Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie

By krystallondon

Ingredients

• 2 tsp virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced
• 2 sticks celery, washed and sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 small butternut squash, peeled, halved, deseeded, and cut into small pieces
• 15 oz vegetable stock (made with 1 vegetable stock cube or your own stock)
• 15 oz can of “no added salt” red kidney beans, rinsed in a colander under cold running water and drained
• 1 cauliflower, cut into slices or chopped
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced
• 1 broccoli head, finely chopped
• 3 medium carrots, sliced
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tsp arrowroot
• 4 sweet potatoes, steamed for 15 minutes until soft, and mashed

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat a little water and the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic, onion, celery, and bay leaf and simmer for approximately 3 minutes.

2. Add the squash and heat for a further 3 minutes, stirring. Pour in the stock and bring to a boil overmedium heat. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the kidney beans, cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli, and carrots. Simmer for a further 5 minutes until the squash is just tender. Stir in the parsley. Add a little arrowroot to thicken.

3. Transfer into a baking dish, mix the mashed sweet potatoes with a little of the cooking water and a dash of tamari sauce. Add as a topping and bake for 15 minutes at 400 F. Just enough time to set.