Beetroot Wellington

Serves multiple portions – vegetarian/vegan friendly, wrapped in puff pastry with mushroom duxelle, lentil filling, and crepe.

INGREDIENTS

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Mushroom Duxelle (Filling)

350g button or field mushrooms, finely chopped and dried

100g shallots, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

½ tsp thyme, chopped

4 bay leaves, chopped

15g salt

12g black pepper, finely crushed

250ml vegetable oil

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Cooked Lentils

120g lentils, soaked in cold water overnight

1 litre cold water

1 carrot, peeled and halved

½ onion, peeled, halved and quartered

1 banana shallot, peeled and halved

2 celery sticks, halved

Sprigs of fresh thyme

2 bay leaves

3 garlic cloves, peeled and halved

6g salt

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Farce Assembly

Cooked lentils

Mushroom duxelle

80–100g raw beetroot, coarsely grated

1 egg

1 tbsp wholemeal flour

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Baked Beetroot

6–8 large beets, washed, not peeled

Maldon salt

Freshly milled black pepper

Picked thyme

Fresh orange zest

Olive oil

Sumac

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Vegan Crepes

150g white flour

50g wholemeal flour

1 tsp baking powder

Large pinch salt

400–500ml oat milk

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 egg

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Wrapping Crepe & Beet in Puff Pastry

500g puff pastry

Egg yolk wash

Picked thyme

Maldon salt

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Mushroom Gravy

20g dried porcini, soaked in vegetable stock 3 hours

2 tsp olive oil

2 banana shallots, finely diced

200g chestnut mushrooms, sliced

200g shiitake mushrooms, sliced

2 celery sticks, coarsely chopped

1 carrot, coarsely chopped

15g barley miso

20g flour

12g thyme + 2 bay leaves, chopped

1 litre fresh vegetable stock

6g coarse salt

2g black pepper, crushed

Method

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Mushroom Duxelle (Filling)

Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat.

Add mushrooms, scatter evenly, do not stir for 5–6 minutes to avoid cooling the pan.

Add salt, pepper, thyme, and bay leaves; stir and cook 3–4 minutes.

Add shallots and garlic, cook 3–4 minutes until just cooked. Remove from heat to cool.

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Cooked Lentils

Place lentils in cold water, bring to a simmer, skim scum, drain, and rinse cold.

Return lentils to pan with 1 litre water, simmer with vegetables and herbs until tender, 40–50 minutes.

Add salt and leave to cool in the cooking liquor with vegetables.

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Farce Assembly

Coarsely puree lentils in a food processor.

Mix with mushroom duxelle, raw beetroot, egg, and flour until combined. Season to taste.

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Baked Beetroot

Place each beet on a foil square, drizzle with oil, season with salt, pepper, thyme, orange zest, and sumac.

Wrap in foil, bake at 180°C for 40 minutes until just cooked (knife should go in cleanly).

Leave to cool 20 minutes, then peel off skins.

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Vegan Crepes

Whisk dry ingredients; mix milk, egg, and oil separately.

Combine gradually to form a smooth, thick batter.

Cook 1–2 minutes per side on a lightly oiled non-stick pan. Makes 4–5 crepes per batch.

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Wrapping Crepe & Beet in Puff Pastry

Roll pastry to 3–4mm, cut into 15x15cm squares.

Brush center with egg wash; dust lightly with flour.

Place crepe on surface, add lentil filling and beetroot, roll tightly with overlap.

Place on pastry square, roll up, seal ends, brush with egg yolk, sprinkle thyme and Maldon salt. Chill 1 hour. Trim tails before baking.

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Baking

Preheat convection oven to 185°C full fan.

Place Wellington on parchment in the center of a sheet tray.

Bake 10–12 minutes, rotate, bake 10–12 minutes more until golden.

Rest on wire rack 10 minutes before slicing.

Mushroom Gravy

Heat roasting tray in oven, add oil, carrot, celery, and half seasoning. Roast 8 minutes.

Add mushrooms, remaining seasoning, roast 12 minutes until caramelized.

Add thyme, bay, and porcini, cook 2–3 minutes.

Stir in flour and miso, cook 1–2 minutes.

Slowly add hot stock, deglaze pan, bring to simmer 15–20 minutes until thickened.

