How to Prepare Perfect Cottage Pie (Vegan)

Cottage Pie (Vegan).

You can have Cottage Pie (Vegan) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie (Vegan)

1. You need 1 of Onion, finely chopped.
2. Prepare 2 of Carrots, finely chopped.
3. You need 2 of Garlic cloves, crushed.
4. You need 2 Tbsp of tomato purée.
5. It's 800 g of Chopped tomato (2 cans).
6. It's 2 Tsp of dried thyme.
7. It's 150 g of Dried red lentils.
8. Prepare 700 ml of Vegetable stock.
9. It's 400 g of Potato, mashed.
10. It's 2 of Spring onions.
11. It's 50 g of Soya mince (optional).

Cottage Pie (Vegan) step by step

1. Heat onions & carrots in a large pan with a small amount of vegetable stock. Cook for 5-10 mins, until softened. Then add garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes..
2. Stir in tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, thyme, lentils & the remaining vegetable stock, then simmer for 25-30 minutes until the mixture is reduced and creamy. Season to taste..
3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200 degrees, cook potatoes & mash (Add dairy free spread & dash of almond milk for a creamy tasting mash). Then stir in the spring onion and season to taste..
4. Pour the lentil mixture into an ovenproof dish and spread evenly. Top with the mash potato and bake for 15-20 minutes, until crisp and golden..
5. Serve with seasonal vegetables..