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Vegan Pot Pie | 60-Sec Video
Ingredients in Spring Vegetable Pot Pie
- Vegetables: fennel bulb, leek (or onion), garlic, potatoes, carrots, asparagus, peas
- Herbs: tarragon, lemon thyme, chives
- Almond milk or Cashew Milk
- Lemon juice
- Vegetable bullion
- Whole grain mustard
- Salt & Pepper
- Flour
- Vegan butter or olive oil
How to make Vegan Pot Pie with Spring Vegetables
Step one
Chop up your veggies and measure all ingredients out.
Step two
Blanch potatoes and carrots in salted water for about 10 minutes or until just fork-tender. Save 1/2 cup of the water as you drain potatoes and carrots.
Step three
Dissolve bullion in the saved potato carrot water.
Step four
Saute leeks, garlic, fennel and asparagus
Use an oven proof 10″ pan (about 2 1/2″ deep), or after cooking on the stove, transfer completed filling to a baking dish.
Step five
Add blanched veggies to the sauté and mix. Push to the sides and melt butter in the center, add flour and mix as best as you can.
Add bullion broth and milk, stirring all the while, switching from the whisk to stirring with a spoon.
Step six
Add mustard and let the sauce come to a gentle boil. Turn off the heat.
Step seven
Add in peas, lemon juice, lemon thyme, tarragon and chives.
Step eight
Let the filling cool a bit while you prepare the crust.
Step nine
If needed, roll your puff pastry out to 1/8″ thick. Cut into the shape of your pan and lay over the cooled filling. The pastry will shrink a bit as it bakes, so roll a couple inches bigger for full coverage.
Score the pastry with a sharp knife, cutting halfway into the dough. Do any design you like! This lightens crust, allowing it to lift more and bake evenly.
Expert Tips For The Ultimate Flakey Pastry Top
- Preheat oven and keep at temperature for 15-20 minutes before you place the pot pie in the oven. Puff pastry needs even heat to rise and puff.
- Let the filling cool before topping with the crust. If it is too hot it can start melting the layers before the crust has a chance to heat up and rise.
- If you are working in a warm kitchen, chill the whole pot pie with the pastry lid on, for 10 minutes before baking.
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Vegan Pot Pie with Spring Veggies
- Prep Time: 55 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Vegan, spring recipes,
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This Vegan Pot Pie is loaded with vibrant fresh spring veggies and flavorful herbs cooked in a creamy lemon mustard sauce topped with a flakey puff pastry crust.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Yukon gold or red potatoes, cut in bite sized chunks
- 2 cups carrots, cut in half moons
- 3 tablespoons vegan butter or olive oil, divided
- 1 onion or leek, chopped small
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped small
- 1 fennel bulb, chopped
- 1 cup asparagus, cut in 1/2″ pieces
- 1/4 cup AP flour
- 1 teaspoon bouillon, vegetable or “chicken-like”
- 1/2 cup saved water (from the potato/carrot blanching)
- 2 cups cashew or almond milk (rich is best)
- 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard (or dijon)
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup peas
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon thyme (or regular), chopped small
- 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon (or rosemary), roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, minced
- 1 package vegan puff pastry dough
Instructions
- Thaw puff pastry dough overnight in the fridge. (Or see notes)
- Preheat oven to 425 F.
- Blanch potatoes and carrots by covering with lightly salted water, and simmering for about 10 minutes or until just fork-tender. Save 1/2 cup of the water as you drain potatoes and carrots. Dissolve boullion in the 1/2 cup of saved potato carrot water. Set aside.
- Sauté leeks, garlic, and fennel in 1 tablespoon vegan butter or olive oil until just translucent. Add asparagus and sauté a few minutes more. (See notes about pan size.)
- Add blanched veggies to the saute and mix. Push to the sides and melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the center of the pan, add flour whisking into the butter. It’ll be lumpy but that will all smooth out.
- Add the boullion (mixed with the reserved potato/carrot water) and the nut milk, stirring all the while, switching from the whisk to stirring with a spoon. Add mustard, salt and pepper. Let the sauce come to a gentle boil. Turn off the heat.
- Add in peas, lemon juice, lemon thyme, tarragon and chives. Taste and adjust salt if needed. Let the filling cool while you prepare the puff pastry top crust.
- If needed, roll your puff pastry out to 1/8″ thick. Cut into the shape of your pan and lay over the cooled filling. The pastry will shrink a bit as it bakes, so roll a couple inches bigger for full coverage. Score the pastry with a sharp knife, cutting halfway into the dough, and leaving a vent whole in the center. Do any design you like! This lightens crust, allowing it to lift more and bake evenly. Brush with olive oil, or if not vegan, use an egg wash.
- Place in the middle of the oven, turn down to 400F and bake for 20 minutes, then lower heat to 350F, and bake 10-15 more minutes, crust should be puffy and golden.
Notes
Sauté in an oven proof 10″ enamel or cast iron pan (about 2 1/2″ deep) or after cooking on the stove, transfer completed filling to a baking dish.
TIP: If you forgot to thaw your puff pastry ahead, you can thaw in a microwave, 15 seconds at a time ( turning it over) until softened and unrolls easily. If you overshoot, and it’s too soft, put it in the fridge for a few minutes to firm it up. You want it thawed, but still cold.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 314
- Sugar: 5.3 g
- Sodium: 426.3 mg
- Fat: 17.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 35.5 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 5.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
I wonder if someone can give a few brands of vegan puff pastry they like?
I made this yesterday and loved it! Made exactly as written except for half whole grain mustard and half Dijon. The tarragon and mustard gave it such a zingy spring twist! I always make the root vegetable puff pastry from here and now I have expanded into a new season. Thank you!
Great Michelle! Glad you liked this one.
Love this recipe. It’s a staple for me now, I don’t even need to follow the recipe any more.
So yummy and comforting.
Love it Tara!
Another winner! Luscious, light, and flavorful.
I followed the baking instructions exactly and the puff pastry turned out perfect–usually I get a gooey mess. A major culinary victory!
Also, I made the filling a few hours ahead so it made last-minute prep a breeze at the end of a busy day.
Awesome! I wonder if having the filling cooled help keep the pastry from getting gooey?
Turned out beautifully!
Hi Sylvia, this sounds delicious and I want to try it this week. Can you give me some ideas of vegan side recipes that would go, that’s where I seem to struggle! Thank you 🙂
Something cool and crunchy would be nice. How about Lebenese slaw, lemony kale slaw, Spring salad, Kale salad, vegan caesar, or Little gem salad with vegan ranch.
Amazing!