As I dragged myself back into the house on Monday after a long day back at work following winter break, I was greeted with a deliciously spicy-sweet smell and my husband telling me not to look in the oven as he had made a surprise for dinner.
And what a lovely surprise it was! This take on the traditional British dish is a long way from the flavors I come to associate with Shepherd's Pie, yet I absolutely loved it! It has a layer of mashed sweet potatoes to create the top crust and the filling is beans, corn, carrots, onion and a spicy salsa to add some heat. Tyler used a chipotle salsa and green pepper instead of the hot chiles but otherwise he didn't see a need to change the recipe and I thought it was wonderful just the way he made it. The photo doesn't do it justice but I had to snap it quick before I hungrily tucked in! ;-)
The recipe is from Vegan on the Cheap by Robin Robertson.
Kathryn, Yum. This looks even better than I'd expected from what you said. Really, really delicious looking. I might make this at some point.
ReplyDeleteLisa, I highly recommend it! The photo really doesn't do it justice. It looked sooo amazing when Tyler brought it out of the oven, with that gorgeous smooth sweet potato "crust" on top and just bubbling a little at the sides. Thank you for alerting me to the "Vegan on the Cheap" cookbook, by the way. It is great!
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