Vegan Wellington with Mushrooms and Lentils

This beautiful Vegan Wellington with Mushrooms and Lentils tastes simply nearly as good because it appears, with flaky, vegan puff pastry wrapped round meaty lentils, mushrooms and a mirepoix of onions, carrots and celery. The scrumptious flavors are all tied along with contemporary herbs.

Vegan wellington with lentil and mushroom filling on marble board.

Who would not love puff pastry? You should use it to make almost any dish extra scrumptious, from a vegan pot pie to a vegan sausage roll. This time, we’re wrapping it round a flavorful filling of lentils and mushrooms to make a delicious, flaky, golden-brown vegan wellington.

A wellington is an English-origin dish made by wrapping a loaf of meat, typically beef, wrapped inside puff pastry. However making a scrumptious vegan model of this handsome dish might be not solely simpler, it additionally makes for a more healthy possibility.

For my vegan wellington I created an fragrant and nutritious filling of lentils, celery, carrots, onions and mushrooms. Caramelize all of the veggies with a splash of wine to construct up the flavour, and end off with a medley of herbs. Then wrap all this goodness in puff pastry and bake till golden, crispy and scrumptious.

I can not think about a beef wellington would style any higher!

Desk of Contents

Slices of vegan wellington with mushroom and lentil filling on white plate with fork.

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Why you’ll love this recipe

There’s a lot taste and texture on this vegan mushroom wellington. The crunchy, flaky puff pastry is divine with the comfortable lentils and textured veggies.
The recipe is sort of foolproof. There are a couple of steps you will want to undergo, together with making the lentil filling. But it surely’s fairly simple and if you happen to comply with directions you may’t go mistaken.
Everybody will like it. You do not have to be plant-based to take pleasure in this wonderful and straightforward vegan wellington. This can be a very kid-friendly recipe as nicely, regardless of the mushrooms, which disappear into the savory lentil filling. And the adults? You will have them consuming out of your hand!
The recipe makes two wellington loaves. So it is good for a gathering of six to eight folks.

Elements

Dried brown lentils. You may also use inexperienced lentils or French puy lentils. If utilizing canned lentils, use two 15-oz cans and drain out all liquid.
Puff pastry sheets. Use store-bought puff pastry sheets. Many manufacturers bought in grocery shops, together with Pepperidge Farm which I used, are by accident vegan.
Avocado oil. Or any vegetable oil, together with olive oil.
Aromatics: garlic, onion and dried herbs, together with sage, rosemary and thyme.
Greens: carrots, celery, and mushrooms (crimini or button mushrooms).
Purple wine. This may assist construct up the flavour, so attempt to use it. In the event you completely will not, skip it.
Soy sauce or tamari. This may add a pleasant hit of umami. Pass over if soy-free. You may also substitute with a two teaspoons of vegan Worcestershire sauce or a tablespoon of tomato paste.
Dijon mustard or wholegrain mustard
Unbleached all goal flour. This may assist take in the moisture from the filling so the puff pastry stays crispy.
Salt and floor black pepper to style.

Variations

To make a more healthy vegan wellington recipe use entire wheat puff pastry. My recipe isn’t just wholegrain, it has half the fats you’d discover in retailer purchased puff pastry.
You should use entire wheat flour as an alternative of all goal flour for the filling.
You can also make this a vegan “beef” wellington by changing half the lentils with 14 oz of vegan beef.
Use leeks as an alternative of onions for much more taste. You may also sub the mushrooms for a seasonal squash.
Use contemporary herbs as an alternative of dried. You should use two tablespoons of contemporary herbs.
Use a mixture of wild or dry mushrooms. Be sure to reconstitute them first, then cook dinner with the remainder of the filling.

How one can make vegan wellington

1. Place the lentils in a saucepan, cowl with an inch of water, deliver to a boil, cowl, and proceed cooking 20-25 minutes or till lentils are tender however not mushy. Drain and put aside.

Garlic, carrots, onions and celery sauteing in pan with wooden ladle.

2. Warmth the oil in a skillet over medium warmth. Add the finely chopped carrots, celery, onions and garlic together with a splash of salt and floor black pepper. Saute, stirring continuously, till the veggies begin to caramelize.

Mushrooms sauteing in skillet with wooden spoon.

3. Add the mushrooms, saute for a minute, then add the wine. Proceed to cook dinner, stirring typically, till the wine has evaporated and the mushrooms are browned.

4. Add the herbs, soy sauce or tamari, dijon mustard, salt and floor black pepper to style.

5. Add the lentils and proceed cooking till there is no such thing as a seen liquid within the skillet.

Flour added to mushrooms and lentils in skillet.

6. Add the flour and blend nicely till the flour is absorbed by the combination. Flip off the warmth

7. Place the filling in a spot the place it could actually cool rapidly. I put it in a bowl and place it within the fridge.

Puff pastry sheet rolled out to a rectangle.

8. Roll out one of many puff pastry sheets to 11 X 13 inches on a flippantly floured floor.

Lentil mushroom loaf on puff pastry sheet.

9. Divide the lentil combination in two and kind every right into a loaf. Place one loaf within the heart of the rolled out puff pastry sheet.

Edges of puff pastry rolled over the lentil mushroom mixture.

10. Fold the puff pastry over the loaf and press within the seam. Use a bit water to moisten the perimeters, to assist the seams stick.

Vegan wellington with edges tucked in on chopping board.

11. With the seam aspect down tuck within the ends and seal them so you might have a neat-looking, totally wrapped log. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry and the remaining lentil-veggie combination.

Scored vegan wellington on wooden board.

12. Utilizing a really sharp knife, rating the highest of the log in an ornamental pattern– I did a crosshatch. You may coat the highest with an non-obligatory wash of a teaspoon of oil or melted vegan butter blended with a teaspoon of non-dairy milk for higher colour.

Wellington logs placed on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

13. Place the wellington loaves on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Baked wellington loaves on parchment lined baking sheet.

14. Place the baking sheet within the preheated 425-degree oven and bake the wellington logs for 45 minutes or till golden-brown. Take away, let the wellingtons stand for about 10 minutes, then slice and serve.

Recipe FAQs

Can I make this recipe a couple of days forward?

You can also make the filling as much as two days prematurely. Refrigerate till prepared to make use of. Then roll out the puff pastry and stuff and bake the day you need to serve the vegan wellington.
You may also refrigerate the baked wellington for as much as three days. Reheat in a preheated, 350-degree oven till warmed by means of and the puff pastry is crispy once more.

Can I freeze vegan wellington?

Wrap the wellington tightly in freezer secure wrap and place in an hermetic container. Freeze for as much as three months. Thaw and reheat in preheated 350-degree oven till warmed by means of and crispy.

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Vegan wellington slices on a white plate with fork.

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