Vegan Mousakka
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
For the Bechemal Sauce:1 Tbsp Corn Starch25g Vegan Margarine1 Litre Soya MilkQuarter of an onionQuarter of a carrotBunch Fresh Thyme4 Black PeppercornsFresh Grated NutmegFor Tomato Sauce1 tsp Olive Oil1 Large Onion, diced2 Cloves of Garlic, crushed1 Large Carrot, scraped and diced1 Celery stick, diced2 x 400g Canned Tomatoes5 fl oz Red Wine or Vegetable Stock (nutritional info is done using red wine)1 bay LeakTbsp Fresh Basil, diced1 tsp Dried OreganoSaltFreshly Ground Black Pepper2 tbsp Olive Oil1 Eggplant2 Zucchini4 Slices Nutty Wholemeal Bread
Wash and thinly slice the eggplant and zucchini. Sprinkle 2 tbsp olive oil over 2 baking sheets. Place eggplant and zuchini on baking sheets, turning them over so as they are covered in the oil on each side. Bake in a hot oven for 20 mins turning once. Set aside to cool.
In a pan add 1 tsp olive oil and fry the carrot, celery and onion for 10 mins stirring regularly.
Add the garlic, tomatoes, red wine (or stock), Basil, Oregano and Bay Leaf and cook on a gentle heat for 20 mins. Take out the Bay Leaf and whizz with a hand mixer. Set aside half of the amount for another time, you only half for this recipe.
In an oblong baking dish place a layer of eggplant, then a layer of sauce, then a layer of half eggplant and half zucchini. Cover this in another layer of sauce then finish off with the remaining zuchini.
Now to make the bechamel sauce.
Place the corn starch in a bowl and with a little milk taken from the litre mix into a paste. Heat the remaining milk in a pan stirring regularly so as it doesn't burn. Just before boiling point pour into the bowl with the corn starch mixture in and KEEP STIRRING.
Place all of that back into the milk pan and stir constantly for 2 mins. Lower the heat. Add the onion quarter, carrot quarter, bay leaf, peppercrons, cloves, thyme (if you have a piece of muslin use that - I don't and it makes no difference).
Keep sirring on a low heat for 5 mins. Strain through a sieve, grate in some nutmeg and pour over the mousakka.
Whiz up the bread to make breadcrumbs and sprinkle on the top of everything. You might like to dot the breadcrumbs with some vegan margarine.
Cook in an oven set to 200 degrees for 10 mins then cover the top with some aluminium foil.
Cook for another 25 mins.
Serve with a crips green salad.
Enjoy!!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TREEHUGGER73.
In a pan add 1 tsp olive oil and fry the carrot, celery and onion for 10 mins stirring regularly.
Add the garlic, tomatoes, red wine (or stock), Basil, Oregano and Bay Leaf and cook on a gentle heat for 20 mins. Take out the Bay Leaf and whizz with a hand mixer. Set aside half of the amount for another time, you only half for this recipe.
In an oblong baking dish place a layer of eggplant, then a layer of sauce, then a layer of half eggplant and half zucchini. Cover this in another layer of sauce then finish off with the remaining zuchini.
Now to make the bechamel sauce.
Place the corn starch in a bowl and with a little milk taken from the litre mix into a paste. Heat the remaining milk in a pan stirring regularly so as it doesn't burn. Just before boiling point pour into the bowl with the corn starch mixture in and KEEP STIRRING.
Place all of that back into the milk pan and stir constantly for 2 mins. Lower the heat. Add the onion quarter, carrot quarter, bay leaf, peppercrons, cloves, thyme (if you have a piece of muslin use that - I don't and it makes no difference).
Keep sirring on a low heat for 5 mins. Strain through a sieve, grate in some nutmeg and pour over the mousakka.
Whiz up the bread to make breadcrumbs and sprinkle on the top of everything. You might like to dot the breadcrumbs with some vegan margarine.
Cook in an oven set to 200 degrees for 10 mins then cover the top with some aluminium foil.
Cook for another 25 mins.
Serve with a crips green salad.
Enjoy!!
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TREEHUGGER73.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 223.5
- Total Fat: 9.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 235.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
- Protein: 8.4 g
Member Reviews
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JO_JO_BA
What size pan, and is the oven in C or F? - 4/3/09
Reply from TREEHUGGER73 (9/22/09)
That's in celcius (European cooking temp) and the pan is about 9inches by 6 inches.