When we saw this recipe from lentil bolognese with mashed potatoes on the Instagram of @ oh.mamiblue (be sure to visit it) we couldn't resist replicating it. When doing so, we did make small changes and incorporated some more ingredients. In Bezzia We believe that it is important to always take a look at our refrigerator so as not to waste any food.
Bolognese sauce is a very popular sauce to accompany sauces. In this case, the meat is replaced by lentils, thus making this recipe suitable. for a vegan diet. A recipe with which, in addition, you can make this legume more attractive to incorporate it into the diet of the little ones.
A strong plate, that's how this lentil bolognese with mashed potatoes is. Doing it will not take you more than 45 minutes and you will have solved the food of one or two days. The amounts are calculated for three people, although you can rush it a little more if you complement this dish with a green salad. Do you dare to try it?
Ingredients
For the mashed potatoes
- 6 medium potatoes
- 4 tablespoons of vegetable drink
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Nutmeg
- Black pepper
- Sal Island
For the lentil bolognese
- 1 pot (540g.) Of cooked lentils
- 2 glasses of crushed tomato
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 green bell pepper, minced
- 1/2 stalk of celery, chopped
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 5 oregano leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Pepper
- shawl
Step by step
- Cook the potatoes 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain them, let them warm for five minutes and then peel and blast them. Lighten the mashed potato with vegetable drink or milk and season it with olive oil, pepper, nutmeg and salt.
- While the potatoes are cooking put 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion, bell pepper, celery and carrot for 8 minutes.
- Then add the crushed tomato and the oregano and fry the whole for 15 more minutes.
- Rectify the salt point and add the lentils, that you will have washed and drained under the tap, to cook them for 10 minutes.
- Before assembling the lentil bolognese with mashed potatoes brush with olive oil the mold you are going to use.
- Then put a thin layer of puree, the lentil bolognese and a new layer of mashed potatoes. Pour a few threads of olive oil over it and take it to the oven.
- Gratin 12 minutes or until the puree turns a nice golden color.