VEGAN CABBAGE, LEEK AND POTATO TART
Forget colcannon, here’s a delicious — and elegant — way to serve up those cabbage and potatoes: a vegan Cabbage, Leek and Potato Tart. Delicious spuds, leafy cabbage and oniony leeks are drowned in a creamy sauce and all that goodness is baked in golden, crispy puff pastry. A vegan, soy-free recipe.
I’ve already shared with you in the past week updated versions of two of my favorite Irish recipes for St. Patrick’s Day: my Vegan Irish Shepherd’s Pie, and my Vegan Irish “Lamb” Stew with Guinness. And because cooking with potatoes is something I could do every day, twice a day, here’s my Vegan Cabbage, Leek and Potato Tart, a great dish to accompany just about any meal — and it can be a meal all by itself.
In our home, like any home with kids, I suppose, I am always trying to think of ways to make foods more palatable to my 9-year-old. And putting veggies in puff pastry is one trick that never fails. Also when I toyed with the idea of making colcannon this time, I wanted to amp things up a bit. And what can possibly make something more exciting than appending it with the word “tart.”
Vegan Cabbage, Leek and Potato Tart
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Course: Entree or Side
Cuisine: Soy-free, Vegan
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 280 kcal
Ingredients
1 sheet puff pastry
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
5 medium-large yellow or red potatoes, boiled until tender, then peeled and sliced
1 leek, washed to remove all grit and sliced thinly
1 cup cabbage, shredded very thinly
1/2 cup raw cashews or cashew pieces
1 tsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the garlic, saute for a few seconds until it just starts to turn color, then add the cabbage and leeks. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 5-8 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender but not mushy. Turn off the heat
In a blender, place the cashews, cornstarch, nutmeg and salt and ground black pepper to taste. Add 3/4 cup water and blend into a very smooth paste. Set aside.
Roll out the puff pastry sheet to fit into your tart pan. I used a rectangular tart pan that's 12 inches by 8 inches, but a round pan would do just as well.
Place the puff pastry into the tart pan and press into the sides, making sure it fits into all the corners and crevices. Prick the pastry sheet all over with the tines of a fork, which will keep it from puffing too much. Don't remove any overhanging dough yet.
Arrange the slices of potatoes in the bottom of the tart pan, then layer on the cabbage and leeks. Finally, pour the cashew sauce all over. Once you've filled the tart pan, pinch off any excess dough along the edges of the pan.
Place the tart pan in the preheated oven, preferably on a baking sheet, and bake 30-35 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden-brown and the filling is set.
Let the tart stand 10 minutes before serving.