Jewelled veggie leek and parsnip stuffing
Packed with seasonal vegetables, dried apricots and pecans, this tasty stuffing recipe is the perfect accompaniment to your Christmas turkey. Recipe and image courtesy of Asda, asda.com
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 1 hr 45 mins
Total: 1 hr 55 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Olive oil (plus 1-2 tbsp extra to grease)
- 400g Leeks (halved lengthways, washed and thinly sliced)
- Salt and pepper
- 200g Dried apricots
- 10 Rosemary sprigs (leaves finely chopped)
- 500g Parsnips (peeled and coarsely grated)
- ½ × 25g Pack flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
- 200g Pecans (roughly chopped)
- 2 × 70g Pack Cook by Asda panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp White miso paste (or 2 vegan stock cubes, crumbled)
- 150g Cranberry sauce
Method
Step 1
Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add 2 tbsp oil, the leeks and season, then cook for 20 minutes until softened. Use scissors to snip the apricots into small pieces into a small bowl, cover with 200ml just-boiled water. Turn up the heat and fry the leeks for 4-8 minutes more, stirring often until caramelised. Mix in the rosemary, parsnips and half the chopped parsley. Transfer to a large bowl to cool.
Step 2
Add the water from the apricots to the bowl, along with half the fruit, half the chopped pecans, the breadcrumbs and miso paste (or crumbled stock cubes). Season and mix. Add the remaining chopped pecans to the reserved apricots and stir through the cranberry sauce.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin with a single strip of baking paper the width of the tin with some overhanging at both ends. Add all the fruit and pecan mixture to the base, followed by the leek and parsnip stuffing. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for a final 40-45 minutes.
Step 4
Cool for 10 minutes, then use a knife and the overhanging paper to loosen the sides. Place a serving board on top of the tin and invert. Release the stuffing with a firm tap and shake. Scatter with the remaining chopped parsley.
