Gardener's Pie

Name: Gardener's Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup brown lentils; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 cup mushroom, sliced; 1 stalk celery, sliced; 1 cup carrot, finely sliced; 1/2 cup broccoli floret; 1 tablespoon sodium-free vegetable seasoning; 1 tablespoon sodium-free tamari; 3/4 cup sodium-free vegetable stock; 1 teaspoon mixed herbs; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 1/2 cups mashed potatoes

Submitted by Sazza

"I got this recipe out of the guidebook supplied in the 'Quick Cleanse 15 day detox'. This is like a vegetarian shepherds pie. I usually make it without the mushrooms (don't like them) and add some zucchini or whatever is on hand. I also tend to use red lentils because they don't need to be soaked. Prep time does not include time taken for soaking the lentils."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 cup brown lentils
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 cup mushroom, sliced
1 stalk celery, sliced
1 cup carrot, finely sliced
¹⁄₂ cup broccoli floret
1 tablespoon sodium-free vegetable seasoning
1 tablespoon sodium-free tamari
³⁄₄ cup sodium-free vegetable stock
1 teaspoon mixed herbs
¹⁄₂ teaspoon oregano
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 ¹⁄₂ cups mashed potatoes

directions

Soak the lentils for 2 hours or overnight, drain and rinse.
Add fresh water and bring to the boil in a large saucepan with the onion powder.
Simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain.
Heat oil in a large saucepan and saute onion, garlic and mushrooms for 5 minutes.
Add remaining vegetables and saute a further 5 minutes.
Add lentils, seasoning, tamari, vegetable stock, herbs and tomato paste.
Stir over heat until combined and simmer 5 minutes. Mixture should be fairly thick.
Turn into a 5cm deep dish, top with mashed potato.
If you're not a strict vegetarian sprinkle some grated cheese on top.
Mark attractively with a fork and brown in a hot oven 15 minutes.
Serve with side salad or vegetables.

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This was absolutely delicious! My boyfriend and I were thrilled! Tank you so much for submitting this recipe! My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Dominick and Amanda

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Sazza

Welcome to my 'about me' page. I live on the Gold Coast in Australia with my husband, two dogs and our bird. Since we bought our house over two years ago I have developed a taste for cooking and love this website! I spend countless hours on here saving and printing recipes I plan to try out when I find the time (and get a new kitchen!). Apart from cooking, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two dogs. We have a staffy and a staffy crossed with Alaskan Malamut. I love taking them out for a walk and a run on the beach. They have so much energy and can spend hours chasing after a ball and swimming. But both also love nothing more than cuddling up next to us and getting a scratch behind the ears or on the belly. My favourite cookbook is my maternal grandma's cookbook that she recently gave me. Her younger brother made the book for her when he was young and it has been sticky-taped and stuck together so many times in the last 60 or more years. But I love going through it and reading all the recipes she has written and stuck in there. I love making her recipe for date slice. She used to make it every Saturday and my brother and I used to try and help her and clean out the bowl when she'd finished. My other favourite recipe to cook is my late paternal grandmother's recipe for apple shortcake. I've been making it since I was about 12 years old and I know the recipe off by heart. I've finally started to master rolling out the pastry so it comes out thin and crispy.

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