LeafSide 1-Week Meal PlanGarlic Herb Potato-Leek Quiche
1 Creamy Potato Leek Soup + 11 ingredients
Makes 2 Quiches
PREP TIME: 45 minutes ā¢ COOK TIME: 40 minutes
Wheat-free
Revel in the French-inspired flavors of this creamy, savory dish thatās perfect for any meal. This recipe makes 2 beautiful quiches, 9-10 inches each; or you can omit the crust to make two frittatas. Youāll be thrilled there are leftovers of this irresistible combination of velvety protein-packed tofu, potassium-rich potatoes infused with garlic & herbs, and the delicate onion flavor of nutrient-dense leeks. Bon appetit!
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Unique Whole Plant Foods
Ingredients
1 LeafSide Creamy Potato Leek Soup
2 medium potatoes
4 cups vegetable broth
1 large leek
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
ground black pepper to taste
3/4 teaspoon sea salt* (optional)
1 16 oz extra firm tofu
2 tablespoons plant milk
2 pie crusts
TOOLS NEEDED:
ā 12ā³ OR LARGER SKILLETā STOVEā OVENā FOOD PROCESSOR FITTED WITH S-BLADE
Directions
1. Dice potatoes and add them to a 12ā³ or larger skillet with 1 cup vegetable broth. Cook over medium high heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Make sure the leek is washed thoroughly to remove any sand; dice and add to skillet, along with LeafSideās Creamy Potato Leek soup and the remaining 3 cups vegetable broth. Stir thoroughly.
3. Add garlic powder, herbes de Provence, turmeric, black pepper, and salt (if using). Stir again and cook 10 more minutes or until everything is heated through and potatoes are soft.
4. While the filling cooks, pre-heat oven to 375.
5. Gently squeeze excess water out of tofu & break into at least 4 parts while placing into the bowl of the food processor fitted with an S-blade. Blend until creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed. Add no more than 2 tablespoons plant milk if needed to get the mixture smooth.
6. Remove from heat and add tofu to skillet with everything else and combine thoroughly. Spoon half into each of the 2 pie shells, smoothing out mixture evenly (or smooth out & keep in skillet if oven-safe or spoon into an oven-safe pan for frittata).
7. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown and slightly firm to the touch; edges should brown and pull away slightly. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before cutting. Garnish center of quiche with fresh rosemary, basil, or thyme if desired.
Serve with any of the following suggestions: hot sauce, sautĆ©ed mushrooms, steamed asparagus or broccoli, mixed greens salad with tomatoes & a dijon vinaigrette, fruit salad, tomato soup, crusty whole grain bread with roasted garlic spread (Cut about 1/4ā³ off the top of a garlic head & remove other loose papers to expose cloves, drizzle with aquafaba ā liquid from canned chickpeas ā and wrap loosely in foil. Bake at 400 for 40-50 minutes or until soft. Cool slightly; push out each clove from the bottom & spread on bread).
Nutrition Nugget
The Golden Spice
Used for thousands of years in India and Asian medicine and cuisine, turmeric and its golden-colored component curcumin is likely the most studied spice in scienceās history, and for good reason: itās incredibly health-promoting.
For starters, it blocks cancer at all of its stages, by repairing DNA damage from carcinogens and oxidants, and by stopping the growth and spread of cancer cells. It can help treat inflammation of all sorts, including relief for osteoarthritis, lupus, and inflammatory bowel disease.
Per Dr. Gregerās advice, itās always combined with black pepper in LeafSide meals, so you get a safe 10-20 fold increase in its potency too.
Reference: https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/turmeric/