Autumn vegetable stew with cheese

Recipe By:Phillippa Cheifitz
Serves:4
Cooking Time:45 minutes
Prep Time:20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 to 3 Tbsp olive oil, to drizzle
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 300 g leeks, washed and chopped
  • 2 sticks celery, thinly sliced
  • 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 500g pumpkin, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 250g parsnip or sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 250g carrot, peeled and cut into chunks
  • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • sea salt, to taste
  • 250ml vegetable stock
  • 1 400g tin Italian tomatoes in juice, blended
  • 1 400g tin lentils, drained and rinsed
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 to 3 Tbsp Italian parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 125g cheese, thinly sliced (try a mix of crottin, mozzarella and camembert)
  • crisp lettuce salad, for serving

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a suitable casserole.
  2. Add the onion, leek and celery, and gently cook until soft and wilted.
  3. Stir in the garlic. Add the vegetable chunks then stir. Season to taste.
  4. Add the stock, tomato, lentils and herbs. Bring to a simmer and then cover.
  5. Gently cook for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
  6. Adjust the seasoning.
  7. Top with the sliced cheese then slide under a hot grill for a few minutes, until the cheese has melted.
  8. Serve with the crisp lettuce salad on the side.
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