In an effort to use some of the fresh greens from my garden, I decided to try a recipe for a vegan frittata. I used the recipe from the
Vegan Brunch cookbook with a few additions of my own. I had been reading about something called black salt or Kala Namak in Vegan Brunch and on the web. It's a an Indian condiment that is supposed to have an eggy flavor. My husband decided right away that from now on he is calling it fart salt because, you guessed it, it smells a little sulfury. I also added some
Daiya vegan "cheese" to it because I can't seem to get enough of the stuff. If you haven't tried Daiya yet, I highly recommend it. I think the frittata would still be pretty good without the cheese, but I think it helped hold it all together.
Here is the recipe the way I made it:
Vegan Frittata
olive oil
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
A mixture of greens (I used Chard and White Russian Kale, but you could use pretty much any greens), chopped (about 4 cups)
2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. black salt
1 pound extra firm tofu
1 T. soy sauce
1 tsp. dijon mustard
1/4 tsp. turmeric
several dashed freshly ground black pepper
1/4 nutritional yeast
1/2 cup Daiya cheddar cheese
salt, to taste
In a large pan over medium heat, saute the garlic in the olive oil until golden in color.
Add the greens and oregano and cook until the greens are wilted and soft.
While the chard is cooking, in a large bowl, prepare the tofu. Press tofu to remove any excess water. Use your hand to crumble the tofu into small pieces. Add the soy sauce, mustard, turmeric, pepper, nutritional yeast, vegan cheese and black salt and mix well. When your greens are ready, mix them into the tofu mixture. Taste for salt.
Lightly oil an 8-inch pie plate and firmly press the tofu mixture into it. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, or until the top is golden and firm. Allow to cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
There is a local guy that makes vegan jerky and sells it at our co-op. It's not bad, but pretty much tastes like a salty over-baked piece of tofu. A couple of my friends, however, think it's the best thing since sliced bread. They are buying many expensive, tiny little packages of this stuff a week. So, I decided I would try to make some myself. I used this recipe I found onVegweb.com. I don't have a dehydrator like the recipe calls for, so I baked it on the lowest setting in my oven, flipping it over about every 30 minutes or so until it looked like most of the moisture had been removed. It takes a couple hours, but it is soo worth it! All my co-workers agreed it is much better than the stuff you can buy at the co-op, and a lot cheaper. The second time I made it, I added a couple tablespoons of Sriracha Hot Sauce to the marinade. It's a little spicy, but I think it's just what it needed.
Goofy picture of Chase.
And the mandatory squinty eyed couple picture.
