* Moroccan vegetable nut roast recipe

Ingredients

10 shallots
1 butternut squash
2 red peppers
1 medium aubergine
3tbsp olive oil
1tsp ground coriander
1tsp paprika
tsp cinnamon
2 cloves garlic, crushed
5cm (2in) piece of ginger
400g (13oz) can chickpeas, drained
handful coriander, chopped
125g (4oz) peeled almonds, toasted
125g (4oz) shelled pistachios
75g (3oz) butter, melted
1x 200g (7oz) packet filo pastry

Preparation

Heat the oven to Gas 4, 180°C, 350°F. Butter a 28cm (11in) loose-bottomed flan tin. Cut the shallots into wedges, deseed and dice the pumpkin, cut the red pepper into strips and dice the aubergine. Mix together with the olive oil, spices and garlic, toss well, place in the oven in a roasting tin and cook for 20 minutes.

Peel and finely dice the ginger and mix in a bowl with the chickpeas, chopped coriander, toasted almonds, and pistachios. Stir this mix into the roasted vegetables when they are cooked.

Lay two sheets of filo pastry in the flan tin. Use a pastrybrush to brush with melted butter. Add two more sheets and butter. Repeat until all are used.

Add roasted vegetables, then fold over the excess pastry in generous folds and crinkle. Brush with the remaining butter and place in the oven to bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven, carefully remove from the tin and serve.