Spring Vegetable Hot Pot

By á-29897

Ingredients

• 2 carrots
• 1 large onion
• 2 leeks
• olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 10 spears of asparagus
• 1 can white beans such as canellini or butter/lima beans
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• 1 tbsp gluten-free flour – I used rice flour
• 3 1/2 ounces dairy free garlic and herb cream cheese
• 14 ounces gluten-free vegetable stock
• 1 large potato

Details

Adapted from onegreenplanet.org

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2 Peel/ Wash/ Trim your carrots, onion and leeks then fry in a small drizzle of olive oil for 10 mins on a medium heat in a large deep based oven proof frying pan or casserole dish.
Step 3 Crush the garlic into the pan, season with a good pinch of salt and pepper and add your roughly chopped asparagus, white beans and frozen peas and cook for a further 5 mins. Once the vegetables are softened (and the peas are defrosted) stir in the flour, cream cheese and vegetable stock.
Step 4 Bring to the boil then simmer covered for 15 mins. Add a splash of water if the sauce is thickening too quickly.
Step 5 Top the filling with a layer of thin slices of unpeeled potato, you can do this randomly or in a nice swirl like I did. Cover with foil or put the lid on and bake in the oven for 20 mins. Then uncover for 10-15 mins to crisp up potatoes.
Step 6 It is done when the potato slices are browned around the edges and the filling is bubbling away underneath. Serve hot with any side you like. If you are serving this at a party then make a couple of big pan fuls, place a large spoon in each pan and watch it disappear!