3 flax eggs (1/4 cup ground flaxseed meal + ¾ cup water in a jar, let sit for 5 minutes)
1 cup flour (I used amaranth)
¾ cup nutritional yeast
1 tbsp garlic powder
2 tbsp tahini
1 tsp oregano
½ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp black pepper
Filling:
1½ cup chickpea flour
1¼ cup water
¼ cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
pinch of black pepper
1 tsp black salt (optional - but an amazing ingredient for that 'eggy' taste)
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 red pepper, diced
4 cremini or white mushrooms, sliced
¼ cup red onion, diced
handful spinach
Instructions
Make Crust:
Pre-Heat oven to 400°F
Place steamed cauliflower in a cheese cloth or nut milk bag. Let sit in the fridge for a few minutes (until you can handle it without yelping). Then squeeze as much liquid out of cauliflower into the sink as possible.
In food processor, pulse the cauliflower, flax eggs, flour, nutritional yeast, tahini and spices until a creamy dough forms.
Press and spread dough with a spatula on a 9-inch pie dish (non-stick, or lined with parchment paper) along the bottom and up the sides about ¼ inch thick.
Bake crust for 20 minutes.
At the same time, spread the mushrooms, red pepper, and cherry tomatoes on a parchment-lined (or reusable baking sheet-covered) baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the filling: blend or whisk together chickpea flour, water and spices until smooth. Then stir in the roasted veggies, spinach, onion (and if you're fine with soy, add in ¼ cup of chopped smoked tofu YUM)
Pour filling into the crust.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Remove and let cool for at least 10 minutes.
Serve each slice with a drizzle of the hollandaise sauce from this recipe and a basil leaf or two:)
Recipe by HookedOnPlants at https://hookedonplants.ca/2018/06/14/vegan-quiche-cauliflower-crust/