Vegan Quiche

Vegan Quiche

Quiche minus the egg...

Looks like egg but isn't. Tastes better too!

Pre-veganism you would never have convinced me that mushed up tofu has similar qualities to scrambled egg. But it fucking does. 

This was a sweet potato, spinach & caramelised onion quiche, but you could use any vegetables that don't tend to excrete a load of water whilst heating up. 

Having never made pastry prior to this moment, 'Vegan quiche' is without a doubt one of my proudest cooking achievements as of yet. 

If I can do it, then you definitely can too.

Ingredients

Pastry

1 1/2 cup of plain white flour

1 cup wholemeal flour

1 handful of finely crushed cashew nuts

1/2 cup of coconut oil

tblsp salt

1/3 cup of ice water

Quiche filling

1 block of firm tofu (press the water out of it)

1/2 cup of Nutritional Yeast

1 cup grated Vegan Cheese (I used Cheezly's Mozzarella)

small bunch of fresh coriander

250g frozen spinach (defrost in microwave)

black pepper

tblsp salt

1 sweet potato

1 white onion

1 teasp chilli powder

1 teasp turmeric powder

1 garlic clove (finely chopped)

a small handful of pumpkin seeds & flaked almonds (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 180(°C). Combine all the pastry ingredients together in food processor. BLEND! 

2. Remove pastry dough from blender & place the pastry dough on a floured surface. Roll out relatively thin.

Pastry pre-rolling

 3. Place pastry in a greased (with vegan butter substitute) tart tin and use your fingers to get the pastry where you want it.

Press that pastry in yo tin

4. Put your pastry lined tin in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Set aside.

5. Peel and chop your sweet potato into small cubes. Partly boil them (takes about 5-7mins). Drain them, rub them with olive oil and put in the oven to roast for 20 mins.

6. Finely slice the onion & fry in olive oil with a sprinkle of brown sugar to caramelise. Add the chilli powder, garlic, nutritional yeast, spinach & sweet potato once the onions are cooked. Turn off heat.

My sweet potato was white not orange :'(

7. In a mixing bowl mash up the tofu with your fingers. Add the grated cheese and all of the contents from your frying pan. Add the tumeric, black pepper & coriander (chopped). MIX.

8. Fill the pastry with the tofu mix

Quiche-licious

9. Bake in oven for 15 minutes (or till pastry is cooked through)

Remove from tin. Top with flaked almonds & pumpkin seeds if you're feeling fancy. 

CONSUME!!

The pastry was crisp and the filling was tofu heaven. #PleasedWithMyself

NOW STUFF THAT FAKE EGGY, PASTRY CASED MUSH INTO YOUR HUNGRY OPEN MOUTH-HOLE.