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Tomato & Olive Pudding

This is lovely as a pudding, but I usually bake it as a pie

 

 

 

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tomato & olive pudding

4.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
English
budget meals
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Freezes Well
,
Vegan
,
Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per portion 33p
Calories: 531kcal
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Ingredients

for the pastry:

  • 300 g self-raising flour
  • 90 ml veg oil
  • pinch salt

for the filling:

  • 1 can plum tomatoes chopped
  • 60 g olives roughly chopped
  • dessertspoon oregano
  • 50 g red lentils

Instructions

  • Mix the flour, oil and salt with enough cold water to bring the mix together into a wet dough which comes away cleanly from the sides of your mixing bowl. The dough should be easily manipulated and stretchy, but not stick to your fingers.
  • Simmer the lentils together with the olives, oregano, chopped tomatoes and all the juices from the tomato can, once you've chopped the tomatoes. Do this for 5-10 minutes over a medium heat.
  • Line your pudding basin with approx half to 1 cm thick layer of pastry (keeping ⅓ for a lid, then fill with the tomato and onion and olive mix, and then use the remaining ⅓ as a lid.)
  • This will only fill your basin to approximately ¾ full, but don’t worry, it will grow when you steam it.
  • Place a pleated piece of foil over the top and tie it around the rim (illustrated, right) and steam for approx 2-3 hrs in the slow cooker, or on your hob in a bain marie until the pastry is bulging above the top of your pudding basin.
  • Serve with 80g carrots per person and 200g potato per person, made into wedges.

Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
tomato & olive pudding
Amount per Serving
Calories
531
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
26
g
40
%
Saturated Fat
 
19
g
119
%
Sodium
 
236
mg
10
%
Potassium
 
194
mg
6
%
Carbohydrates
 
62
g
21
%
Fiber
 
6
g
25
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
12
g
24
%
Vitamin A
 
59
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
26
mg
3
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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