Gardener's Pie
Photo: Brian Woodcock; Styling: Mary Clayton Carl, Cindy Barr
Gardener's Pie brings more veggie goodness to the shepherd's pie concept and takes excellent advantage of fresh wintertime veggies.
How to Make It
Step 1
Sort and wash peas; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above peas; cover and let stand 8 hours. Drain peas.
Step 2
Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil; swirl. Add onion, celery root, and carrot; sauté 5 minutes or until onion begins to brown. Add peas, 3 cups water, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 15 minutes or until peas are tender. Discard bay leaf.
Step 3
Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil; swirl to coat. Add turnip; sauté 3 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Stir in greens and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; sauté 1 minute. Add stock; stir until greens wilt. Cook 15 minutes or until greens are very tender. Remove from heat; stir in sugar and vinegar.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 350°.
Step 5
Lightly coat 6 (8-ounce) ramekins with cooking spray. Using a slotted spoon, spoon peas into prepared dish. Top evenly with greens mixture. Layer potatoes evenly over greens; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and cheese. Drizzle with cream. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender and cheese is golden.
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Catherine1982's Review
Unpalatable. The turnip greens were so bitter it ruined the entire dish. We ended up just eating the potatoes off the top with some other food I scrounged from the refrigerator. This dish was not worth the effort
mongoexplorer's Review
Just a warning - this recipe takes a long time and a lot of prep, BUT it is so worth it! Baking everything with the Gruyere and cream makes it so good. I didn't peel my potatoes and that worked out fine. I also used lima beans instead of black eyed peas because I was craving limas, and lastly I added shredded rotisserie chicken because some in my audience were meat lovers. I would make this dish again - even without the chicken!
KatFisher's Review