Vegan Bacon and Cheese Quiche Lorraine
This delicious egg-free quiche has a crisp pastry case filled to the brim with a silky smooth, creamy, cheesy filling and is sprinkled throughout with vegan 'bacon' pieces. It's packed with smoky, creamy, savoury flavours and is beautiful served with chunky, home-made chips and a side salad drizzled with a tangy maple-mustard dressing.
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Serves: 8
Calories: 454kcal
Ingredients
For the pastry:
- 230 g plain flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 100 g dairy free butter (cold and cubed)
- 2 tbsp dairy free milk
For the filling:
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 100 g onion (diced)
- 175 g vegan bacon rashers (diced)
- 350 g silken tofu
- 200 g dairy free cheese (grated)
- 150 g dairy free cream
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ¾ tsp kala namak black salt (substitute: regular salt (*see note))
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 75 g cornflour
- 100 ml water
Equipment
- Vitamix High Power Blender
Instructions
To make the pastry:
- Add all of the pastry ingredients, except the milk, to a food processor and blitz until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.230 g plain flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 100 g dairy free butter
- Add the milk and blitz again briefly. Take a small handful of the mixture and squeeze it together in your hand - if the mixture comes together into a ball then it’s ready, if not add another tsp of milk and blitz again before testing once more.2 tbsp dairy free milk
- Remove the mixture from the food processor and bring it together into a ball.
- Lightly flour a smooth surface and rolling pin and set aside a 20cm (8") pie dish.
- Roll the pastry out to around 1/2cm (1/4") thick.
- Roll the pastry around your rolling pin and transfer it to the pie dish. Trim the pastry so that the edge is slightly higher than the edge of the dish, to allow for any shrinkage in the oven.
- Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Whilst the pastry is chilling, preheat the oven to 170°C fan (190°C conventional / 375°F / gas mark 5).
- Line the pastry case with baking paper and fill with baking beans (dried beans). Bake for around 20-25 minutes until the pastry is just starting to colour. If you're using a metal pie dish it'll take around 20 minutes and a glass pie dish will take around 25 minutes.
- Once baked, set aside until you have made the quiche filling.
To make the filling:
- In a large frying pan fry the onion in the oil over a medium heat for 10 minutes until soft.1 tbsp vegetable oil, 100 g onion
- Add the diced bacon and fry for 5 more minutes.175 g vegan bacon rashers
- In a blender add the tofu, cheese, cream, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and nutmeg and blitz until smooth.350 g silken tofu, 200 g dairy free cheese, 150 g dairy free cream, 1 tbsp nutritional yeast, 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, 3/4 tsp kala namak black salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Drain off any excess oil from the frying pan and then pour the creamy tofu mixture into the pan with the onion and bacon. Stir together and bring to a gentle simmer.
- In a separate dish combine the cornflour and water and stir to a paste. Add this to the frying pan, stir in and simmer until the mixture has thickened (around 5 minutes).75 g cornflour, 100 ml water
- Pour the thickened mixture into the pre-baked pastry case and allow the quiche to cool and set. Serve slightly warm for a softer texture or at room temperature for a firmer texture.
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Notes
Vegan / Dairy Free / Egg Free
Recipe inspired by: Wales/France
Please check the allergens on the ingredients you purchase before use. The allergen information provided in this recipe is intended as a guide only and is based on the specific ingredients and brands used at the time of creating the recipe, therefore we cannot guarantee that the same will apply to the ingredients you use. Nutritional values are estimated and exclude any optional extras.
Prep time excludes any inactive time.
We highly recommend you use the metric and 1x options on this recipe card for the best results. Please note that this recipe has not been tested using US measurements or increasing ingredient quantities to 2x or 3x, therefore results may vary.
Nutrition
Calories: 454kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 710mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Net Carbohydrates: 39g
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