Spring Pot Pie – Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Ingredients

• 1 pound waxy potatoes (Yukon Gold, red, or yellow), peeled and diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large leek, thinly sliced, white and light green parts only
• 1 bulb fennel, quartered and thinly sliced or chopped
• 10 ounces button mushrooms, sliced or quartered
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice, or substitute apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon white or ground black pepper
• 1 cup fresh or frozen and defrosted green peas
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon, or 2 teaspoons dried
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, or 2 teaspoons dried
• 1 sheet vegan puff pastry, thawed but chilled (Pepperidge Farm is "accidentally" vegan)