Joe Wicks
Serves: 1
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Ingredients:
150g trimmed Brussels sprouts, cut in half
½ red onion, sliced
Drizzle of oil
6-7 pork chipolatas (200g)
Knob of butter
Salt and pepper
200g pre-cooked puy lentils
1 fat clove garlic
A few sprigs of thyme
1-2 tsp wholegrain mustard
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Recipe from 30 Day Kick Start Plan by Joe Wicks which is available to buy now.
Method:
Put the Brussels sprouts and red onion into a microwaveable bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Cover and zap on high for 3 minutes.
Meanwhile heat a frying pan over a medium to high heat. Drizzle in a little olive oil, add the chipolatas. Cook for about 7 minutes, turning regularly with tongs. Once cooked, turn down the heat to low and keep warm.
Melt most of the butter in a second non-stick frying pan over a medium to high heat. When bubbling, carefully uncover the microwaved sprouts and onion and tip into the pan. Season with a little salt and pepper, fry for 5 minutes until all the water has evaporated and the sprouts are starting to crisp.
Dump the lentils into the sprout pan. Crush in the garlic clove, strip the leaves off the thyme sprig. Add the final bit of butter and crank up the heat. Mix everything together, cook for 1-2 minutes until the lentils are warmed through, then stir in the mustard and balsamic vinegar.
Once the balsamic has bubbled off, season the lentils to taste then spoon into a bowl and pile the cooked chipolatas on top.
Veggie Swap:
Swap the chipolatas for ready-cooked beetroot, cut into wedges and fried in a little olive oil for 2-3 minutes until warmed through.
Engaging Kids
Kids who engage regularly with veg through veg-themed activities, such as arts and crafts, sensory experiences, growing and cooking are shown to be more likely to eat the veg they engage with. Encouraging kids to engage and play with veg is the handy first step to them developing a good relationship with veg and life-long healthy eating.
Kids in the kitchen
Let the kids prep the halved sprouts by putting them in a microwaveable bowl and adding the water. Help them put them in the microwave and push the button. Let them strip the thyme leaves and toss the cooked veggies in the mustard and vinegar.
Find more ideas, safety tips, videos and even a free chart in our Kids in the Kitchen section here.
Activities
For sprouts, why not try making a bowlful of playdough sprouts or drawing one up close? Pay close attention to the details – is it all one shade of green or are there different colours involved? Can you see the individual leaves? If you cut a sprout in half, can you see and draw or make the layers?
Kids more interested in science? You can find at-home science fun with veg with our videos from Stefan Gates’ here.
Sensory
Try exploring whole sprouts and halved ones with your sense of sight, describing what you see. What do they remind you of? What colours and patterns can you see? Can you come up with an imaginative or funny description for them? If you can get hold of a “sprout stick” where they are still on the stalk (greengrocers and some supermarkets sell them in the winter), see what that reminds you of, too!
Find more sensory ideas, tips and videos here. If you get stuck and need a little help with describing words, we have a selection for you here, too!
Serving
Let your child serve up the dish with you, having fun arranging the sausages and sprouts to make a silly face or an initial for each person’s name.
Find the best ways of involving your own child and their skills and interests on our Roles for Kids page.
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