Top Tips:
Use whatever vegetables you have available, we recommend celery, peppers, courgettes or leeks.
Swap out normal potatoes to sweet potatoes or do half and half!
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Serves:
120
g
brown/puy lentils (washed and cooked in salt water)
100
g
red split lentils (washed and cooked in salt water)
1
onion(s) (finely diced)
1.5
garlic gloves (finely chopped)
100
g
carrots (finely chopped)
150
g
other vegetables (finely chopped)
50
g
mushrooms (finely chopped)
0.5
tbsp
paprika
1
bay leaf/leaves
0.5
tsp
dried oregano
0.5
tsp
dried thyme
1
handful(s) of fresh parsley (finely chopped)
320
g
chopped tomatoes
0.5
stock cubes
100
ml
hot water
600
g
potatoes
100
ml
milk
20
g
butter
1
tsp
wholegrain mustard
Equipment needed: Hob, large saucepan, potato masher, baking dish & oven
Preheat your oven to 190°C fan/210°C non fan/gas mark 5.
Peel and roughly chop potatoes. Place in a pot and cover with water. Add two teaspoons of salt to the water and bring to a boil. Simmer until potatoes are tender.
Drain potatoes and mash. Add butter, milk and mustard and season with salt and pepper. Cover and set aside.
Heat oil in a large pot and add chopped onion and bay leaf/leaves. Sauté for around 5 minutes until soft, but not coloured. Add garlic and other vegetables and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
Add cooked lentils, tinned tomatoes, vegetable stock, dried herbs, paprika and season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
Bring up to a simmer and then cook uncovered for around 20 minutes, stirring regularly as the lentils will burn easily. Add parsley and taste for seasoning.
To assemble, place seasoned lentils in the bottom of a baking tray(s). Spread to cover the bottom. Add mashed potatoes on top and spread evenly, using a fork to create texture. (The proportion should be around half lentil mix, half mash).
Cook in the oven for 45-60 minutes or until golden and crispy on top.
Use whatever vegetables you have available, we recommend celery, peppers, courgettes or leeks.
Swap out normal potatoes to sweet potatoes or do half and half!
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Useful Conversions
1 tsp = 5 ml
1 tbsp = 3 tsp= 15 ml
1 serving of pasta = 1 standard full mug
4 servings of rice = 1 standard full mug
Remember: Cooking time varies based on the quantity of food you cook