Whole roasted stuffed marrow
A simple plant-based recipe to make the most of an underappreciated ingredient
Recipe Meta
Prep
10 mins
Cook
1 hour
Serves
4-6
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- 1 large marrow
- ½ red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 75 almonds, blitzed
- 1 tbsp barbecue spice
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- Dill fronds, to garnish
Method
Heat the oven to 200C. Prepare the marrow by slicing it in half and scooping out the insides with a spoon, then set aside the two halves. Chop the scooped insides into small pieces (about 2cm cubes) and add to a bowl.
Add the onion, olive oil, blitzed almonds and spices to the bowl of chopped marrow and mix well. Start adding the mixture to one half of the scooped-out marrow shell.
Once the marrow is filled, place the other half on top to close and shut the marrow. Seal the marrow securely with string (making sure you use a double knot) or wrap tightly in aluminium foil if you are barbecuing it.
Place the marrow in a large baking tray (pan) lined with baking parchment and cook in the oven for 45 mins to 1 hour.
Once the marrow is cooked, it will be nice and soft, and easily sliced into lovely pieces to be eaten as a side dish or as it is.
Image: Lizzie Mayson
Recipe from Celebrate: Plant-based Recipes for Every Occasion (Hardie Grant)
