Layered Veggie Cheese Bake
Two recipes roasted garlic
3 to 4 dice from tomatoes or any variety of your choice of tomatoes
Half a cup coldpressed extra-virgin olive oil
Half a cup freshly minced basil
1/4 cup freshly minced parsley
2 tablespoons freshly minced oregano
2 tablespoons freshly minced Rosemary
1 tablespoon freshly minced sage
1 tablespoon freshly minced bayleaf
1 tablespoon freshly minced thyme
One cup cashews soaked overnight in water plus 1 tablespoon of Brandy and drained
One cup black walnuts soaked overnight in water plus 1 tablespoon of Brandy and drained
One cup pine nuts soaked overnight in water plus 1 tablespoon of Brandy and drained
One cup macadamia nuts soaked overnight in water plus 1 tablespoon of Brandy and drained
1/2 cup of lemon juice
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 teaspoons turmeric
2 teaspoons yellow mustard seed powder
One and a half tablespoons tapioca starch
1/4 cup grapeseed oil
1/4 cup extra virgin coconut oil
One package of mushrooms of your choice soaked overnight in water +1 tablespoon of Brandy and drained
1/4 cup Brandy
One cup red wine
One or more eggplant sliced thinly
One onion of any variety of your choice minced or five or six shallots minced and soaked overnight in water plus one tablespoon Brandy
One or more zucchini sliced thinly
One or more yellow or gray squash sliced thinly
One recipe of Super Delectable Red Lentils or one can of lentils rinsed and drained
One package of baby spinach washed and dried
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 1/2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon capers
1/4 cup black olives
One can of hearts of palm rinsed and drained with palms diced coarsely into short strips
1/4 cup hemp seed oil or flaxseed oil
One sheet of parchment paper or wax paper to cover casserole dish
Preheat oven to 375°F
Grease a small casserole dish with hempseed oil or flaxseed oil
Set aside
And a large bowl combine capers, olives, hearts of palm, tomatoes, garlic, and freshly minced herbs and coldpressed extra-virgin olive oil together, and then mash with a potato masher so that it is uniform in color
Set aside and let chill and refrigerator for one to two days until desired flavoring is reached with a nice pungency
In a high powered blender or food processor, add the nuts saving some moisture, the nutritional yeast, yellow mustard seed powder, turmeric, grapeseed oil, extra-virgin coconut oil, and the lemon juice
Pulse until a smooth creamy cheese like consistency has formed
In a small bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons of water with one tablespoon tapioca starch and 1 tablespoon corn starch
Set aside to thicken
In a small pot on medium high heat, pour in the creamy cheese mixture into the pot, then slowly pour in the starch slurry as well on low heat
Whisk until it forms a thick creamy cheese mixture
Set aside to chill in the refrigerator four about one to two days depending on desired flavoring
After one to two days combine the cheese mixture with the tomato and Olive oil and herb mixture folding in the washed and dried baby spinach
In a skillet on medium high heat add the onions or shallots and add the mushrooms to 2 cups boiling water until the shallots or onions and mushrooms are fully caramelized and reduced to 1/2 the liquid, then add the lentils during them slowly until the lentils and onions and mushrooms are nice and thick
Use the remaining Half a tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon tapioca starch and one and a half tablespoons water to make a slurry to thicken lentil and onion and mushroom sauce mixture cooking and whisking on low heat for about five minutes until thoroughly combined
Then pour in the pan 1 tablespoon Brandy cooking for about five minutes on high heat
Cool to room temperature
Mix in the tomato, olive, and cheese mixture with the lentil and onion and mushroom sauce mixture
Take turns layering the eggplant and zucchini and or yellow and Gray squash on the bottom of the casserole dish and topping with the sauce mixtures until you reach the top
Pour on top Brandy and red wine adding 1/4 of a cup at a time of the red wine every 5 to 10 minutes during the baking making sure everything caramelizes and does not get burned
Cover the casserole dish with parchment paper or wax paper and bake for 30 to 45 minutes
Veggie bake is ready when zucchini and eggplant and squash are cooked to desired consistency and cheese is nice and gooey
Bon appétit!
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