Name: Smoky Roots Tortilla with Super-Green Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 700 g/1 lb 9 oz peeled root vegetables, such as parsnip, swede/rutabaga, sweet potato, potato and carrots, very finely sliced; 2 tbsp avocado or extra virgin olive oil; 150 g/5½ oz/4 cups finely shredded kale; olive oil, for frying; 2 onions, very finely sliced; 6 spring onions/scallions, finely sliced; juice of ½ lime; 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and diced; 2 tsp Spanish smoked paprika; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 eggs; 100 g/3½ oz/2 cups baby spinach leaves; 4 tbsp pumpkin seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

In the Mood for Healthy Food

By Jo Pratt

Published 2015

About

Traditionally Spanish tortilla is made with potatoes, but I quite like using a combination of different root veg for the various flavours they offer, not to mention the fact that it is a pretty healthy way to use up any odds and ends in your refrigerator that you are not sure what to do with. The tortilla’s smoky flavour comes from the Spanish smoked paprika, giving it a lovely, mellow spicy warmth as well as a nice colour. To make this a perfectly well-balanced meal, serve with the mouth-w