Puy Lentil Shepherd's Pie | Vegan Recipes | Veganuary ZA

Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 red onion
• 6 cloves garlic
• 250g chestnut mushrooms
• 1 small carrot
• 15g fresh rosemary, leaves picked
• ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
• 1 tsp each smoked paprika, ground cinnamon and coriander seeds
• 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
• 125ml red wine
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp tamari/soy sauce (or a handful of olives)
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400g) plus ¼ tin water
• 1 tin puy lentils (400g / drained weight 240g), rinsed
• 250g spinach
• 600g potatoes (I like to use Rooster potatoes)
• To season: black pepper, nutritional yeast