Best 6 Lentil Pie Recipes

GREEK LENTIL PIE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat in a medium-size heavy skillet and add onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add a generous pinch of salt and garlic and stir together until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Remove from heat.
• In a medium-size bowl combine cooked onion and garlic with lentils, herbs, and feta.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine butter and remaining olive oil in a ramekin or pyrex measuring cup, or in a small pot, and heat gently until butter has melted. Brush a 9-inch straight sided tart pan or cake pan, either ceramic or metal, with butter and oil. Lay your phyllo dough out on a work surface and cover completely with a kitchen towel. Moisten another kitchen towel, and place on top of the dry towel. Remove phyllo one sheet at a time, replacing towels each time.
• Lay a sheet of phyllo in the pan, tucking it into the seam of the pan, with edges overhanging rim. Brush it lightly with butter and oil and turn pan slightly, then place another sheet on top, positioning it so that edges overlap another section of pan's rim. Continue to layer in 5 more sheets of phyllo, brushing each one with butter and oil and staggering them so that overhang on the rim of pan is evenly distributed and covers entire pan.
• Fill lined pan with lentil filling, then fold overhanging edges in over filling, brushing each one lightly with butter/oil mixture.
• Layer remaining 5 sheets of dough over top, brushing each sheet with butter and olive oil and rotating pan slightly after each addition. Crimp edges into sides of pan. Brush top with butter and oil. Pierce top of pie in several places with a sharp knife. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature. Re-crisp phyllo before serving if necessary in a low oven for 10 to 20 minutes.

SWEET POTATO (KUMARA) AND LENTIL PIE

Steps:

• Pastry:.
• Put flour and baking powder into a food processor fitted with metal chopping blade and pulse to combine.
• Add butter and process.
• Add water and process until dough just starts to ball.
• Remove from processor and lightly knead.
• Roll out the dough and use to line a 23cm flan dish.
• Chill while preparing the filling.
• Filling:.
• Put lentils and bay leaf into a saucepan.
• Pour in sufficient water to come 2.5cm above the lentils.
• Cook for about 20 minutes, or until soft and all the water has been absorbed.
• Remove bay leaf and set lentils aside.
• Peel and chop sweet potato (kumara) and cook in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and mash.
• Peel and finely chop the onion and saute in oil until the onion becomes clear. Remove from heat.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl.
• Mix together the eggs, lentils and onion mixture. Add the soy sauce, tomato paste, cumin and salt.
• Spoon mixture into prepared flan dish. Smooth top surface over.
• Bake at 180 degrees C, for 45 minutes until golden and set. Sprinkle cheese over top after baking for 30 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold with salad.
• NB: You can use ready bought Short Crust Pastry.

LENTIL PIE

Steps:

• Bring the Potatos to the boil in salted water and add the broccoli after 5 minutes.
• Cook until very soft (about 15-20 minutes).
• Drain the water off and add the knob of butter and a grating of nutmeg.
• Then mash into a puree.
• Cut the vegetables into cubes and sautee in a litlle olive oil for 5 minutes.
• Add the Lentils, Tomato Passata and stock and bring to a simmer.
• Simmer on a very low heat for 35 minutes.
• Check the seasoning. Adjust salt and season with fresh ground pepper.
• Give it a stir every now and then and if it becomes to dry add a little more water to keep it going.
• Put the Lentil mixture into a suitable pie/baking dish and spoon over the potato brokoli mash.
• Mix the cheese with the Breadcrumbs.
• Sprinkle over the cheese and breadcrumb mixture and bake in the oven at 170 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes until the top turns golden and crunchy!

LENTIL AND TOMATO PIE

Steps:

• Peel and chop the onion and fry it in the butter or margarine in a good sized saucepan until it's golden and beginning to soften, (about 5-6 minutes),
• Add the split red lentils and garlic and stir for a moment or two before adding the stock or water.
• Bring the mixture to the boil, half-cover with a lid and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the lentils are soft and pale golden.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the tomatoes, cheese, basil, lemon juice, egg and salt and pepper.
• Leave the mixture to cool.
• Roll out about two thirds of the pastry and use to line an 8 inch (20cm) flan dish or sandwich tin. Roll the remainder into a circle to fit the top of the dish.
• Preheat the oven to 400F (200C), gas mark 6,
• Spread the lentil mixture into the pastry case.
• Dampen the edges of the pastry with a little cold water, then put the pastry top on and press down lightly, crimping the edges.
• Prick the top and brush with a little beaten egg if you want a shiny finish. Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and crisp.

MUSHROOM AND LENTIL POT PIE WITH GOUDA BISCUIT TOPPING

Steps:

• Combine 3 cups of cold water, lentils and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until lentils are tender, 25-30 minutes. Drain. Set lentils aside.
• Pour 3 cups of boiling water over porcini in medium bowl. Soak for 25 minutes. Remove porcini from soaking liquid, squeeze dry and chop coarsely. Reserve soaking liquid.
• Heat 1 T oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fresh mushrooms. Saute 3 minutes. Add 1 T oil, onion, carrot, sage, and thyme. Saute 4 minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds. Reduce heat to medium low.
• Mix flour into vegetables, cook 1 minute. Add porcini soaking liquid. Mix in porcini, potatoes, soy sauce and tomato paste. Cover, simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, 13-15 minutes. Add lentils. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide filling among four 2-cup oven-proof bowls.
• Can be made 2-days ahead. Bring to room temperature before continuing.
• Topping:.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in food processor. Blend 5 seconds. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add buttermilk and pulse until dough forms moist clumps.
• Turn dough out onto floured surface. Divide into four equal pieces. Shape each into a 2/3-inch thick disk.
• Set rounds atop filling. Top with cheese.
• Bake pot pies on baking sheet until tester inserted into biscuit topping comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

LENTIL SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Cook lentils: in pressure cooker, for 15 minutes, with 3 cups water, bay leaf, bouillon, and garlic.
• Cook and slice sausage
• Add onion and sausage to lentils after they have cooked; allow to simmer together for 5 to 10 minutes more
• Boil and mash the potatoes to taste, with margarine, coconut oil, coconut milk, salt, pepper, etc.
• Add spices and seasonings to lentil/sausage mix
• Place lentil/sausage mixture into individual serving bowls or all into a casserole pan
• Cover with mashed potatoes and bake at 400 for about 15 to 20 minutes
• Toward end of initial bake, turn oven to broil for about 3 to 5 minutes