This vegan and gluten-free “quiche” from Julie Morris’ Superfood Kitchen is perfect for Spring. Made with tofu and stuffed with broccoli, it is a very healthy dish so I added a few additional ingredients which are listed below as optional. Served with hot sauce for an extra kick!
Ingredients
Crust
1/3 cup ground flaxseed
1/3 cup water
2 cups cooked quinoa
3 tablespoons melted coconut oil, plus extra to grease pan
¼ cup nutritional yeast
¼ teaspoon fine salt
Filling
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
4 large cloves garlic, minced
2 cups finely chopped broccoli
1 pound firm tofu
¼ cup nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon ume plum vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
½ teaspoon ground mustard (optional)
Additional salt to taste (optional)
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
Preparation
- In a small bowl, mix flaxseed and water and set aside 10 minutes to gel.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a deep-dish 9-inch pie pan.
- In a large bowl, mix quinoa, the 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil, nutritional yeast and salt. Add soaked flaxseed and stir well. Press mixture firmly along bottom and up side of pie pan. Bake crust in preheated oven 15 minutes. Leave oven on.
- For the filling, heat the 1 tablespoon coconut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion until beginning to soften. Add garlic and chopped broccoli and cook until broccoli begins to turn bright green. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a blender or food processor, whip tofu, nutritional yeast, tahini, vinegar, lemon juice and all spices except turmeric until very smooth. (I stirred the turmeric in last to keep the color from transferring to my blender jar, but if this doesn’t concern you it can be blended with the additional spices.)
- Stir vegetables into filling and scrape batter into baked crust. Smooth top with a spatula and bake 50 minutes until top begins to turn golden brown.
- Let stand 10 minutes. Quiche may be enjoyed warm or cold.