Diabetic Living

PAN-ROASTED CAMP-FIRE VEGIES

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PREP TIME: 15 MINS COOK TIME: 20 MINS SERVES 4 (AS A SIDE)

1 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp water

1 Tbsp salt-reduced soy sauce

or gluten-free soy sauce

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

1-2 tsp sriracha sauce

(see Cook’s Tips)

2 tsp canola oil

500g small button mushrooms,

halved if desired

8 mini vine capsicums

(available at Coles)

200g punnet grape tomatoes

1 Light firewood or charcoal and let fire burn down to medium-hot embers or coals. Top with a grill rack. 2 Combine the sugar, water, soy sauce, vinegar and sriracha sauce in a small bowl. Set aside. 3 Heat a large cast-iron frying pan over fire for 5 minutes or until very hot. Add oil. Add mushrooms and capsicums. Cook, stirring occasional­ly, for 8-10 minutes or until vegetables start to char.

Add sauce. Simmer for

2-3 minutes or until reduced slightly. Add tomatoes to the pan and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until skins start to blister. Serve immediatel­y, or at room temperatur­e.

COOK’S TIPS

Hot sriracha sauce can be found in the sauce section of the supermarke­t.

If you’re not near a camp fire, you can simply cook the vegies in a frying pan over a barbecue or portable hotplate.

NUTRITION INFO

PER SERVE 370kJ, protein 4g, total fat 3g (sat. fat 0.3g), carbs 8g, fibre 4g, sodium 217mg • Carb exchanges ½

• GI estimate low

• Gluten-free option

• Lower carb

NUTRITION INFO

PER SERVE 641kJ, protein 3g, total fat 4.2g (sat. fat 0.5g), carbs 24g, fibre 3g, sodium 44mg

• Carb exchanges 1½ • GI estimate low

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