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    Eat Love Eat » Vegan

    One Pot Pasta with Chermoula

    Published: Feb 6, 2017, Last Modified: April 2, 2022, By Sasha Hooper · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    One Pot Pasta with Chermoula - this hearty vegan one pot pasta is quick and easy to make and features vibrant chermoula sauce | eatloveeats.com

    Who's in the mood for a big bowl of something cosy and comforting? My hand is up for sure! It's been wet and cold and foggy here lately and whilst I don't mind winter on the whole, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't ready for spring! That said, I can't quite believe (as somebody informed me yesterday) that we're already one tenth of the way through the year! That's just madness. So, as winter is here to stay for a little while longer, we might as well snuggle up and enjoy it with some warming bowl food, right?! Specifically, this One Pot Pasta with Chermoula!

    One Pot Pasta with Chermoula - this hearty vegan one pot pasta is quick and easy to make and features vibrant chermoula sauce | eatloveeats.com

    The idea for this recipe came about because I had an urge to make a chunky soup with some pasta. I didn't want to make a standard minestrone - don't get me wrong, I love minestrone! - I just fancied making something a little bit different. Whilst wandering around the supermarket, my eyes fell upon the preserved lemons and I knew what I had to do! I've been meaning to pick up some preserved lemons for ages (in fact, I've been meaning to make some, but that clearly hasn't happened!) and so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do just that. And I've wanted to try my hand at making chermoula for a while too so that was that!

    For those who don't know, chermoula is a North African sauce and it is divine. It tastes bright and zingy and just generally awesome. There are many variations, but I was keen to try making it with preserved lemons. Disclaimer: I don't claim this recipe to be authentic. For a start, I'm not sure how you would define authentic given that every family probably has their own way of making it. Secondly, I did some brief research into the component parts of the sauce and then proceeded to chuck various things into my food processor. The end result was delicious and I'm sticking with it. That's what real cooking is about, no?!

    One Pot Pasta with Chermoula - this hearty vegan one pot pasta is quick and easy to make and features vibrant chermoula sauce | eatloveeats.com

    As I was saying, this one pot pasta started life as a chunky soup. That was my intention. And I thought I added enough stock to make it so but it turned out that the pasta absorbed more than I anticipated. And I had no desire to remedy the situation. Trust me, it's better this way. It is still a little 'soupy' as you can see from the photos, but in no way enough to be able to call it a soup. It also absorbs more liquid as it cools. You could add more or less stock if you wanted to: your kitchen, your rules.

    You could also switch up the vegetables, use any other kind of beans instead of chickpeas, whatever you like - this recipe is infinitely customisable. And yeah, I know, chermoula and pasta probably don't belong in the same dish if we're following tradition. But that's just it, we're not following tradition. We're just cooking up some delicious, heart-warming grub to get us through these bleak, wintery months. Just make sure you whip up this chermoula and throw it in the pot!

    One Pot Pasta with Chermoula - this hearty vegan one pot pasta is quick and easy to make and features vibrant chermoula sauce | eatloveeats.com

    So, as it stands, this One Pot Pasta with Chermoula is entirely vegan and consists of cute pasta shapes, chickpeas, leeks, purple sprouting broccoli, cavolo nero and a whole heap of party-in-your-mouth homemade chermoula. What are you waiting for? Go and make it! (And yes, I did serve bread with my pasta because like I said before, it's the dead of winter and carbs are life.)

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    One Pot Pasta with Chermoula

    One Pot Pasta with Chermoula

    A vibrant zingy and herby soup with vegetables and pasta, a lovely warming lunch.
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Author: Sasha Hooper

    Equipment

    • Sauce pan
    • Food Processor

    Ingredients 

    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 1 leek, finely sliced
    • 1 litre vegetable stock, (4 cups)
    • 200 g pasta, I used ditaloni rigati (2 cups)
    • 1 can chickpeas
    • 100 g cavolo nero, ribs removed and chopped
    • 100 g purple sprouting broccoli, chopped

    Chermoula

    • 3 preserved lemons
    • 2 tablespoons capers
    • ¼ cup fresh coriander
    • ¼ cup fresh parsley
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • ½ green chilli
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
    • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
    • 4 tablespoons olive oil

    Instructions

    • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large heavy based pan. Add the chopped onions and a pinch of salt and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes or until softened.
      1 onion
    • Add the garlic and fry for a minute. Add 1 tablespoon chermoula (see below) and the leeks. Fry the leeks for 10 minutes until soft. 
      2 cloves garlic, 1 leek
    • Add the chickpeas, pasta and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes or until your pasta has 5 minutes left of its cooking time.
      200 g pasta, 1 can chickpeas, 1 litre vegetable stock
    • Add the cavolo nero and purple sprouting broccoli and simmer for another 5 minutes or until the pasta is cooked. 
      100 g cavolo nero, 100 g purple sprouting broccoli
    • Add the remaining chermoula paste and stir well until creamy. 

    Chermoula

    • Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. 
      3 preserved lemons, 2 tablespoons capers, ¼ cup fresh coriander, ¼ cup fresh parsley, 2 cloves garlic, ½ green chilli, ½ teaspoon ground cumin, ½ teaspoon ground coriander, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, 4 tablespoons olive oil
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    Notes

    Serve with bread if you desire

    Nutrition

    Calories: 872kcal | Carbohydrates: 107g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 41.3g | Saturated Fat: 9.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23.1g | Cholesterol: 17.3mg | Sodium: 2261.9mg | Potassium: 1290.6mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 16.3g | Vitamin A: 308.4IU | Vitamin C: 200.1mg | Calcium: 420.8mg | Iron: 7.5mg
    Course Lunch, Main Course, Soup
    Cuisine British
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    Comments

    1. Kayla says

      November 28, 2018 at 8:34 pm

      4 stars
      Had everything save for the capers! But then I found a jar of ready made chermoula in the cupboard (I buy so many random food things). Delicious dish! Will have to try again when I get those capers in!

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      • Sasha says

        December 14, 2018 at 4:33 pm

        So glad to hear you enjoyed it!

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    2. Katie Crenshaw says

      February 25, 2017 at 11:54 am

      5 stars
      The flavor combinations in this looks amazing. It is a perfect bowl of comfort. YUM!

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      • Sasha says

        February 25, 2017 at 10:11 pm

        It really is a great bowl of comfort food. Thanks!

        Reply
    3. Hana | Nirvana Cakery says

      February 12, 2017 at 9:31 pm

      I love the sound of this soup Sasha! In fact I could do with a bowl right now 🙂 xx

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      • Sasha says

        February 14, 2017 at 10:04 pm

        It's really tasty, glad you like it 🙂 xx

        Reply
    4. Lynne Curry says

      February 10, 2017 at 6:02 am

      You got me at chermoula. Must make some and put it in everything--including bean and pasta soups that I also cannot manage not to stuff and suck up all the broth. Love this!

      Reply
      • Sasha says

        February 10, 2017 at 10:14 pm

        Haha yes! It's a happy accident! Enjoy 🙂

        Reply
    5. Debs says

      February 07, 2017 at 10:05 am

      5 stars
      Love this Sasha. Anything with lots of pasta and bold flavour is a win in my book!

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      • Sasha says

        February 07, 2017 at 10:07 am

        Thank you Debs! 🙂

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