Lentil Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and quartered
• salt
• nutmeg
• butter, 1 knob
• 1 large carrot
• 1 red onion
• 1 parsnip
• 4 spring onions
• 1 green chili
• 3 garlic cloves
• 150 g green speckled lentils
• 200 g tomato passata
• 400 ml vegetable stock
• 50 g breadcrumbs
• 100 g grated cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring the potatos to the boil in salted water and add the broccoli after 5 minutes.
• 2 cook until very soft (about 15-20 minutes).
• 3 drain the water off and add the knob of butter and a grating of nutmeg.
• 4 then mash into a puree.
• 5 cut the vegetables into cubes and sautee in a litlle olive oil for 5 minutes.
• 6 add the lentils, tomato passata and stock and bring to a simmer.
• 7 simmer on a very low heat for 35 minutes.
• 8 check the seasoning. adjust salt and season with fresh ground pepper.
• 9 give it a stir every now and then and if it becomes to dry add a little more water to keep it going.
• 10 put the lentil mixture into a suitable pie/baking dish and spoon over the potato brokoli mash.
• 11 mix the cheese with the breadcrumbs.
• 12 sprinkle over the cheese and breadcrumb mixture and bake in the oven at 170 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes until the top turns golden and crunchy!