Sunflower Mince Bolognese
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We’ve been loving this new addition to the van: sunflower mince! Its exactly what is says it is, mince made from sunflowers! Here’s a simple Bolognese recipe found from the Sunflower Family website.
You’ll need a saucepan.
Serves 4.
Ingredients (when in italics available from the van)
75g sunflower mince (£2.63)
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
100 g carrots (optional)
100 g celery (optional)
2 tbsp olive oil (approx 20p)
200 g tomato passata
200 g chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 teaspoon mixed herbs (approx 5p)
1 teaspoon demerara sugar (to taste) (approx 3p)
Salt pepper
250 ml vegetable broth (approx 5p if using vegan bouillon)
250g spaghetti (88p)
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast or vegan parmesan (approx 10p)
Total cost from Incredible Bulk approx £3.94 / £0.99 pp
Method:
Peel the onion, garlic, carrots and celery and cut into fine cubes.
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion, carrots and celery.
Then fry the garlic briefly (approx. 30 seconds).
Add sunflower mince until it turns golden brown.
Then add the tomato paste and tomatoes and mix.
Add about 250 ml of vegetable stock.
Season the sauce with salt, pepper, Italian herbs and sugar and simmer over a medium heat for about 15-20 minutes until the sauce has thickened nicely (add a little vegetable stock if necessary).
In the meantime, cook the spaghetti in salted water until al dente and then drain.
Serve the spaghetti with the sauce and garnish with yeast flakes or vegan parmesan.
Zero Waste Tips
This is a great recipe for using up odds and ends of veggies found in the fridge - carrots, celery, courgette, you could also add in beans if you had any that needed using up.
Scraps and peelings from veggies can be saved to make your own stock.
Save the spaghetti water! Use to water houseplants or you can plan to use it for the stock in the recipe, it can also be used to replace plain water in bread or pizza dough recipes if you’re planning on making!