Vegetable slice

This recipe makes a scrumptious vegetable slice, suitable for vegetarians and individuals with lactose intolerance. It makes a tasty and nutritious, low calorie meal served with a colourful side salad.

• Ingredients
• Method
• Nutritional Content

 

Ingredients:

Number of servings: 8 mains

• 6 eggs
• 5 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 onion diced
• 2 large zucchini grated
• 2 medium carrots grated
• 1 cup corn
• 1cup peas
• 2 cloves garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste

 
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Difficulty rating: Easy

Method:

1. Whisk eggs and flour.
2. Add vegetables and mix together.
3. Put in a quiche dish lined with baking paper.
4. Bake for 40 minutes in a 180^oC oven.
5. Serve hot or cold.

 
Tips:

• Eat leftovers cold for lunch at work or school;
• Serve with a side salad for a healthy meal packed with vitamins and minerals. Salad vegetables are an excellent source of micronutrients which are important for maintaining a healthy body. Serving all meals with a side salad is an easy way to ensure you eat all the vegetables you need for a healthy balanced diet;
• Leave the skin on vegetables so that you get all the fibre. The skin of fruits and vegetables is nutrient rich and contains most of the fibre, an important micronutrient used by the gastrointestinal system for digestion;
• A low fat cheese to the top before baking for a calcium-rich treat. Calcium is an important micronutrient found mainly in dairy products which is used to build healthy teeth and bones. Eating extra calcium is especially important for:
  • Breastfeeding woman;
  • Adolescent girls or mature women.

 

Nutritional content:

Nutritional analysis per serve:

Energy	474.05 kJ 113.3 cal
Protein	8.03 g
Total fat	4.46 g
Saturated fat	1.44 g
Carbohydrates	8.68 g
Total sugars	3.15 g
Fibre	3.42 g
Sodium	73.73 mg
Cholesterol	165.6 mg
Potassium	267 mg

 

More Information

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For more information on vegetarian diets, see Vegetarian Diets.