Healthy Meals

Ingredients
2 red onions
2 cloves of garlic
1 fresh red chilli
2 large carrots
olive oil
1 heaped teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
1 level teaspoon cumin seeds
1 level teaspoon dried chilli flakes
6 medium sweet potatoes
1 x 700 ml jar of passata
2 x 400 g tins of mixed beans
100 ml quality BBQ sauce
a few sprigs of fresh rosemary
½ a loaf of ciabatta or stale bread
40 g Cheddar cheese , optional
fat-free natural yoghurt , to serve

Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.
Peel the onions and garlic, then finely slice with the chilli. Peel and chop the carrots. Put all these into a large roasting tray and place on a medium heat with a lug of oil, the paprika, cumin and chilli flakes. Cook for 20 minutes, or until softened, stirring regularly.
Meanwhile, scrub the sweet potatoes clean, then rub them with a little oil, sea salt and black pepper, place on a baking tray and put aside.
When the time’s up, stir the passata into the tray, add a splash of water to the empty jar, swirl it around and pour it in along with the beans (juice and all). Drizzle over the BBQ sauce, season lightly and stir well.
Pick and roughly chop the rosemary leaves, toss in a little oil and sprinkle over the top, then place in the oven for around 1 hour, or until bubbling, baked and gorgeous, adding a splash or two of water to loosen, if needed.
Put the tray of sweet potatoes into the oven for the same amount of time, or until soft and cooked through.
Around 20 minutes before the beans are ready, tear the bread into rough chunks and toss with a drizzle of oil in a roasting tray.
Grate over the Cheddar (if using), then place on the bottom shelf of the oven for around 15 minutes, or until crispy and golden, to make croutons.
Remove everything from the oven, tear up or squidge open the potatoes, and serve with the beans, dollops of yoghurt and the homemade croutons to mop up that delicious sauce, with a simple green salad on the side.

Ingredients
1 x 220 g jar of pickled jalapeños
1 bunch of fresh mint , (30g)
¼ of a fresh red chilli , optional
2 large free-range eggs
1 crumpet
¼ of a avocado
50 g ripe cherry tomatoes
extra virgin olive oil
2 slices of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon
10 g Parmesan cheese

Method
Tip the jalapeños and most of their brine into a blender and pick in most of the mint leaves (save the pretty little ones for later). Blitz until smooth, then pour back into the jar.
Finely chop the chilli (if using) and place in a shallow bowl. Crack in one of the eggs, add a pinch of black pepper and whisk together with a fork.
Soak the crumpet in the chilli and egg mixture for a couple of minutes, pressing it down and turning halfway.
Meanwhile, make a quick salsa: Halve, destone, peel and roughly chop the avocado and quarter the tomatoes. Place everything in a small bowl, drizzle with 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and season to perfection. Add the reserved mint leaves and gently mix.
Place the bacon in a dry non-stick frying pan on a medium-high heat and leave to crisp up a little, turning every so often.
Push the bacon to one side and finely grate the Parmesan cheese into the pan in a pile slightly larger than the diameter of your crumpet. Press the soaked crumpet topside down onto the cheese and pour over any remaining egg mixture, then cook for 2 minutes, until the Parmesan is golden and crispy.
Carefully loosen the edges of the Parmesan with a spatula, then lift up the crumpet, pulling the Parmesan with it. Hold for a few seconds so it sets, then turn it back over into the pan, leaving you with a crispy crown on the top.
Crack in the remaining egg alongside and cook to your liking.
Transfer the crowned crumpet to a plate, top with the salsa and spoon some of the jalapeño dressing on the side with the crispy bacon. Top with the fried egg and serve.