Superfood green curry

Serve this vibrantly green eggplant, tofu, kale and spinach vegan curry alone or with rice.

Superfood green curry. Credit: Freshly Picked wth Simon Toohey

• serves

  5-6

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  15 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

Paste

• ½ bunch kale, leaves removed from the stem
• Handful baby spinach
• 1 big thumb ginger
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 5 lime leaves
• 5 long green chillies
• 30 ml coconut oil

Curry

• 50 ml coconut oil
• 2 long (banana) eggplant, cut into small bite-size rounds
• 300 g firm tofu, cut into bite-size cubes
• 400 ml coconut cream
• 500 ml vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp vegan fish sauce, or to taste
• 1-2 limes, juice only, plus wedges to serve
• ½ bunch fresh coriander
• Cooked rice, to serve

Serves: 5-6 with rice.

Instructions

1. Place the kale, spinach, ginger, garlic, lime leaves, green chillies (seeds in or out, up to you) and coconut oil into a blender and blitz until smooth. If it isn’t blending, it might be because the ingredients are a little dry, so just add some of the stock (from the curry ingredients) to get the ball rolling.
2. Add coconut oil to a hot wok or large pan over medium-high heat. Add curry paste and cook for a minute, then add the coconut cream and stir to combine. Add the stock and bring up to a boil.
3. Add eggplant and tofu pieces to pan and cook uncovered, occasionally stirring, for 5-10 minutes.
4. Once the eggplant has softened and the curry has thickened a little, add a pinch of salt, and the vegan fish sauce and stir to combine. Add fresh lime juice to taste and stir in a handful of roughly chopped coriander (leaves and thinner stalks).
5. Serve with rice, a wedge of lime and a sprinkle of coriander.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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