Preserved lemon and goji stew

Preserved Lemon, Goji Berry and Chickpea Stew Recipe

Deliciously nourishing and slightly tangy, this stew is perfect for lunch or dinner. The preserved lemon adds a punchy burst of flavour, and the gojis lend an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory hit.

Serves: 4

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Preserved Lemon, Goji Berry and Chickpea Stew Recipe

By: Meg Thompson

Deliciously nourishing and slightly tangy, this stew is perfect for lunch or dinner.


Servings

4

Prep time

Cook time

Recipe


Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 2 unpeeled carrots, diced
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 400g tin chickpeas, drained & rinsed
  • 400g tin tomatoes
  • ¼ cup red lentils
  • 2 cups stock or broth
  • ½ preserved lemon, seeds removed
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tbsp goji berries
  • 60-75g kale, roughly chopped
  • Yoghurt & parsley, to serve

Method


  • Place oil, onion and garlic in saucepan and cook over low-medium heat for a few mins.
  • Add carrot and salt and cook for another 5 mins, until starting to soften.
  • Add chickpeas, tomato, lentils, stock, preserved lemon, cinnamon stick and goji berries and simmer on low for 20 mins, or until lentils are cooked.
  • Add kale and cook for another couple of mins.
  • Turn off heat, remove preserved lemon and cinnamon stick and serve topped with yoghurt and parsley, as desired.

  

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Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson is a practising naturopath, cook, mother, writer and passionate wholefood enthusiast based in Melbourne. Meg’s interest in health, food and the role of food as medicine has shaped her career and lifestyle. Following an early career in psychology and education, she completed studies in naturopathy, nutrition and herbal medicine and now runs a successful clinical practice. Meg works from a philosophy that food is much more than something to fill our bellies, but a source of nourishment, deliciousness, education, ritual and celebration, best shared with those we love.

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