VEGAN FOOD!
My name is Rowena, I’m 22 and I live in Dublin, Ireland. This is what I make for dinner!! Let me know if you tried out any of the food. I don’t like following recipes or non essential measurements, so apart from the baking, you should adjust these recipes to suit your own taste and food supply! Cooking is quicker, easier, yummier and more fun that way.Archive for Silken Tofu
FRESH STRAWBERRY TOFUCAKE
250g vegan digestive biscuits [look out for whey powder & lactose!]
3 tbsp vegan margarine
2 tbsp maple syrup
200g silken tofu [firm style]
200g vegan ‘cream cheese’
500g fresh strawberries
1 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp soy milk
half a small lemon [zest and juice]
120g unrefined caster sugar
2-3 drops vanilla essence
Preheat oven to 160c. Crumble the digestive biscuits in a bowl and mix with the maple syrup and melted margarine. Firmly press the mixture into a greased cheesecake tin, paying particular attention to the edges. Bake blind for 5 minutes and remove from the oven. Blend the mashed silken tofu, vegan ‘cream cheese’ and the mashed fresh strawberries together. Add the lemon zest and juice to taste, along with the sugar and vanilla essence. Blend the cornflour and soy milk together and add to the mixture while stirring, until creamy and slightly thickened. Pour the mixture into the tin on top of the biscuit base and bake for about 40 minutes, depending on your oven. Chill for a few hours before serving, or preferably for a day in order for it to set properly.
TOFU QUICHE WITH SPINACH, BROCOLLI & RED PEPPER.
Serves 2 as a main meal, or 4 as a side.
INGREDIENTS:
150g plain wholemeal flour
50g plain white flour
100g vegan margarine [soft or firm]
4 tbsp water
100g firm tofu [well drained]
100g silken tofu
6 tbsp soy milk
1 small red pepper [half]
1 medium onion
Handful of broccoli florets
Handful of steamed spinach
1 clove garlic
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp chili powder
Black pepper to taste
Handful of pine nuts
Rub pieces of the margarine into the flour until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add enough water to make a dough, knead well and roll on a floured surface to fit a flat tin or quiche dish. Grease the tin and bake the pastry blind at 220 degrees for 10 minutes.
Saute the onion, red pepper and brocolli. Blend the tofu, soy milk, turmeric, garlic, chili and pepper in a food processor or by hand. Add the vegetables, including the spinach, to the tofu mixture. Pour into the pastry crust and bake at 180 degrees for 30 – 45 minutes, depending on your oven. 10 minutes before it has finished cooking, sprinkle the pine nuts over the top and lightly brush with olive oil.
Serve warm, not hot.
The idea for this recipe came from the kitchen section on the Vegan Family House website, check it out!!
http://www.veganfamily.co.uk
