Vegan pumpkin galette

Vegan pumpkin galette

vegan pumpkin galette cutting

This past week has been somewhat hellish and I am so glad that it is over, even though this weekend won’t yet be relaxing either. On Monday, we’ve had a wall between our kitchen-diner and living room knocked down for more open-space living. While I was prepared for mess, I was not prepared for the amount of ubiquitous black dust this operation was going to generate. Had I known, I would have moved some of the stuff out of the house rather than just upstairs, as while the dust fallout was definitely worse downstairs, nothing was spared. Even clothes in the closets upstairs received a thin sprinkling. Certainly this experience has cured me from any thoughts of extending the kitchen one day.

On Tuesday, I was told that the dusty part is out of the way and I am okay to clean. I proceeded to spring clean the kitchen only just to discover that the builders were trimming some plasterboard inside and black dust I had painstakingly managed to get rid of was swiftly replaced with a brand new coating of white dust. I was mad to have wasted half a day and decided not to touch anything (unless I really need to use it) until this is done. We were living in horrible conditions from Monday till Wednesday, then we did a superficial clean and are now waiting until the rest of the living room is plastered (next week hopefully) before we can get some more of the dust out.

What I find the most frustrating about the whole thing is waiting. If I could clean things and know that they will stay clean, it would help me feel less like I am drowning in dirt, but I appreciate that isn’t really the nature of renovating anything. Waiting time is an essential part of the process. If there is ever going to be a next time (and we certainly won’t rush into it anytime soon), we will try to find alternative accommodation for the duration of the work, I think.

While renovating is a pain, it has already been worth it. The living room still has a way to go – we need to finish wallpaper stripping, have the remaining three walls plastered, paint, level and restore the floor and put new skirting up – the knock-down has already improved the layout by making the living room feel more airy and spacious. We won’t be able to start buying furniture (like a much missed sofa!!) until the end of January, but we are both happy with the decision to open up downstairs and excited about the prospect of having a great living space at some point in the hopefully not too distant future.

While I have not been able to cook much this week, I have got a new Thanksgiving (or just autumn / fall) appropriate recipe for you today. It’s a delicious pumpkin (or squash) galette with caramelised red onion. It’s a freehand pie so it is really easy to put together. A real advantage of not having to line a pastry case is that there is a considerably lower risk of overworking the dough (which is what makes pastry tough) – great news for pastry newbies. The filling is simple too and if you want to simplify it further, use red onion chutney instead of caramelising the onions yourself, although they require hardly any effort. Serve this guaranteed crowd pleaser dish alongside a few other vegan sides for a plant-based Thanksgiving or a neat Sunday dinner.

vegan pumpkin galette ingredients

vegan pumpkin galette process

vegan pumpkin galette eggwash

vegan pumpkin galette whole
vegan pumpkin galette cut up

vegan pumpkin galette pieces

makes
25 cm / 10"
PREP
30 min
COOKING
70 min
makes
25 cm / 10"
PREPARATION
30 min
COOKING
70 min
INGREDIENTS
PASTRY

  • 60 ml / ยผ cup thick vegan yoghurt (I used coconut)
  • 1ยฝ tsp apple cider vinegar (or other acid)
  • 150 g / slightly heaped 1ยผ cups spelt flour*
  • ยฝ tsp salt
  • 75 g / 1/3 cup solid (not melted!) refined coconut oil, chopped up into small pieces
  • sweetened soy milk, to glaze

FILLING

  • 500 g / 18 oz peeled and cored pumpkin or squash**
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 100 g / 3.5 oz silken tofu (I used Clearspring)
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • ยฝ-1 raw garlic clove, finely grated
  • 4 tsp lemon juice
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg, adjust to taste
  • 1 tbsp chickpea or regular flour
  • fresh thyme leaves, to decorate (optional)
  • vegan feta or cashew ricotta, to decorate (optional)

CARAMELISED ONION (optional)

  • 4 tsp olive oil
  • 1 large red onion, sliced thickly
  • sea salt, to taste
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1-2 tsp sugar, adjust to taste

METHOD
PASTRY

  1. In a small bowl, mix vegan yogurt, apple cider vinegar and 2ยฝ tbsp (35 ml) of cold water. Place in the fridge.
  2. Place flour and salt in a medium size bowl. Mix well.
  3. Add chopped coconut oil and cut it into the flour with a pastry cutter or two knifes. You can also use a food processor to do this, but take care not to overmix.
  4. Once the mixture is uniform and there are no large lumps left (to check, shake the bowl lightly, they will come to the surface), rub the small bits of oil into the flour with your fingers until there are no lumps left.
  5. Add yogurt mixture and mix it into the dough with a spoon, then use your hands to gently bring the dough together, but do not knead. If the dough is too dry to bring together, you may need to add a touch more water, but do so very gradually, teaspoon by teaspoon. Rest the pastry in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

FILLING

  1. Heat up the oven to 190ยฐ C / 375ยฐ F and coat pumpkin / squash with olive oil.
  2. Bake until soft (about 30 minutes), giving the pumpkin a stir once half way through the baking time.
  3. You can use a food processor to make the filling, but you don’t have to. To make the filling in a food processor, place one lightly packed cup of cubed roasted pumpkin and the remaining filling ingredients (up to but excluding thyme) and blitz until smooth. Alternatively, mash hot pumpkin with a fork and use a wire whisk to incorporate all the filling ingredients into the mashed pumpkin. It won’t be as smooth, but I find that it doesn’t really matter in this dish so much.

