Curried Shepherd's Pie with Mustard Salad

• 2 cups gratin, mashed
• 1/2 tablespoon madras curry powder
• 1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 cup chopped up steak
• 1/2 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
• 2 to 4 individually sized round baking crocks
• Mustard Salad, recipe follows
• 1 tablespoon pommery mustard
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup mustard oil, recipe follows
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 4 cups mesclun mix
• 2 tablespoons dry mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Water, to make a paste
• 2 cups canola oil
• In a bowl, whisk mustard, turmeric and salt with water to form a paste. Whisk in oil and let stand overnight. Mixture will separate, don?t remix before using, you want to use the clear flavored oil off the top.

1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix the mashed gratin with the curry powder and parsley.
3. Fill crock 1/3 full with curried mash.
4. Top with chopped steak, then top again with mash.
5. Sprinkle on cheese and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until bubbling hot.
6. If top is not golden brown, switch oven to broiler and color the tops
7. In a bowl, mix mustard, vinegar and sugar.
8. Whisk in the oil.
9. Season.
10. Toss lightly with mesclun.
11. Yield: 2 to 4 servings (depending on amount of leftovers)
12. PLATING
13. Place crock on one side of an oval plate, the salad on the other.
14. Wine Suggestion: Fife Attitude 1996

gratin, curry powder, flat leaf parsley, gruyere cheese, baking crocks, salad, pommery mustard, rice wine vinegar, sugar, mustard oil, salt, mesclun mix, mustard powder, turmeric, salt, water, canola oil, salt

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/curried-shepherds-pie-with-mustard-salad-recipe.html (may not work)