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Anything good about the moussaka ingredients?
Eggplant is also a real biggie in our vegetarian moussaka recipe – it’s the classic base, like noodles in lasagna. This veggie, or technically a fruit, has many surprising health benefits up its sleeve. Eggplants are nutritious, high in antioxidants and a great high fiber and low calorie addition to a weight loss diet. We never cease to praise lentils. Check out this vegan lentil bolognese and creamy curried lentil soup to get more in your diet. One cup of cooked lentils provides 17.9g of protein and 15.6g of fibre. So, this veggie moussaka is a pretty deece way of getting some extra nutrition for healthiness and satiety.
Simple moussaka recipe tips
Either use canned lentils or go for dried red lentils. Since they’re cooked within roughly 20 minutes, you can just add them to the casserole with an extra amount of water. → When using dried lentils, roughly use ⅓ of the amount of cooked lentils.→ Then you need to add more water to cook those lentils through: 3 times the amount of lentils and you’re good! Bottom line: this moussaka dish is quick and simple. You’ll need only 10 minutes for prepping. The rest is smooth sailing aka baking. Hope you enjoy, peeps! Anything to share? Let us know in the comments 🙂
