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Leftover Christmas Vegetable Pasty Recipe

This leftover Christmas vegetable pasty recipe makes for a nice lunch leftover for after a blustery walk with a cup of soup. You can use a mix of leftover vegetables but a mix of root veg and then some green veg is a good place to start. If you have any frozen peas or spinach lurking around at the back of the freezer, this is a good way to use them up. If you have any leftover veggie stuffing or nut roast it works well, but if you don't, no problem.

Ingredients

• 1 pack ready roll shortcrust pastry

• 1 onion finely chopped

• Leftover veg - A mix of potatoes, parsnips, swede, carrots and Brussel sprouts all chopped into about 1-2cm chunks. A handful of peas and some wilted spinach will work well.

• 1 sprig fresh rosemary finely chopped or a pinch of dried rosemary.

• 1 tsp mild mustard (optional)

• 1 egg for eggwash

Method

• Preheat the oven to about 180°C/350°F/gas 4.

• Put a splash of oil in a pan and gently cook the onion until it’s soft but not coloured. Set aside to cool.

• Roll out your pastry on a lightly floured surface to about 5mm thick, cut into 20cm diameter circles (use a small plate to cut around if easier). Pop in the fridge so they don’t get too warm.

• Then make the filling. Chop all the veg up and place in a bowl, add the cooled cooked onion. Add the rosemary and season with black pepper and a pinch of salt.

• Take the pastry out of the fridge, take one of the circles and spoon some filling into one half of the circle, take a couple of tsp of leftover stuffing if using and add to the top of the vegetables. Try not to overfill otherwise the pasty won’t close. On the other half of the pastry, gently smooth ½ tsp of mustard across the pastry, fold the pastry over the veg so that the two sides are touching. Join the edges by either using a fork to push them together or crimping with your fingers. Fold the end corners underneath.

• Pop the pasties on a baking tray, brush each pasty with beaten egg for a shiny finish and cook for about 40mins.

• Serve on their own or with a bowl of soup.

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