Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cottage pie (vegan). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Good old family classic cottage pie made vegan friendly and is a perfect family comfort food dish for a chilly day. Plus, it's vegan, gluten & dairy free! Simple, hearty and satisfying vegan cottage pie.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have cottage pie (vegan) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie (Vegan):
- Take 1 Onion, finely chopped
- Take 2 Carrots, finely chopped
- Make ready 2 Garlic cloves, crushed
- Make ready 2 Tbsp tomato purée
- Get 800 g Chopped tomato (2 cans)
- Make ready 2 Tsp dried thyme
- Make ready 150 g Dried red lentils
- Make ready 700 ml Vegetable stock
- Prepare 400 g Potato, mashed
- Make ready 2 Spring onions
- Take 50 g Soya mince (optional)
Making this vegan is quite easy, as is keeping all the traditional taste. I like to make this with seitan (you can use any veggie mince of your choice) and topped with sweet potato for an interesting twist. Cottage pie and shepherd's pie are basically the same thing when it comes to vegan fare, but traditionally a cottage pie is based on beef and shepherd's pie is based on lamb. A vegetarian take on a classic cottage pie.
Steps to make Cottage Pie (Vegan):
- Heat onions & carrots in a large pan with a small amount of vegetable stock. Cook for 5-10 mins, until softened. Then add garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Stir in tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, thyme, lentils & the remaining vegetable stock, then simmer for 25-30 minutes until the mixture is reduced and creamy. Season to taste.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200 degrees, cook potatoes & mash (Add dairy free spread & dash of almond milk for a creamy tasting mash). Then stir in the spring onion and season to taste.
- Pour the lentil mixture into an ovenproof dish and spread evenly. Top with the mash potato and bake for 15-20 minutes, until crisp and golden.
- Serve with seasonal vegetables.
Beans and veggie mince replace meat, and root vegetables give the mash a unique twist. Mash the potatoes and add the soy milk and vegan butter. Add more if needed until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Make sure the pie is completely cold, then cover it well with cling film and freeze.
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