Vegan Tofu Quiche

You don't need meat, eggs or dairy products to make a tasty quiche. This is Vegan Tofu Quiche made with tofu and plenty of vegetables for filling.

The crust is crispy and the inside is creamy and super tasty.

In general, egg mixture is made with eggs and heavy cream(or milk), and it could be too rich for some people. But in this recipe, tofu is the main ingredient so it tastes lighter and more gentle.

Recommend this recipe for

• Vegan/Vegetarian
• Someone who love tofu
• Someone who looks for a party food recipe with tofu

The quiche looks gorgeous and easy to cut and serve to people so it's a great party food.

Let's get started!

About this recipe

• Vegan, no meat, eggs or dairy products
• Egg mixture is substitute with tofu and cashew nuts
• Make a crust from scratch with whole wheat flour
• Use 21cm(8.3 inches) removable bottom tart pan

📋 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients.

• Crust　>> Whole wheat flour, oil, salt and water
• Tofu cream　>> Tofu, cashew nuts and salt
• Filling　>> Potatoes, shimeji mushrooms, spinach and cherry tomatoes

Use whole wheat flour for the crust but you can substitute with other type of flour.

Use firm tofu(momen) and press completely to make it more firm. Please check the link below.

ReferenceHow to press tofu

🔪Step by step instructions

Ok, I'm gonna walk you through the process step by step. The general steps will be like this, make a crust -> cook filling -> make tofu cream -> and bake at an oven.

There are a lot of steps, but let's give it a try!

First of all, preheat oven to 180 C. Also please press tofu and remove extra water beforehand.

1. Make crust dough　>> Put the crust ingredients(whole wheat flour, oil, water and salt) in a bowl and mix with a spatula
2. Make crust dough　>> The crust dough will be like this
3. Form the crust　>> Place the dough on the tart pan and press it with your palm or fingers to evenly spread the bottom and sides.
4. Make holes in the dough　>> Make holes with a fork at equal intervals on the bottom(to prevent the dough from floating)

Now that crust is ready, bake it in the preheated 180 C oven for 10 minutes.

5. Cut vegetables　>> Cut potatoes into bite size, remove bottom of shimeji mushrooms and separate them, and cut cherry tomatoes into quarters
6. Cut vegetables　>> Chop spinach
7. Steam vegetables　>> Put potatoes and shimeji mushrooms in a pot and steam for about 7 minutes(or you can boil them)
8. Steam vegetables　>> Put spinach on top and steam another one minute

9. Make a tofu cream　>> While steaming the vegetables, mix tofu, cashew nuts and salt in a food processor until smooth
10. Make a tofu mixture　>> Transfer the tofu cream to a bowl, put steamed vegetables in, and mix them together with spatula
11. Make a tofu mixture　>> Add cherry tomatoes and mix lightly
12. Fill the mixture　>> Fill the tofu mixture evenly onto the baked crust

And the last step, bake in the preheated 180 C oven for 30 minutes.

Here you go! Whew, it was a lot of steps!

The crust is crispy and the inside is super creamy.

In order to enjoy the crispy crust, please finish it up within the day. If you have leftover, store it in the refrigerator and eat within 2 days.

📖Variations

In this recipe, I used vegetables that are available all year round, but if you use seasonal vegetables, you can make many variations. Here are some ideas for you.

• Spring vegetables tofu quiche : Asparagus, snap peas and spring onions
• Summer vegetable tofu quiche : Egg plants, zucchini and paprika
• Autumn vegetable tofu quiche : Kabocha squash(Japanese pumpkin)

🥗 Side dishes

What dish goes well with vegan tofu quiche? Here are some ideas.

• Chickpea tomato soup
• Chinese cabbage soup
• Vegan chickpea salad
• Veggie quinoa salad
• Asparagus and boiled egg simple salad

Thanks for Stopping By

Even though it requires a lot of steps to make it, each step is simple and easy. I hope you will try the recipe.

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Also feel free to leave comments if you have any questions. I love hearing from you!

Chef JA Cooks is a Japanese food blog which share simple and healthy Japanese home cooking recipes include vegan and vegetarian. From traditional Japanese recipes to modern recipes with step by step instructions.

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