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Rachel Demuth’s Slow Roasted Red Peppers with Smoky Chickpeas

November 4, 2009 · By Monica Shaw

VegNews: England's Vegetarian Cookery School

VegNews.com is currently running my interview with vegetarian chef Rachel Demuth. I met Rachel earlier this year at her fantastic Fast and Delicious Cooking Course in Bath, England (click here for photos). Rachel was kind enough to share some advice with me on how to gain more speed and confidence in the kitchen, plus a delicious recipe for Slow Roasted Red Peppers with Smoky Chickpeas (reprinted below).

I can vouch for this recipe, as I’ve made it myself for a dinner party a few weeks back. The peppers were as delicious as they were simple to prepare and made the perfect compliment to my Muhammara Kebabs and Tim’s spiced couscous. I can also vouch for Rachel’s cookery school. I had so much fun and I’m still making the recipes we learned in class (just yesterday I made her roasted butternut squash and beetroot salad).

If you’re ever in Bath, and don’t have time for a whole cooking lesson, definitely check out Rachel’s restaurant. The first time I ate at Demuths, I was so wowed I bought the cookbook, visited the website, subscribed to the newsletter, and even emailed Rachel to ask how she made her phenomenal salad (yes, she wrote me back personally, with the recipe and all!). Now I consider Demuths one of the best restaurants in all of England. It’s really superb. But if you can’t get to Bath, she also has two excellent cookbooks: Green Seasons and Green World, both of which I own, and both of which have provided endless inspiration for fresh, seasonal vegetarian dishes.

Now, on to more immediate gratification: a recipe!

Slow Roasted Red Peppers with Smoky Chickpeas

Serves 4

2 large red peppers, halved and deseeded
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 (14-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
12 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
4 sage leaves, chopped
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Pre-heat the oven to 390 degrees. Oil a baking dish and rub olive oil all over the peppers. Place them, cut side up in the baking dish on top of the thyme.

Divide the chickpeas between the peppers (extras can be placed around the peppers).

Divide the tomatoes and garlic between the peppers and push in between the chickpeas. Sprinkle with the chopped sage. Mix together the paprika and olive oil and drizzle over and around the peppers.

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. The skin of the peppers should be just starting to blacken and be soft but still holding their shape. Serve garnished with chopped parsley and season to taste.

Recipe from Green Seasons Cookbook by Rachel Demuth.

And don’t forget to check out my interview with Rachel in Vegnews: England’s Vegetarian Cookery School.

About Monica Shaw

Veg lover, dog owner, hill walker, wild camper, avocado addict, nerd. I write about how to be awesome through a "smarter fitter" approach to eating, drinking, living and working.
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