vegan christmas dinner

Vegan Sweet Potato And Eggplant Casserole

potatoes

eggplants

salt

tbsp extra virgin oil

oz lentils

os spring onions, chopped

oz celery, chopped

oz fennel, chopped

2. 5 oz leek, chopped

garlic cloves, chopped

tomato paste

oregano

rosemary sprig, chopped

nutritional yeast

cinnamon

extra virgin oil

pepper

chickpeas flour (or any other flour)

unsweetened plant milk (I prefer soy, as tend to be creamier)

nutmeg

margarine butter

sea salt

Green Beans (check the recipe)

Vegan Sweet Potato and Eggplant Casserole

Soak the lentils for 15 minutes in warm water.

Preheat the oven to 400º Fahrenheits (200ºC).

Lay the eggplant and sweet potato slices on an oiled pan.

Sprinkle lightly with sea salt and roast in the oven for 10 minutes.

Make the lentil stew by heating the oil in a saucepan.

Add the chopped onion, leek, celery, fennel, garlic. Sautee for 5 minutes and add the lentils and 30 fl oz of water.

Add the tomato puree, nutritional yeast, and spices.

Stir until the lentils are soft, but don’t let them lose their shape. It should take about 15 minutes. The stew should be on the drier side but still creamy.

Line up your eggplant and sweet potatoes and along with your lentils.

Oil a pan where you are going to assemble the moussaka.

Start making the bechamel by melting the margarine on a saucepan and adding the flour.

When it starts to brown, cook it for 1 minute more and add the vegetable milk.

Stir with a whisk until it starts to get creamy. Add the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. This sauce gets sticky very quickly, so; you should make it just when everything is ready to assemble. It all should take no more than 20 minutes.

Reduce the oven temperature to 350 Fahrenheits.

Start assembling the dish by arranging the eggplant and sweet potato slices in the bottom of a medium baking pan.

Continue by laying a layer of lentil stew, followed by a layer of bechamel sauce.

Add another layer of sweet potatoes, then eggplants, lentils, and finish with bechamel sauce.

Optionally top with grated vegan parmesan or regular one for a vegetarian version.

This Vegan Christmas Casserole makes an excellent Christmas table main dish. We have made this creamy dish the centerpiece of our Holiday dinner and is now considered a staple of our feast.

coarse sea salt

extra virgin olive oil

lentils

spring onions, chopped

celery, chopped

fennel, chopped

leek, chopped

flour

Preheat the oven to 400º F (200ºC).

Reduce the oven temperature to 350ºF (175ºC).

Bake for 35-40 minutes. Test to see if the sweet potatoes are tender by inserting a sharp knife down through the center. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 30 minutes before serving.

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This vegan wellington makes a standout centrepiece whatever the occasion. A mixture of miso mushrooms, sweet butternut and chestnuts are roasted until sweet, stirred through prunes, madeira and breadcrumbs and then baked in vegan puff pastry. Have a look through more of our vegan Christmas recipes to plan your plant-based feast.

Vegan miso mushroom, squash and chestnut wellington

butternut squash (about 800 grams), peeled and deseeded

Olive oil

portobellini or chestnut mushrooms, roughly chopped

walnut halves, chopped

bag vacuum-packed whole chestnuts, roughly chopped

thyme sprigs, leaves picked

tbsp miso paste (see Know-how)

garlic cloves, crushed

soft pitted prunes, finely chopped

tbsp madeira (check the label to make sure it’s vegan)

chives

¼ tsp soy sauce,

panko breadcrumbs

puff pastry (check the label to

Sea salt flakes

poppy seeds

Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Cut the squash into 3cm chunks and toss in a large roasting tin with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch each of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast for 25-30 minutes until tender and lightly charred. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, toss the mushrooms with a drizzle of olive oil in a separate roasting tin and roast alongside the squash for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in the walnuts, chestnuts, chopped parsley stalks, thyme leaves, miso paste (see Know-How) and garlic. Roast for a further 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.

In a large bowl, microwave the prunes with the madeira on high for 15-30 seconds until the prunes have soaked up the liquid. Leave to cool.

Once the veg have cooled, add to the bowl of chopped prunes with the chopped parsley leaves, chives, soy sauce and panko crumbs, then mix gently (see Tips).

Meanwhile, to make the pastry base, roll out one third of the pastry block on a lightly floured surface to a rectangle roughly 16cm x 25cm. Put on a baking sheet lined with non-stick baking paper, then lightly score a 2cm border around the edge. Score the pastry in a criss-cross pattern within the border, chill for 30 minutes, then bake for 12-15 minutes until golden and puffed. Gently press down the centre if it puffs up too much (see Tips).

Roll out the remaining pastry on a lightly floured surface to a 24cm x 35cm rectangle (this will form the top). Spoon the vegetable filling onto the centre of the baked pastry base and shape into a thick cylinder within the 2cm border. Brush the edges of the pastry base with a little oil, then drape the uncooked pastry rectangle over the top of the filling, tucking in the edges underneath and making sure there are no air bubbles by smoothing it down gently with your hands. Brush with oil, then chill for 30 minutes.

Mix a splash more oil with a dash of soy sauce, then brush over the pastry. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes, freshly ground black pepper and poppy seeds, then bake for 30-40 minutes until golden and puffed and the filling is hot. The wellington will keep warm for 30 minutes or so.

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