Vegan Asparagus Quiche

Recipe

Vegan Asparagus Quiche

A savory pie filled with asparagus, tofu, and herbs, baked until golden. This dish is a delightful option for brunch or light dinner.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 190°C.

    Timer: 15 min (fixed)

    Cookware: oven — preheat

  2. Step 2

    On the cutting board, use the chef's knife to dice the yellow onion, mince the garlic, and cut the asparagus into 2 cm pieces. Place the tofu in the mixing bowl, press it firmly until no excess liquid remains, then crumble it.

    Parallel with step: 1

    Ingredients used: 400.0 gr Tofu

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, mixing bowl

  3. Step 3

    Heat the olive oil in the skillet over medium heat, then sauté the yellow onion, garlic, and asparagus for 7–8 minutes until the onion softens and the asparagus is tender-crisp.

    Timer: 8 min (scalable)

    Ingredients used: 300.0 gr Asparagus, 10.0 gr Garlic, 15.0 ml Olive Oil, 100.0 gr Yellow Onion

    Cookware: skillet — medium heat

  4. Step 4

    Add the crumbled pressed tofu, soy milk, nutritional yeast, thyme, salt, and black pepper to the blender and blend until smooth and thick.

    Ingredients used: 1.5 gr Black Pepper, 30.0 gr Nutritional Yeast, 6.0 gr Salt, 180.0 ml Soy Milk, 1.0 gr Thyme

    Cookware: blender — blend

  5. Step 5

    Transfer the blended tofu mixture to the mixing bowl, add the sautéed vegetables, and combine until the asparagus is evenly distributed.

    Cookware: blender, mixing bowl

  6. Step 6

    Spoon the filling into the vegan pie crust fitted in the 23 cm pie dish and smooth the surface. Bake in the oven at 190°C for 35 minutes, until the top is golden and the center is set with only a slight wobble.

    Timer: 35 min (scalable)

    Ingredients used: 230.0 gr Vegan Pie Crust

    Cookware: oven — 190°C, pie dish

  7. Step 7

    Remove the pie dish from the oven and let the quiche rest for 10 minutes; the filling should firm up enough to slice cleanly.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: Chef Knife, oven, pie dish

Nutrition (Estimated)