Harvest vegetable and lentil casserole recipe



Recipe for harvest vegetable and lentil casserole in our easy vegetarian recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
  • 2 leeks, sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 4 celery sticks, chopped
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 2 parsnips, diced
  • 1 sweet potato, diced
  • 8 ounces swede, diced
  • 6 ounces whole brown or green lentils
  • 1 pound tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh marjoram
  • 3 3/4 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Sprigs of fresh thyme, to garnish

How to make harvest vegetable and lentil casserole

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole over moderate heat.
  • Add the leeks, garlic an celery and cook gently for 3 minutes.
  • Add the carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, swede, lentils, tomatoes, herbs, stock and seasoning.
  • Stir well.
  • Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.
  • Cover and bake in the oven for about 50 minutes, until the vegetables and the lentils are cooked and tender.
  • While it is cooking, remove the casserole from the oven and stir the vegetable mixture once or twice so that it is evenly cooked.
  • Remove the casserole from the oven.
  • Blend the cornflour with 3 tablespoons water in a bowl.
  • Stir into the casserole and heat, stirring continuously, until the mixture comes to the boil and thickens.
  • Simmer gently for 2 minutes.
  • Spoon the vegetable mixture into bowls and serve garnished with thyme sprigs.
  • Take advantage of root vegetables in season to produce a hearty dish that is not only full of natural goodness but delicious too.

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