chicken, aubergine and lentil stew

I was incredibly impressed with this recipe; it was absolutely delicious and to prove the point, we ate it two nights in a row. Originally a Good Food recipe, it attracted my attention with the use of an exotic spice blend (baharat) and pomegranate. And I wasn’t disappointed.

Spiced Sweet Potato Pancakes

So I was a little dubious of cooking with pomegranate, more so because it required a special trip to Waitrose (because apparently they are too exotic for Coop) and an obscene effort to extract the seeds. I was happy to swallow my words. The contrasting tastes of the sweet-bitter pomegranate, the salty feta and the subtly flavoured patties bounced of each other. The herby yoghurt and creamy avocado provided welcome moisture. I found this recipe attractive and tasty, a lovely vegetarian summery meal, not that I am naïve enough to hope for a summer in this country.