I find vegan pastry particularly hard to master without the use of vegetable shortening, vegan margarine, and the like. I stay away from these ingredients, and an oil-based crust can be tricky, messy beast. I skip the whole thing here and just slice sweet and regular potatoes into thin coins, fan them out on top of this vegetable and bean pot pie, and roast them until crispy and crust-like. The result has all of the effect of a traditional pot pie with much less effort.
Vegetable and Bean Pot Pies with Potato Crusts
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp (15 mL) extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 medium yellow onion, small dice
- 1 medium carrot, small dice
- 1 stalk celery, small dice
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp (5 mL) minced fresh rosemary (about 1 sprig)
- 1 tsp (5 mL) tomato paste
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2 in (1 cm) cubes
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) cooked white beans, such as navy, cannellini, or butter beans
- 2 Tbsp (30 mL) dry white wine
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 3 Tbsp (45 mL) whole spelt flour
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) vegetable stock
- 1 medium sweet potato or 6 to 7 mini new potatoes, thinly sliced, or a mixture
Nutrition
Per serving:
- calories217
- protein8g
- fat4g
- saturated fat1g
- trans fat0g
- carbohydrates39g
- sugars4g
- fibre10g
- sodium82mg
Directions
01
Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C). Place 5 ramekins or ovenproof dishes with 1 cup (250 mL) capacity on a baking sheet and set aside.
02
Heat half the olive oil in large pot over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery, and sauteu0301 until onions are slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic, rosemary, and tomato paste, and stir. Add zucchini and white beans to pot. Stir to combine. Pour in white wine, and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Season stew with salt and pepper.
03
Sprinkle spelt flour over vegetables and beans. Stir until flour is moistened and is starting to get slightly pasty. Pour in vegetable stock. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes.
04
Divide stew among the 5 ramekins. Arrange sweet potato slices on top of ramekins in a fan or layered pattern. This will form your top crust. Gently brush the sweet potato slices with remaining oil. Season crusts with salt and pepper.
05
Slide pot pies into the oven, and bake until the filling is bubbling and the sweet potato slices are tender and lightly browned on the edges, about 30 to 35 minutes.
06
Serve the pot pies hot.
Laura Wright
Laura Wright is a professional food blogger and cookbook author. She resides in the Niagara region of southern Ontario with her partner and her rescue dog, Cleo.
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