Two words friends: Chanterelles and Potatoes!
Favorite Shepherd’s Pie Combinations:
- chanterelle mushrooms & golden potatoes
- lentils and sweet potato mash topping
Vegan Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie
To die for easy vegan Shepherd's pie with mushrooms and herbs.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb Chanterelle Mushrooms
- 1 yellow onion - chopped or sliced
- 1 sprig rosemary - chopped ( leaves only)
- 10 leaves sage - chopped
- 10 sprigs thyme - leaves only
- 3 sweet peppers - or 1 bell pepper - thinly sliced
- 1 carrot - grated
- 1/4 cup dry white wine or water
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1.5 cups chickpeas or green peas -cooked
- 1 pinch sea salt (to taste)
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- 1.5 lb golden potatoes
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 cup almond milk -warm
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 leaves bay
- 8 cloves garlic -chopped
- 1 pinch sea salt + more to taste
- 1/3 cup fresh chives - chopped
- 1 pinch black pepper - freshy cracked
For Garnish:
- 1/3 cup pine nuts - toasted
- 2 tbsp fresh chives - chopped
- 4 sprigs sage - for garnish ( optional)
Instructions
Mashed Potatoes:
Rinse and scrub the potatoes well then cut them into 1 inch cubes. Add them to a large pot and completely cover with water. Add the bay leaves and chopped garlic and bring to a simmer.
Generously season with sea salt ( water should taste like sea water) and boil until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, discard the bay leaves and transfer the potatoes to a large bowl. Add the warm milk, olive oil and nutritional yeast and using a whisk or potato masher combine and mash until fluffy and smooth to your liking.
Taste and adjust seasonings with more sea salt, nutritional yeast and black pepper. Stir in the chopped chives and set aside.
Cook the Mushroom Filling:
Heat up your largest skillet over medium low flame and add the 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Add the onion with a pinch of sea salt and cook for about 15 minutes until they start to caramelize, making sure to stir often.
Add the carrots and peppers and cook a few more minutes until they begin to soften. Stir in the chopped sage, rosemary and thyme.
Rinse the mushrooms well and allow them to drain in a colander. Add them to the pan with the onion making sure to shred the large ones into thinner pieces. You can ad the tiny ones as they are.
Add the splash of white wine or water and give everything a good stir. Simmer for a few minutes until the gravy has almost evaporated. Taste and adjust seasonings with sea salt.
Stir in the green peas or chickpeas ( lightly mash them with a fork first) and add the filling to a broiler proof dish. Reserve some mushrooms for garnish If you like.
Assemble the Shepherd's Pie:
Spoon the garlic mashed potatoes on top and spread them out with the back of a spoon.
Optional: Transfer the pie under the broiler for a couple of minutes to get some browned crips potato edges. Make sure your dish is broiler proof first!
Serve garnished with the reserved chanterelle mushrooms on top, a good sprinkling of chives and the toasted pine nut.
Optional: Add a drizzle of olive oil to a small skillet and crips up the sage leaves for a couple of minutes. Season with a tiny pinch of sea salt and serve on top of the potatoes.
Go Vegan:
Roasted Vegetable Salad
Mushroom Brown Rice
Best Pizza Dough
This was a hit with the family, I used both garbanzo beans and green peas. Will definitely make it again. Thank you for sharing!