Beetroot Wellington

Serves multiple portions – vegetarian/vegan friendly, wrapped in puff pastry with mushroom duxelle, lentil filling, and crepe.

INGREDIENTS

   +  &nbsp
Mushroom Duxelle (Filling)

350g button or field mushrooms, finely chopped and dried

100g shallots, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

½ tsp thyme, chopped

4 bay leaves, chopped

15g salt

12g black pepper, finely crushed

250ml vegetable oil

   +   
Cooked Lentils

120g lentils, soaked in cold water overnight

1 litre cold water

1 carrot, peeled and halved

½ onion, peeled, halved and quartered

1 banana shallot, peeled and halved

2 celery sticks, halved

Sprigs of fresh thyme

2 bay leaves

3 garlic cloves, peeled and halved

6g salt

   +   
Farce Assembly

Cooked lentils

Mushroom duxelle

80–100g raw beetroot, coarsely grated

1 egg

1 tbsp wholemeal flour

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Baked Beetroot

6–8 large beets, washed, not peeled

Maldon salt

Freshly milled black pepper

Picked thyme

Fresh orange zest

Olive oil

Sumac

   +   
Vegan Crepes

150g white flour

50g wholemeal flour

1 tsp baking powder

Large pinch salt

400–500ml oat milk

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 egg

   +   
Wrapping Crepe & Beet in Puff Pastry

500g puff pastry

Egg yolk wash

Picked thyme

Maldon salt

   +   
Mushroom Gravy

20g dried porcini, soaked in vegetable stock 3 hours

2 tsp olive oil

2 banana shallots, finely diced

200g chestnut mushrooms, sliced

200g shiitake mushrooms, sliced

2 celery sticks, coarsely chopped

1 carrot, coarsely chopped

15g barley miso

20g flour

12g thyme + 2 bay leaves, chopped

1 litre fresh vegetable stock

6g coarse salt

2g black pepper, crushed

Method

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Mushroom Duxelle (Filling)

Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat.

Add mushrooms, scatter evenly, do not stir for 5–6 minutes to avoid cooling the pan.

Add salt, pepper, thyme, and bay leaves; stir and cook 3–4 minutes.

Add shallots and garlic, cook 3–4 minutes until just cooked. Remove from heat to cool.

   +   
Cooked Lentils

Place lentils in cold water, bring to a simmer, skim scum, drain, and rinse cold.

Return lentils to pan with 1 litre water, simmer with vegetables and herbs until tender, 40–50 minutes.

Add salt and leave to cool in the cooking liquor with vegetables.

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Farce Assembly

Coarsely puree lentils in a food processor.

Mix with mushroom duxelle, raw beetroot, egg, and flour until combined. Season to taste.

   +   
Baked Beetroot

Place each beet on a foil square, drizzle with oil, season with salt, pepper, thyme, orange zest, and sumac.

Wrap in foil, bake at 180°C for 40 minutes until just cooked (knife should go in cleanly).

Leave to cool 20 minutes, then peel off skins.

   +   
Vegan Crepes

Whisk dry ingredients; mix milk, egg, and oil separately.

Combine gradually to form a smooth, thick batter.

Cook 1–2 minutes per side on a lightly oiled non-stick pan. Makes 4–5 crepes per batch.

   +   
Wrapping Crepe & Beet in Puff Pastry

Roll pastry to 3–4mm, cut into 15x15cm squares.

Brush center with egg wash; dust lightly with flour.

Place crepe on surface, add lentil filling and beetroot, roll tightly with overlap.

Place on pastry square, roll up, seal ends, brush with egg yolk, sprinkle thyme and Maldon salt. Chill 1 hour. Trim tails before baking.

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Baking

Preheat convection oven to 185°C full fan.

Place Wellington on parchment in the center of a sheet tray.

Bake 10–12 minutes, rotate, bake 10–12 minutes more until golden.

Rest on wire rack 10 minutes before slicing.

Mushroom Gravy

Heat roasting tray in oven, add oil, carrot, celery, and half seasoning. Roast 8 minutes.

Add mushrooms, remaining seasoning, roast 12 minutes until caramelized.

Add thyme, bay, and porcini, cook 2–3 minutes.

Stir in flour and miso, cook 1–2 minutes.

Slowly add hot stock, deglaze pan, bring to simmer 15–20 minutes until thickened.

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