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Cheesy Potato and Lentil Bake


Ingredients

2oz / 50g red lentils
4floz / 115ml water
1 small onion, chopped
1tbsp vegetable margarine
2oz / 50g mushrooms, sliced
1½tbsp wholemeal flour
1tbsp tomato purée
¼pint / 140ml soya milk
½tsp basil
black pepper
½lb / 225g potatoes, cooked and sliced
2oz / 50g vegetarian cheddar

 

Method

1. Cook the lentils in the water until they are tender and the water absorbed.

2. Fry the onions in the margarine in a pan for a few minutes.

3. Add the mushrooms and sauté for a further few minutes.

4. Add the flour and tomato purée and stir well.
Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
When it is boiling and thickened stir in the basil and pepper.

5. Stir the lentils into the sauce.

6. Pour the sauce into an ovenproof dish, cover with the potatoes then the cheese and cook at 400°C/200°C/gas mark 6 for 20 minutes.


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Cheesy Potato & Lentil Bake
 from The Vegetarian October 1992
The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom
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