Mini veggie moussakas

Mini veggie moussakas

Why not take a little extra time in the kitchen at the weekend and make these fab little vegetarian dishes

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour 45 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Brush the aubergines with olive oil and season. Griddle (chargrill) or fry on both sides until cooked through and completely soft and tender. Cook the lentils in the veg stock until tender, about 25 minutes, then drain. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan and cook the onion and garlic until softened. Add the carrot and cook for 2 minutes. Add the cinnamon and tomatoes. Simmer for another 10 minutes then stir in the lentils and cook for another 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley. Cool a little.
  2. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Layer up the lentil mix and aubergine slices between 4 ovenproof dishes. Whisk the eggs into the cheese sauce and season. Spoon over the dishes to cover completely. Bake for 45-50 minutes until the top is golden and souffléd up a bit. Serve with a green salad.

Per serving

582 kcalories, protein 23.7g, carbohydrate 38.4g, fat 38.2 g, saturated fat 12.6g, fibre 8.1g, salt 4.29 g

Recipe from olive magazine, June 2009.

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  • 20 May 2009

    Tina S. commented on this recipe

    Could you please let us know what puy lentils are? Thanks.

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  • 20 May 2009

    chris mcilwaine commented on this recipe

    puy lentils are green lentils and they have a very nice flavour. They do not take long to cook. You can get them in a tin or in a packet.

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  • 21 May 2009

    Lakiita commented on this recipe

    Actually I have made this recipe before but used tinned lentils just whatever was at the supermarket and I never soaked them and it tasted awesome. I LOVE moussaka and I'm way too cheap to pay for meat so I always make this vegetarian version. Is there something wrong with eating lentils straight from the tin?

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  • 27 May 2009

    schizopear commented on this recipe

    lakiita - lentils don't need soaking regardless of whether they are in a tin or a packet, however, the dry packet ones will take longer to cook.

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  • 27 May 2009

    schizopear rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    i'm trying to cook more vegetarian recipes so gave this one a go. it was edible but not a patch on my usual (meaty!) moussaka recipe. even as i was making it, i felt like it was missing something... it was also quite pan intensive, and while i don't mind spending a lot of time in the kitchen cooking, i don't enjoy washing up afterwards.

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  • 04 October 2009

    Vicki rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was absolutely delicious! I will definately make it again, although it is a bit of a faff - worth it though. I used Merchant Gourmet puy lentils which are very tasty and I made my own cheese sauce as I didn't have any to hand and it only takes a few minutes. I did go a bit wrong as I drained the lentils and then realised I was probably supposed to add the stock to the mix. However, I think there would have been too much liquid - I added some stock to make my desired consistency and it turned out lovely.

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  • 22 October 2009

    Tonia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Being greek I took to the idea of trying a vegetarian version of moussaka and it was surprisingly tasty. I think next time I might add potatoes (lightly fried) to give it a more authentic taste. I also made my own cheese sauce and I added about half a teaspoon of sugar to the tomatoes. Deff want to try this again. Soufflet topping was interesting I would normally just use a bechamel sauce.

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  • 02 December 2010

    fran7999 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipie is so eay to follow. It is definately one of the best Moussaka's i have tasted. Will definately make this again, it was perfect. Highly recommend this.

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  • 08 January 2011

    lauracooper1986 rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 11 April 2011

    clairerd rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for my mum; she's pretty hard to please and said it was the best meal she's had in ages! I added celery with the carrots and then fennel seeds and a few mixed herbs which gave it some extra flavour. I also topped with cooked sliced potatoes before adding home made white sauce flavoured with bay and onion. Yummy yum yum

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  • 19 April 2011

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This worked out well but it was a bit bland. I think it was because I used tinned lentils. If I had cooked the dried lentils in the veg stock, it would have probably been more flavoursome. Served with a Greek salad and crusty bread.

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  • 12 September 2011

    Veronika Dostalova rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 24 November 2011

    michellea999 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Was ok, but not as packed with flavour like I expected it to. Would probably not make again as it is very time consuming considering the end product

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  • 30 September 2012

    Louise commented on this recipe

    I'm planning to cook this (or something similar) for my girlfriend in a few days. I've had Moussaka before except the cook replaced the aubergines with potatoes and it was to die for - any idea how many potatoes are equivalent to two aubergines??

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  • 19 April 2013

    Bowdenei commented on this recipe

    I brushed the aubergines with oil and baked them at 350 or gas mark 4 while I got on with the lentils and onions. I finely diced the carrots and added about 2-3 oz of the cooking stock of the lentils and upon tasting the mixture before going into the oven found the carrots to still be a little too hard. Will either grate them next time or add more liquid to ensure they cook better as mixture was very thick with no real liquid. However it tasted very nice. I can't buy ready made cheese sauce here (USA) so I made my own and omitted the eggs as didnt want scrambled eggs as I was planning to cook straight away. It's in the oven now. So hopefully it will taste as good after cooking/ heating in oven.

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  • 20 April 2013

    Bowdenei rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Carrots still a little hard even after 40 mins in the oven, and as I said above they were cut very small so def need more liquid to cook in. But it was quite tasty. Would def do again and add a little salt too

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  • 16 May 2013

    Spfire1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Cooked this and wasn't sure if it would be tasty but wow wow wow, used a tin of Italian beans as I didn't have any lentils and added celery and added a little white wine. This was wonderful will make again

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour 45 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

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Per serving

582 kcalories, protein 23.7g, carbohydrate 38.4g, fat 38.2 g, saturated fat 12.6g, fibre 8.1g, salt 4.29 g

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