Quick Cleanse Recipes

Gardener’s Pie
Serves 6.

Ingredients:

1 cup brown lentils
1 tsp onion powder
1 tbs cold pressed extra virgin Olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 clove crushed garlic
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1 stick celery, sliced
1 cup carrot finely sliced
½ cup broccoli florets
1 tbs salt-free vegetable seasoning
1 tbs salt-free tamari
¾ cup salt-free vegetable stock
1 tsp mixed herbs
½ tsp oregano
3 tbs tomato paste
2 ½ cups mashed potato

Method:

1. Soak the lentils for 2 hours or overnight, drain and rinse.
2. Add fresh water and bring to the boil in a large saucepan with the onion powder.
3. Simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain.
4. Heat oil in a large saucepan and saute onion, garlic and mushrooms for 5 minutes.
5. Add remaining vegetables and saute a further 5 minutes.
6. Add lentils, seasoning, tamari, vegetable stock, herbs and tomato paste.
7. Stir over heat until combined and simmer 5 minutes. Mixture should be fairly thick.
8. Turn into a 5cm deep dish, top with mashed potato.
9. Mark attractively with a fork and brown in a hot oven 15 minutes.