Moroccan Vegetable Tagine

Moroccan Vegetable Tagine

This is one my favorite dishes. The combination of sweet and savory flavors with all of the vegetables make me happy. I sometimes substitute ingredients with whatever I have in the house. This recipe includes my favorite combination for this dish.

Add olive oil the base of the Tagine, spread it around with a basting brush to coat coat the bottom and sides. The oil will prevent sticking.

Dice the onion. Spread the onion evenly across the Tagine base.

Add the tomato on top of the onions in the center. You can leave it whole, I like to cut it into quarters.

Rough chop the sweet potato. Traditional the potato is cut in thin wedges. I find you can use more potato and still evenly cook the potato if it is chopped.

Your onion, tomato and potato should look like this:

The Cilantro adds a wonderful flavor and the moisture released during cooking helps cook the potato and cauliflower.

Cut the cauliflower florets from the stem. Slice the florets into 1/3 inch slices.

Add spices, bay leaves and cinnamon.

I like to slice the olives into thirds. I also prefer the prunes chopped.

Add the peas or fava beans and then the parsley.

It is beautiful, it will look like this:

Top with olive oil. Put the top (cone) on. If it fits snug, apply a little pressure and gently turn the top until the top is resting on the base.

Cook for 40 minutes or until the potatoes and cauliflower or at the preferred tenderness. Remove the Top.

Gently stir everything together. Spoon into a bowl.

Plate it and enjoy!!

We like to serve it with Couscous and Tabbouleh.

Yields1 Serving

Stack the ingredients in this order
 2 tbsp Olive Oil
 1 Medium Onion (chopped)
 5 Garlic cloves
 1 Tomato (Medium-Large)
 1 Medium Sweet Potato (chopped)
 ½ cup Cilantro (chopped)
 ½ Medium Cauliflower (chopped)
 ½ tbsp White Pepper
 ½ tbsp Ginger Powder
 ½ tbsp Turmeric
 ½ tbsp Paprika
 1 tsp Cardamom
 1 tsp Mace (Javitri Powder)
 2 Bay Leaf
 2 Cinnamon Sticks
 1 tbsp Salt
 1 cup Fava beans or Peas
 1 cup Green Olives
 ½ cup Prunes or Raisins
 ½ cup Parsley
 2 tbsp Olive Oil

Collect all of your ingredients.

Add the ingredients to the Tagine in the order specified in the Ingredients List.

Start with the Olive Oil. Swirl it around, to coat the bottom and up the sides of the Tagine. This will prevent sticking.

Remove the stem and leafy top from the Tomato

I like to mix all of the Spices in a bowl and spread them evenly.

Put the top on the Tagine. The Tagine top should rest on the Tagine Bowl. The Tagine Top should not rest on the ingredients.

If the Tagine Top is resting on top of the ingredients, try to apply a little force while slowly rotating the top.

Cook for 30 minutes on low heat and check the Cauliflower and Potato are cooked. You might be tempted to open the Tagine before it is time but do not.

Continue cooking until the potatoes and Cauliflower are cooked.

Transfer the Tagine contents to a large bowl.

Ingredients

Stack the ingredients in this order
 2 tbsp Olive Oil
 1 Medium Onion (chopped)
 5 Garlic cloves
 1 Tomato (Medium-Large)
 1 Medium Sweet Potato (chopped)
 ½ cup Cilantro (chopped)
 ½ Medium Cauliflower (chopped)
 ½ tbsp White Pepper
 ½ tbsp Ginger Powder
 ½ tbsp Turmeric
 ½ tbsp Paprika
 1 tsp Cardamom
 1 tsp Mace (Javitri Powder)
 2 Bay Leaf
 2 Cinnamon Sticks
 1 tbsp Salt
 1 cup Fava beans or Peas
 1 cup Green Olives
 ½ cup Prunes or Raisins
 ½ cup Parsley
 2 tbsp Olive Oil

Directions

1

Collect all of your ingredients.

2

Add the ingredients to the Tagine in the order specified in the Ingredients List.

3

Start with the Olive Oil. Swirl it around, to coat the bottom and up the sides of the Tagine. This will prevent sticking.

4

Remove the stem and leafy top from the Tomato

5

I like to mix all of the Spices in a bowl and spread them evenly.

6

Put the top on the Tagine. The Tagine top should rest on the Tagine Bowl. The Tagine Top should not rest on the ingredients.

If the Tagine Top is resting on top of the ingredients, try to apply a little force while slowly rotating the top.
7

Cook for 30 minutes on low heat and check the Cauliflower and Potato are cooked. You might be tempted to open the Tagine before it is time but do not.

8

Continue cooking until the potatoes and Cauliflower are cooked.

9

Transfer the Tagine contents to a large bowl.

Moroccan Vegetable Tagine