Vegan Savory Tart with Chickpeas and Caramelized Onions
Portuguese-style vegan tart with a blended flour and soy milk crust, layered with cooked chickpeas, fresh spinach, caramelized onions in soy sauce, and tomato. Baked until golden and firm inside. Serve warm or cold.
Ingredients
- 2 chávena wheat flour, or chickpea, rice, or whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ chávena soy milk, add up to 0.5 chávena more if batter too thick
- ¼ chávena olive oil
- 2 colher de sopa brown flax, groundchia seed1:1vegangluten-free
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- 3 pitada salt, add more to taste
- garlic, finely minced or crushed
- chives, fresh
- black pepper, to taste
- 1 colher de chá baking powder
- 1 lata chickpea, cookedwhite bean1:1veganlegume
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- 2 onion, large pieces
- 1 tomato, cut into large pieces
- 1 punhado fresh spinach
- 3 pitada yellow sugar
- 4 colher de sopa soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Blend flour, soy milk, salt, olive oil, ground flax, black pepper, garlic, and chives for 2 minutes until smooth. If too thick, add soy milk gradually. Reserve.
- 2
Cut onions into large pieces and cook in a medium-heat pan for 5 minutes with soy sauce and sugar. Reserve.
- 3
Add baking powder to the batter in the blender and blend for 1 more minute.
- 4
Oil a tart pan and spread the batter over the bottom.
- 5
Layer cooked chickpeas, then fresh spinach, then more batter, then tomato cut into large pieces, then caramelized onions, and finish with remaining batter.
- 6
Level the batter with a spoon.
- 7
Bake in a preheated oven at 240 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Test with a toothpick at 30 minutes.
- 8
Remove when cooked through and golden on the outside. Serve warm or cold.
Good to Know
Refrigerate covered for up to 4 days. Reheat in a 180°C oven for 10-15 minutes.
Prepare and assemble in the tart pan up to 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate, then bake when ready, adding 5 minutes to baking time.
Serve at room temperature or warm. Pairs well with a simple green salad or tomato-based sauce.
Common Mistakes
Do not skip the 1-minute blend after adding baking powder to avoid uneven rise
Do not overfill the pan to avoid batter overflowing during baking
Do not skip the toothpick test at 30 minutes to avoid underbaked interior
Substitutions
Dairy-Free Swaps
Vegan Options
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