Vegan Pasty with Sweet Potato Mash and Steamed Broccoli

Well, we are in Cornwall after all!

Time: 45 mins
Serves: 1

Ingredients:

• 2 tsp Oil
• Half a large leek (or onion), chopped
• 1 tsp cumin
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 4-5 mushrooms, chopped
• 6x4in of Jus-rol ready-made pastry (or other ready to roll vegan pastry, or make your own!)
• 2 slices of Vegan cheese (Iused Violife chedder style, which melts really well)
• 1 tsp parsley
• 1 & ½ tsp oregano
• 1 small-medium sweet potato
• 5-7 stalks of broccoli
• Knob of vegan margarine
• ½ tsp mustard
• 1 tsp of dill

Recipe:

1. Put the oil in a pan and fry the leek/onion with cumin and nutmeg for a minute or so. Then add the mushrooms and fry on a medium heat until the leek/onion is soft. Turn off the heat.
2. Preheat your oven to 220^OC/200^OC fan/Gas mark 7.
3. Roll out pastry. Mine was just under A4size and half a cm thick. Place this on a baking tray. Place vegan cheese over the middle and pour the onion and mushrooms over the top. Sprinkle over the parsley and oregano.
4. Lightly brush the edges of the pastry with water to help them stick together when you fold it. Fold the pastry to half its length and push it down around the filling and at the edge.
5. Roll the edges inwards to create the crust and seal it further, using more water to keep these in place if needed. If any gaps appear repair these with any spare pastry if possible – but don’t worry if you can’t.
6. Make several random holes in the pastry using a fork. Place in the oven, cook for 15-20minutes, or until golden-brown. 
7. Boil a pan of water whilst peeling and chopping your sweet potato, and chop up your broccoli. Put these in the pan and boil until the sweet potato is soft. Once done, turn off the hob.
8. Check on pasty and remove if pastry is golden brown, if not leave in.
9. Using a slotted spoon, or fork, fish out the broccoli and put on a plate.
10. Drain the sweet potato and put back on the warm hob to evaporate any left over water (but stir, do not let it burn). Stir in margarine, mustard, dill and mash. Serve the mash onto a plate.
11. Remove pasty from oven and serve.