Roasted veg toad-in-the-hole recipe

Name: Roasted veg toad-in-the-hole
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 150g plain gluten-free flour; 10g rosemary, leaves picked and chopped; 3 eggs; 275ml milk; 2 tbsp oil; 1½ red onions, cut into wedges; 125g Chantenay carrots, larger ones halved lengthways; 2 small parsnips, peeled and cut into 5cm chunks; 100g cooked beetroot, cut into wedges; 2 slices gluten-free sliced bread; ½ tbsp vegetable oil; ½ red onion, finely chopped; ½ x 180g pack whole cooked chestnuts, finely chopped; 25g dried cranberries, roughly chopped; 10g fresh thyme, finely chopped; 1 egg

This showstopper roasted veg toad-in-the-hole is made with gluten-free flour for an impressive gluten-free and vegetarian Christmas dinner. Make quick festive stuffing balls studded with cranberries and chestnuts, then bake with roasted red onions, beetroot, carrots and parsnips in a herby rosemary batter for a colourful Christmas centrepiece.

See method

Serves 4
40 mins to prepare and 1 hour 5 mins to cook
497 calories / serving

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Healthy

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Doves Farm Gluten Free Plain Flour 1Kg
£1.45 Clubcard Price
(£1.45/kg)
Offer valid for delivery from 05/10/2026 until 11/10/2026
150g plain gluten-free flour
£1.85
£1.85/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Rosemary 20G
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10g rosemary, leaves picked and chopped
£0.50
£25.00/kg
Tesco British Barn Eggs 10 Pack
3 eggs
£1.70
£0.17/each
Tesco British Whole Milk 568Ml, 1 Pint
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275ml milk
£0.85
£1.50/litre
Olivio Oil 500Ml
2 tbsp oil
£2.75
£5.50/litre
Tesco Red Onions 3Pack Minimum
1½ red onions, cut into wedges
£1.00
£0.33/each
Tesco Chantenay Carrots 400g
125g Chantenay carrots, larger ones halved lengthways
£1.00
£2.50/kg
Tesco Parsnips Loose
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2 small parsnips, peeled and cut into 5cm chunks
£0.22
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Tesco Organic Beetroot 450g
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100g cooked beetroot, cut into wedges
£2.20
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H.W. Nevill's Medium Sliced White Bread 800g
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2 slices gluten-free sliced bread
£0.55
£0.69/kg
Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L
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½ tbsp vegetable oil
£1.45
£1.45/litre
Merchant Gourmet Whole Chestnuts 180G
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½ x 180g pack whole cooked chestnuts, finely chopped
£2.55
£14.17/kg
Tesco Cranberries 100G
25g dried cranberries, roughly chopped
£2.00
£20.00/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Thyme 20G
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10g fresh thyme, finely chopped
£0.50
£25.00/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Sift the flour and add the rosemary. Add the eggs, milk and 125ml water. Beat until the batter is smooth, then chill for 30 mins.
Put the onion wedges, carrots and parsnips in a medium roasting tin. Drizzle over half the oil, season and toss well to ensure the vegetables are evenly coated. Roast for 25 mins.
Meanwhile, make the stuffing balls. Blitz the bread to fine breadcrumbs in a food processor. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the chopped onion. Cook for 5 mins until softened. Tip the onion into a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, remaining stuffing ball ingredients, 1 tbsp of cold water and season well. Mix well until everything is fully combined. Use damp hands to shape the mixture into 8 balls and set aside.
Remove the vegetables from the roasting tin and set aside. Increase the oven temperature to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Add the remaining oil to the roasting tin. Return to the oven for 10 mins to heat the oil.
Pour the batter into the roasting tin. Scatter over the roasted vegetables, beetroot and stuffing balls. Bake for 30-35 mins or until the batter has risen and is golden all over.