Friday, July 13, 2012

Tasty Tuesday! (Special Edition)

Vegan Eggplant Parmesan



     Whoa...it has been a while. No excuses. It's just good to be back. I'm bringing you a special edition Tasty Tuesday post to celebrate my return to blogging. This is one of those recipes where I just happened to have all the ingredients on hand already and this was a perfect opportunity to use a tomato sauce I made from last year's tomato harvest. You can find the recipe for the tomato sauce here. Anyway, this is a vegan take on an old favorite, cobbled together from a couple of different recipes, and I was very surprised by how great it tasted. I hope you enjoy!

  • 1 large eggplant, sliced 1/4 inch thick
  • panko bread crumbs, or bread crumbs with Italian seasoning
  • olive oil
  • Tomato sauce (see recipe) or store bought will work
  • Vegan cheese sauce (see recipe below)
  1. In a shallow baking dish, salt the eggplant slices, and place them under a broiler for 3-4 minutes. This will remove any moisture from the eggplant.
  2. Layer the eggplant, overlapping each piece. Sprinkle just a little more olive oil over the eggplant. Cover the first layer of eggplant with bread crumbs, ladle tomato sauce over the bread crumbs, and then add a layer of cheese sauce. 
  3. Repeat the process until you are all out of eggplant.
  4. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and bake, uncovered, for about 20 minutes or until eggplant is tender.

Vegan cheese sauce modified from Ohsheglows
  1. 3/4 cup to 1 cup almond or soy milk
  2. 1 tbsp of flour
  3. 6 tbsp of nutritional yeast (you can find this in any natural food store or the health food aisle. 
  4. pinch of onion powder
  5. pinch of garlic powder
  6. salt and pepper
  • Pour milk into a sauce pan over low-medium heat, add the flour, and whisk until no clumps are left.
  • Add the nutritional yeast, and whisk. If the sauce starts to become too thick, add a little more milk.
  • Add the onion and garlic powder and stir.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.

Take care of yourself and each other...

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