Vegetables Recipes - Vegetable Bolognese

Ingredients

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup butter

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 225 g/8 oz/4 cups button mushrooms, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup walnut halves

• 200 g/7 oz/1 small can chopped tomatoes

• 75 g/3 oz/1/2 cup tomato puree (paste)

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp dried oregano

• Salt and freshly ground black     pepper

• 100 g/4 oz/2/3 cup stoned (pitted) black olives, halved

• 450 g/1 lb spaghetti

• Grated Parmesan cheese

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Method:

1. Melt the butter and fry (sauté) the garlic and onion for 2 minutes, stirring.

2. Add the remaining ingredients except the spaghetti and cheese and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes. Taste and re-season if necessary.

3. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to the packet directions. Drain.

4. Pile on to plates, top with the sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese before serving.