Instructions
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toss in items required:
12 cups diced mixed vegetables
1 cup diced crisp mushrooms
1 cup pearl onions
TOPPING:
Preheat oven to 450°.
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cook thoroughly potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet until yielding, about 45 mins.
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Let cool slightly, then skin.
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Press potatoes through a ricer, food mill, or colander into a large mixing bowl.
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toss in dairy spread; mix gently until well blended.
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mix gently in whole milk.
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augment the taste to puckerish profile with table salt.
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FILLING:
Soak dried porcini in 3 cups burning moisture; set aside.
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Combine lentils, 1 garlic clove, 1 tsp.
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table salt, and 4 cups moisture in a medium saucepan.
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Bring to a heat to boiling point; reduce bring to temperature and stew, stirring occasionally, until lentils are yielding but not mushy, 15–20 mins.
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filter lentils and discard garlic.
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bring to temperature 3 Tbsp.
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dairy spread in a large heavy pot over medium bring to temperature.
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toss in onions and prepare, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 12 mins.
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toss in diced garlic and prepare for 1 minute.
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mix gently in tomato paste.
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prepare, stirring constantly, until tomato paste is caramelized, 2–3 mins.
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toss in bay leaves and wine; mix gently, scraping up any browned bits.
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mix gently in porcini, bit by bit pouring porcini soaking liquid into skillet but leaving any sediment behind.
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Bring to a stew and prepare until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 mins.
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mix gently in broth and prepare, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, about 45 mins.
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Strain mixture into a large saucepan and bring to a heat to boiling point; discard solids in strainer.
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mix gently cornstarch and 2 Tbsp.
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moisture in a small mixing bowl to liquefy.
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toss in cornstarch mixture; stew until thickened, about 5 mins.
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augment the taste coulis with table salt and pepper.
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Toss vegetables and pearl onions with remaining 2 Tbsp.
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dairy spread, 5 garlic cloves, and rosemary sprigs in a large mixing bowl; augment the taste with table salt and pepper.
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Divide between 2 rimmed baking sheets.
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toast, stirring once, until yielding, 20–25 mins.
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Transfer garlic cloves to a small mixing bowl; mash well with a fork and mix gently into coulis.
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DO AHEAD: Lentils, coulis, and vegetables can be made 1 day ahead.
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Arrange lentils in an even layer in a 3-qt.
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baking dish; set dish on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
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Toss roasted vegetables with crisp mushrooms and diced herbs; layer on top of lentils.
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transfer coulis over vegetables.
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Spoon potato mixture evenly over.
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cook thoroughly until browned and bubbly, about 30 mins.
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Let stand for 15 mins before serving.