Baked Potato With Cheese And Three Colours Of Vegetables

• 1 huge potato or two medium to large potatoes, well scrubbed and cleaned, partially shaven with a veg peeler, all eyes removed, with most of the skin left on
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garam masala, curry powder or chilli powder
• 1 slice onion, finely diced
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 4 mushrooms, white button or portobellini or brown, finely sliced
• 1 to 1.5 cups of chopped green veg - any combination of small broccoli florets, baby marrow finely sliced, spinach or chard leaves chopped, green beans sliced, cabbage finely chopped, kale chopped, asparagus pieces
• 6 baby tomatoes, halved; or one ripe tomato, diced
• Half teaspoon of white pepper.
• Quarter teaspoon of salt. Or, for a richer, more umami flavour, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of Kikkoman soya sauce instead of salt.
• Optional: half a teaspoon of whatever dried herbs you have in your kitchen.
• 1 thick slice cheese, such as cheddar or gruyere, roughly cubed
• If desired, add a few shavings of parmesan for sweetness and richness, and/or a small amount of mozzarella for lovely chewiness

1. Place the potato or potatoes in one bowl.
2. In the other bowl put the olive oil, spice and onion.
3. Microwave together on highest setting for about 1 to 3 minutes, depending on the power of your microwave, until the onion is soft but still glassy.
4. Poke some holes in the potato with a fork.
5. To the onions add butter, mushrooms, green vegetables, tomatoes and the rest of the seasoning.
6. Microwave the two bowls on high for a further 4 to 6 minutes (know how powerful your microwave is), stopping once or twice to stir the sauce and poke the potato.
7. Add cheese to the veggie bowl, stir well.
8. Evaluate the potato using fork, and cook both bowls further for as long as necessary to ensure potato is cooked through beautifully until soft and fluffy, and that the veggie/cheese topping is a juicy and aromatic sauce.
9. On your serving plate slice the potato at diagonal angles and pour the sauce over the potato.

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