Gut health Pork, barley & sauerkraut pot with dill yoghurt
Slow-simmered pork shoulder with pearl barley, mushrooms and caraway, finished with cold sauerkraut, live yoghurt and plenty of dill.
Mushroom & lentil shepherd's pie
The full plant shepherd's pie: mushrooms and lentils under olive-oil mash, deeply savoury.
Ingredients
Servings 6
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Method
- Step 1
Fry the mushrooms dry in half the oil; remove.
- Step 2
Soften onions and carrots in the rest; garlic, puree, Marmite and thyme in.
- Step 3
Add lentils and stock; simmer 30 minutes. Fold in mushrooms.
- Step 4
Mash the potatoes with extra virgin oil; top the filling.
- Step 5
Bake at 200C fan for 25 minutes. Peas alongside.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18g |
| Carbohydrates | 74g |
| – of which sugars | 10g |
| Fibre | 13g |
| Fat | 17g |
| – of which saturates | 2.5g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 90mg |
| Iron | 6mg |
| Salt | 0.8g |
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