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This Mediterranean-inspired quiche swaps the egg & milk combo with beans & cashews for a hearty, nutritious spin. The medley of other savoury flavours will leave your taste buds buzzing.

You will need

Serves 8

  • 250 g (1 2/3 cups) wholemeal flour
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon oil, for frying
  • 1 leek, chopped finely
  • 2 spring onions, finely sliced
  • 3/4 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight or in boiling water for 15 minutes
  • 400 g tin cannellini beans, drained
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 75 g (1/2 cup) Kalamata olives, pitted
  • 410 g tin artichoke hearts, halved

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Directions

35 mins to prep

65 mins to cook

  1. Step 1

    Lightly spray a 23 cm quiche tin with olive oil spray. In a medium bowl combine wholemeal flour, salt, 1/4 cup olive oil and 1/2 cup water. Combine with a spoon, mould together, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until it’s well combined and forms a ball.

  2. Step 2

    Using a rolling pin, roll out over a lightly floured surface, making it large enough to fit the quiche pan. Transfer pastry to pan and trim down edges with a knife. Refrigerate for 1 hour to set.

  3. Step 3

    Preheat oven to 175°C. Remove quiche base from fridge and prick all over with a fork. Place in oven and blind bake (prebake) for 15 minutes. Remove baking beads, if using, and bake for a further 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.

  4. Step 4

    For the filling, place a medium saucepan over high heat. Add the other teaspoon of oil and heat for 30 seconds. Add leek and spring onion and stir for 1 minute. Then reduce heat to medium and cook for 6-8 minutes or until leek has softened. Set aside to cool.

  5. Step 5

    In a blender add cashews, beans, mustard, lemon juice, cornflour, garlic, capers and 1/3 cup water. Blend on high for 30 seconds or until smooth.

  6. Step 6

    Add cashew-bean puree to cooled leek and spring onion. Add nutritional yeast, oregano and olives. Gently stir to combine and pour into quiche base.

  7. Step 7

    Top with artichoke heart halves and place in oven. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and filling is firm.

  8. Step 8

    Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Variation

If you’re not big on olives, swap them for 1/2 cup of sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped.

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