Shepherds Pie

 

This dish is a simple and hearty savoury for the whole family to enjoy. It makes a large tray to serve about 8 as a main dish. Happy cooking!

Ingredients

2 cups green or french lentils, soaked for 2 hours and rinsed
3 cups water, may need a little more

1 large onion, diced
2 large cloves of garlic, crushed
2 carrots, finely chopped
1 cup frozen green peas
4 tsp salt
120g can tomato paste (I get Aldi Organic)
2 Tbs sweet paprika
2 Tbs dill weed

For the Mash

1 kg potatoes, 

(1 tsp salt and about 1 cup water for boiling potatoes)
¼ cup olive oil
1 cup rice milk
1 tsp salt

Method

• Cook lentils in water until soft
• Also put potatoes on to cook in water and 1 tsp salt

While lentils are cooking...

• Fry onion in a little olive oil until soft
• Add garlic, dill weed and paprika and stir through for about 1 minute

• Add carrot and stir for a further couple of minutes
• Add frozen peas, tomato paste, salt and a little water and simmer until lentils are ready
• Add lentils and stir well. Allow to simmer while preparing mashed potato

• Mash potatoes, adding salt, olive oil and rice milk.
• Then pour lentil mix into a large baking tray.

• Scoop mashed potato on top and smooth out
• Garnish with a sprinkle of paprika and dill weed and a drizzle of olive oil

• Bake in oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 30 minutes, until golden on top.

This dish is easiest to serve after sitting for a few minutes to cool a little.

"O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days."  Psalms 90:14


Posted By: Natasha Mansour