sage) ВЅ tblsp olive oil salt and pepper to taste WashВ and cut the marrow in half lengthways.В  Scrape out the seeds and fibres.В В Rub the marrow over inside and out with a little salt andВ let it drain for an hour.В  Meanwhile cook the chopped onions in the oil, over a low heat.В  Mix the onions, sage and salt and pepper.В  Fill up the halves of the marrows with the mixture.В  Close them and tie together with a littleВ string.В В В lightly oilВ a dish, and bake in a moderately hot oven for about 45 minutes or until the marrow is soft.В В Serve with a brown sauce and a mixed salad.

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