Alternative to mash to put on top of cottage pie?

[HiccupHaddockHorrendous]

I've run out of potatoes and am looking for an alternative topping for my cottage pie.

I do have carrots, BNS, bread (brown and white), rice and lots of other random things.

Any suggestions?

[Seeline]

You could do a savoury crumble topping - usual flour/fat mix rubbed together then add seasoning and a good handful or two of cheese. Just lightly mix this in and sprinkle on top. When it's cooked the top goes crunchy and chewy.

[Jins]

Mashed cauliflower is lovely. Nicer than potato I think

[Theas18]

cobbler topping? ie savoury scone dough cut in rounds and prettily arranged?

[Thumbwitch]

What's BNS?

Does it need a topping? You could just grate cheese over it?

I make mash from sundry other veg, mostly swede, butternut squash, carrots can be mixed in too (but aren't that great on their own), sweet potato etc.

[HiccupHaddockHorrendous]

Ooh, lots of suggestions, thanks!

BNS = butternut squash (sorry, lazy typing ).

So butternut squash and carrot mashed together might work. I don't have any other mashable veg.

I like the sound of a crumble topping too and will also google savoury scone recipe, thanks.

Thumb - not sure if I could the mince on its own...would just be too odd .

[Thumbwitch]

Hope it was lovely, Hiccup - my mum often used to do a mince dish that was like cottage pie but without a topping - she named it "modge". It was lovely, actually - mince and veggies as normal but also with a tin of Campbell's veg soup included. Mind you, we'd have had it with boiled potatoes, normally!
We have "mince thing" with pasta - similar to modge but without the veg soup. :)

[HiccupHaddockHorrendous]

Sorry, I didn't mean for my comment to sound as rude as it did .

I ended up putting a crumble topping on it and it was ok. I put too much on and it was a bit dough-y but edible so that's fine

[Thumbwitch]

Oh that's ok - I do cook some "odd" food at times!
Glad you sorted it anyway. :)