vegan shepherd’s pie

Name: Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 600 gram(s) cooked lentils; 1 tablespoon(s) coconut oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 medium red onion, chopped; 2 clove(s) garlic, chopped; 1 tablespoon(s) grated fresh ginger root; 1 tablespoon(s) cumin; 1 tablespoon(s) cinnamon; 1 tablespoon(s) maple syrup; 400 gram(s) chopped tomatoes; 350 gram(s) vegetable stock; 735 gram(s) sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 teaspoon(s) cumin; 100 milliliter(s) coconut milk; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh coriander

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Shy Strawberry

London

Updated on Sep 2, 2017

This vegan shepherd’s pie is comforting, healthy, delicious and really easy to make. You can also make it in batches to freeze and serve when you don’t have much time to cook. We used lentils to make ours, but you could use chickpeas instead, if you’d prefer.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

600 grams cooked lentils
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon cumin
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon maple syrup
400 grams chopped tomatoes
350 grams vegetable stock
735 grams sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon cumin
100 milliliters coconut milk
1 tablespoon fresh coriander

How To Make vegan shepherd’s pie

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 175C/350F.

Step 2

Start making the filling: add the coconut oil to a saucepan and gently fry the onions, ginger, garlic and spices until soft and tender. Add in the rest of the filling ingredients, bring to the boil, then leave to simmer for 20-30 mins.
Step 3

Meanwhile for the mash - add the sweet potatoes to a pan of boiling water, bring to the boil then leave to simmer for 20 minutes (until softened). Drain the water from the pan of potatoes, then add the rest of the mash ingredients and mash until smooth.
Step 4

Add the filling to a large baking dish (or 4 small dishes), then add the mash on top and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, then serve with fresh coriander.
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