CARAMELISED ONIONS

  1. Heat up the oil in a large, non-stick (I used stainless steel) frying pan.
  2. Add thickly (that’s important!) sliced onion into the pan, allow it to cook very slowly (approx. 20 minutes) until softened (not browned), giving it a good stir often.
  3. Season with salt, add balsamic vinegar and sugar and allow the onion to caramelise slowly, stirring regularly, for another 5-10 minutes.

ASSEMBLY

  1. Place a large piece of baking paper on the counter, sprinkle it with flour and place chilled pastry on top. Whack it with a rolling pin a few times to flatten.
  2. Slowly and gently roll the dough out into a rough circle.
  3. Place the filling inside the circle leaving a generous margin all around the filling. Top with pieces of baked pumpkin / squash, caramelised onions (or onion chutney). Season with a bit of salt and pepper.
  4. Fold the excess pastry over the filling, brush it with soy milk and bake in 200ยฐ C / 390ยฐ F oven for about 40-45 minutes.
  5. Allow the galette to cool a little, top with fresh thyme leaves and crumbled (or dolloped) vegan cheese (if using).

NOTES
*You can also use 50% spelt and 50% all purpose wheat flour, or 50% wholemeal wheat flour and 50% all purpose wheat flour.

**It’s best to pick a dense, fleshy pumpkin / squash variety for this dish.

The pastry has been veganised and adapted from this recipe.

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NUTRITIONAL INFO
calories
333
17%
sugars
6 g
7%
fats
20 g
29%
saturates
12 g
59%
proteins
9 g
18%
carbs
31 g
12%
*per serving
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5.0
5 reviews, 13 comments
REVIEWS & QUESTIONS
Nicki:
Hi! This looks amazing! If I want to bring to a potluck would it be okay baked/refrigerated the day before and the next day brought to room temp? Or is it best warm
?
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi Nicki, room temperature is absolutely fine although I would delay baking until the day you plan on serving it personally - pastry always tastes better fresh. x Ania
Holly:
very tasty. I roasted garlic with the pumpkin and added it to the filling (as you do in many of your recipes). Meat eating husband also surprised himself and enjoyed it!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thank you Holly, so happy to hear that this galette has hit the spot. Great thinking on adding roasted garlic to the filling - you are right, it's one of my fav tricks ;) x Ania
sanji:
This is amazing. After making the zucchini galette from this blog almost every week at least once i switched to that one whith autumn kicking in. Easy to make, tastes (and looks) fantastic - highly recommended!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks so much, Sanji. I am really chuffed to hear that you've been enjoying both of these recipes and thanks so much for taking the time to review. x Ania
Izzy Davis:
This is delicious! perfect weekend dinner. I had some left over balsamic reduction from the vegan wellington and drizzled that over the caramelised onions which was yum! Definitely one to make again!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thank you, Izzy! I'm really happy to hear that this recipe was a hit with you and that you plan to make it again. x Ania
Sophie:
Hi Ania,
This was a big success at home, wow really delicious!! The combination is perfect. I'm also a big fan of all your other recipes, finally found my vegan guru :) Thank you so much!
Greetings from the Netherlands
    Ania
    Ania:
    Aw, thanks so much Sophie, I am truly humbled by your kindest comment and delighted to hear that you enjoyed this autumn-inspired galette. Ania
Hannah:
This was absolutely delicious and looked so lovely and festive- I made it for Christmas dinner and my whole family loved it! Always look forward to new recipes from you, everything I've made has been great :)
    Ania
    Ania:
    Aw, thanks so much, Hannah. I am so pleased to hear that! Your comment made my day! x Ania
Laana:
This was so delicious and disappeared (regrettably) within minutes! I used homemade cashew queso , thinly sliced beetroots, wild arugula and butternut squash for the filling. Thank you for another great recipe!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks Laana, that's lovely to hear! And what delicious topping ideas! x Ania
Corina:
I made it today with some small adaptations. Excellent. Unfortunately I am not a good photograph, so I.ll see what I.ll be able to share on Insta. But the thing is delicious. Yuiuuuum <3
    Ania
    Ania:
    Great to hear, Corina! Thank you! Ania
Judith:
Great recipe Ania! I Will make this next weekend. Keep up your great recipes! This weekend i Made the Portugese custard tarts! Huge succes with non- vegans!!! Thank you for your work!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Aw, thanks Judith, I am so delighted to hear that and thank you for taking the time to let me know - it really means a lot! Ania
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