Vegan Pea And Asparagus Quiche
This simple vegan pea and asparagus quiche recipe is so easy to make and a great way to treat your guests!
I can’t believe it’s already the middle of the year! I feel like the Winter has been way too long this year (although, I love it so much). Not even a month ago I was still wearing a winter coat and this past weekend I’ve been swimming in the sea. Crazy!
I’m so glad it’s summer already. Okay, late Spring, but it feels like Summer 🙂
If there’s one ingredient I love about this time of year it’s asparagus. I love it raw because it tastes kinda like peas and I love eating peas raw just as well. But both of those are also incredibly delicious cooked. So, today I’m sharing a recipe for a vegan pea and asparagus quiche that I created together with the lovely Tereza Poljanič from Teresamisu.
We were secretly admiring each other’s work for a long time, so we met a while ago and came up with the idea of creating a couple of recipes together. If you don’t know her yet, go check her out! Tereza is a multi-talented lady. She runs her blog, a TV cooking show, writes cookbooks and so much more. Such an inspiring lady!
Back to the recipe!
This was my first time trying out tofu filling. I don’t cook with tofu very often so I was pleasantly surprised by how flavorful the filling came out. It’s a very simple filling. All you need is some onions, garlic and some herbs like basil and mint. We used pumpkin seed tofu, but you can use any firm tofu. The almond milk makes it all very creamy and ties everything together.
Place some fresh asparagus and peas on top, bake and that’s it.
Oh yeah, and we included a delicious crust recipe. Here are some tips on how to make the crust flaky and how to prevent it from shrinking during baking.
How to make a flaky pie crust:
- Use cold ingredients and use your hands as little as possible so you’re not warming up that dough.
- Little chunks of butter (or coconut butter) should still be visible in the dough. The size of the chunks shouldn’t be larger than a pea.
How to prevent pie crust from shrinking?
- Resting the pie crust is crucial. It should rest after making the dough and after you’ve rolled out the dough and placed it in the pie tin
- Don’t overwork the dough. This way it gets too firm and shrinks.
- Don’t stretch the dough when placing it in the tin.
- Poke holes in the bottom.
- Use pie weights or dry beans to weight down the crust while pre-baking.
Vegan Pea And Asparagus Quiche
Ingredients
Dough
- 280 g all-purpose flour (1 1/3 cup)
- 140 g coconut butter (or regular butter for a non-vegan quiche) chilled and cubed, (1 1/4 stick)
- 4-5 TBSP ice cold water
- 2 tsp salt
Filling
- 400 g Tereza’s Choice pumpkin tofu or any other firm tofu
- 100 ml almond milk (1/3 cup + 1 TBSP)
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- bunch of basil and mint chopped
- handful of peas
- handful asparagus
Instructions
Dough
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Combine flour and salt, in a food processor. Pulse to mix. Add the butter and pulse a few times. You should still be able to see some small chunks of butter no bigger than peas.
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Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of ice water over flour mixture at a time. Pulse a couple of times. If you pinch some of the crumbly dough and it holds together, it's ready. If not, keep adding water one
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After the dough has chilled in the refrigerator for an hour, you can roll it out. If it is too stiff, let it sit for 5-10 minutes at room temperature before rolling.
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Sprinkle a little flour on a flat, clean work surface and on top of the dough.
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Using a rolling pin, roll it out from the center of the dough. Every once in a while you may need to gently lift under the dough and add a sprinkle of flour.
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Using a rolling pin, roll it out from the center of the dough. Every once in a while you may need to gently lift under the dough and add a sprinkle of flour.
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When the dough has reached the right size, gently roll it around the rolling pin and place it over the pie tin. Do not stretch the dough.
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Use your hands to gently press the dough into the tin.
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Use a rolling pin to roll over the edges to trim them.
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Place the prepared crust into the refrigerator for another 30 minutes, then take it out and use a fork to create small holes on the bottom. Don't worry, once the dough is baked the wholes will disappear.
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Place a piece of aluminum foil onto the crust and add dried beans or pie weights onto the crust and bake it for 15 minutes at 200 °C.
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Take the baked pie out of the oven and leave to cool slightly.
Fillling
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Meanwhile prepare the tofu filling. Caramelize the onion and add garlic at the end. Then blend the tofu in a food processor with 100 ml of almond milk and the caramelized onion and garlic, blend until smooth consistency.
Finishing the Quiche
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Add the filling on top of the pie crust, lastly add peas and asparagus on top. Brush with a little olive oil and bake another 20-30 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius.
I’m so amazed there is tofu in this – I definitely need to try this beautiful recipe. Your quiche looks amazing. Pinning and sharing. Thank you for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. I hope you are having a lovely weekend! The party is back on Monday, i hope to see you there!
Thank you, April! And, yes, this tofu filling is so incredible ad silky. Thanks for hosting the party. I just came from vacay but will attend the next one for sure 🙂 Love, Anja