Floor them with a Vegan Quiche!

How does a quiche become vegan you ask? Many associate a quiche with eggs and/or milk. Well, the word quiche is from the German Kuchen, meaning cake. It was altered in German and then eventually shifted in French to the word we know today. So, a quiche is a cake and it's vegan when it's made without all the unwanted ingredients.

I was flipping through Veganomicon a few months back and stumbled upon a recipe called Asparagus Quiche with Tomatoes and Tarragon and decided to give it a shot. Warning, it takes an extremely long time to complete, for me anyway, but it is well worth it!

This is the perfect dish to make when you are going to a dinner party or luncheon. It's a great savory, well rounded dish with beans, asparagus and walnuts (so, if you have a nut allergy this may not be for you). If you don't tell the person eating it is vegan they will never know! I like to tell everyone after the dish has been devoured (whatever the dish may be).

You have to make two different recipes for this, both the quiche filling and the pie crust. You will also have to chill the crust for 20 minutes, then bake it . You also have to chill the filling for 45 minutes prior to putting it into the baked crust and then baking it all as a whole. So make sure that you give yourself enough time. The rest of the preparation isn't terribly time consuming, the typical time it takes to chop, saute and then blend the ingredients.

I would suggest adding an extra layer of tomatoes in the middle if you are a tomato fan. The first time that I made it I didn't think that the tomatoes on top were enough, so when I made it this weekend, I added a thick layer in the middle. Just pour in half into the crust, add a nice thick layer of tomatoes and then the rest of the filling. Then just decorate as suggested in the book!!