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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:
- Soak the lentils for 2 hours or overnight, drain and rinse.
- Add fresh water and bring to the boil in a large saucepan with the onion powder.
- Simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Drain.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan and saute onion, garlic and mushrooms for 5 minutes.
- Add remaining vegetables and saute a further 5 minutes.
- Add lentils, seasoning, tamari, vegetable stock, herbs and tomato paste.
- Stir over heat until combined and simmer 5 minutes. Mixture should be fairly thick.
- Turn into a 5cm deep dish, top with mashed potato.
- Mark attractively with a fork and brown in a hot oven 15 minutes.
Serve with side salad or vegetables.
Index:
tbs : tablespoon
tsp : teaspoon
gms : grams
mls : milliliters
Please note: The more unusual ingredients in these recipes can usually be obtained from most Health Food Stores.
