I'm on my little lonesome for most dinners this week so have taken the opportunity to eat veggie and try out some new recipes, so expect a lot of updates this week! I'm renowned for eating badly when I'm cooking for 1 so I've planned my whole menu for the week and already have most of the ingredients in. I don't have an excuse not to eat well.
This morning I took the chance to check out the market in town where I managed to pick up lots of lovely veg. Just a shame the people who served me on both stalls were miserable so-and-sos, I won't be visiting their stalls again and sticking to my usual veg provider.
Tonight I made a delicious (if I must say myself!) purple sprouting broccoli pot pie. I was worried the PSB may bleed into the sauce, but it kept it's colour beautifully. I had the pie with some peas plus roasted baby potatoes and radishes, as inspired by The Great Big Vegetable Challenge. The pie is based on the cauliflower and bacon pie I made back in October. I've submitted the pie to The Mini Pie Revolution for their pot pie blog event.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli Pot Pie
Serves 1
handful of purple sprouting broccoli
2 spring onions, chopped
100ml creme fraiche
50g mature cheddar (I use Quickes cheddar)
seasoning
120g puff pastry
egg, lightly beaten
1) Preheat oven to 200oc. Fry spring onions until they have softened. In a large bowl mix all of the ingredients together (apart from pastry) then spoon into the pie dish.
2) Roll out puff pastry to size of dishes then place on top. Pinch around the edges to help seal. Then use a knife to put 2 slits into the piece of pastry to stop it getting soggy underneath. Brush with a small amount of egg. Cook for 25-30 min.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Purple Sprouting Broccoli Pot Pie
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I'm the same, when my fiancé is away I eat really badly so I try to plan too. The pie looks lovely.
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Jules, this looks SO GOOD! We had sprouting broccoli with pasta last night (quick dish) and it was very tasty. I'd love to try this- I wonder if it would work to combine both the broccoli and cauli? (I may just try it as I have a bit left of both vegies!)
ReplyDeleteChristine & Anon - Thank you :)
ReplyDeletePixie - Give it a go. It should work with any combination of veggies. I have made this pie before with cauli. As pies go it's quite quick to make. From entering the kitchen to sitting down to eat was just 45 min, and 30 min of that was sitting watching the tv while the pie was baking.
I'm impressed you went to all that effort, because I know exactly what you mean about cooking for one. It's silly isn't it really, because we deserve to eat just as well when we're on our own. The pie looks and sounds really yummy.
ReplyDeleteMmmm...! Looks great! Be sure to email us the details and a photo! And thanks for joining the revolution! :-)
ReplyDeleteSylvie - It's the kind of meal that looks like a lot of graft in the kitchen, but it's more of an assembly job...but not in the blatenet cheating sense of Delia!
ReplyDeleteAnn - thank you :) I did email you the entry yesterday. If you haven't recieved my email let me know and I'll resend it.
Jules
ReplyDeleteI see no sign of you being a domestic goddess IN TRAINING. This looks delicious and beautifully made.
Thank you for mentioning us at the Great Big Veg Challenge
great big veg challenge - trust me I do have some very "In Training" moments, lol.
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