Lentil Cottage Pie

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 250g cooked green or brown lentils
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 400ml vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 800g potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 2 tbsp plant milk
• 1 tbsp vegan butter
• salt
• black pepper

Method

1. Boil the potatoes until tender, then mash with the plant milk, vegan butter, salt, and pepper.
2. Meanwhile, soften the onion, carrots, and celery in oil for 10 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and tomato puree and cook for 1 minute.
4. Stir in the lentils, stock, and soy sauce and simmer until slightly thickened.
5. Spoon the lentil mixture into a baking dish and top with the mash.
6. Bake at 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for 25 minutes until golden on top.