Serves: 6
Time to prepare: 10 mins
Time to cook: 45 mins
Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Vegan
Ingredients
2 tbsp. oil for frying
1 large white onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
2 stalks of celery, finely chopped
250g/scant 9 oz. kale, stalks removed and leaves roughly chopped
150g/scant 5½ oz. chestnuts, chopped
400g/14 oz. of chestnut or button mushrooms, chopped
10 sage leaves, roughly chopped
4 tbsp. of plain flour
450ml/¾ pint of unsweetened almond milk or vegan milk of your choice
500g/generous 17½ oz. of vegan ready roll puff pastry
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.
Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan, add the onion and fry for a couple of minutes, then add the garlic and celery. Add the kale and chestnuts, stir well, cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Cook for about 15 minutes or until the mixture has softened.
In the meantime heat the remaining 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan. Add the mushrooms and sage. When the mushrooms have browned and released some water, slowly add the flour, stirring all the time. Carefully pour in the milk in small amounts. Keep stirring to make sure it mixes well. Add to the kale mixture, stir and season.
Add the filling into your pie dish
Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to about 0.5 cm thickness. Lay the rolled out pastry over the pie dish, and trim it down to fit a little over the dish. Tuck the excess pastry into the sides, sealing the pie. Brush the top with some almond milk. Place in the centre of the oven and bake for 30 minutes, until crisp and golden. Garnish with some fried sage leaves.
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