Vegan Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients:

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes

Ingredients for the tagine:
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 tsp Ras el Hanout
• 1 tbsp harissa paste
• 1 courgette
• 1 aubergine
• 1 red pepper
• 400g tin chickpeas
• 300ml vegetarian stock
• 100g dried apricots

For the couscous:
• 250g couscous
• 8 Opies lemon slices, very finely chopped
• 4 tbsp raisins
• 400ml vegetarian stock
• 20g coriander
• 4 tbsp flaked almonds

For the harissa yoghurt:
• 150g vegan Greek yoghurt
• 2 tbsp harissa paste
• Pinch salt

Where to buy:
• Opies Sliced Lemons with Lemon Juice (350g) available from Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Booths, Ocado and independent retail stores from £1.75


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January 2023

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Method:
• Peel the potatoes and cut into large, uniform-sized chunks. Place in a pan of salted water and bring to the boil, then reduce and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 5.
• Whilst the potatoes are cooking, heat the oil in a pan over a low-medium heat, add the carrot, celery and onion and fry gently for 8-10 minutes, until soft and caramelised. Add the garlic and thyme and cook for a further two minutes, then add the lentils. Pour over the stock, season well and bring to a rapid boil for five minutes and then down to a simmer for 15-20 minutes. Check the lentils are cooked and still have a little bite to them and that the stock has reduced. Once nearly done, add the peas and cook for two minutes. Take off the heat and stir through the pickled walnuts and brine and check the seasoning.
• Drain the potatoes in a colander, allowing them to steam dry for 3 minutes, and transfer back to a pan and mash as smoothly as possible. Put the pan back on a low heat, pushing the potatoes to one side and adding the milk and butter to the other. Allow the milk and butter to melt together and stir into the potato allowing it to cook for a couple of minutes.
• Transfer the lentil mix to an ovenproof dish. Top with the mashed potato, scoring ridges with a fork. Cook in the oven for 20 minutes until golden brown.



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