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    Greek style ‘Feta’ Casserole with Crispy Garlic Crust

    Published: Apr 18, 2019 · Modified: May 16, 2022 by Vanessa Sturman · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

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    As summer is coming, it calls for a few more summery flavours, and dishes that remind us of our holidays in the Mediterranean! So I’m loving this Greek-style ‘Feta’ Casserole with Crispy Garlic Crust. This dish has some of the quintessential vegetables of the Mediterranean such as olives and peppers, along with a mock-feta cheese, which has its traditional home in Greece. The casserole is given an extra nutty and cheesy taste from nutritional yeast, and its softness is contrasted beautifully with the crispy garlic breadcrumb crust. The warmer seasons bring with them new seasonal vegetables, and as a seasonal recipe blog, this always excites us at The Vegan Larder. I’ve been inspired by Greek cuisine for this dish, and wanted to create something that uses traditional Greek flavours, such as black olives, for a  delicious and filling hot dish (summer isn’t quite with is yet!) with a cheesy element to it. The vegetables in this casserole are some of our favourites; mushrooms, courgettes and peppers, and these all go so well in tomato sauce. The best thing about cooking vegetables in a casserole is that you get more flavour from them, and the addition of lots of herbs really adds to the richness. This kind of dish is quite flexible too, mix up the vegetables according to what you have to hand or depending on your preference, for example, aubergine would work well in there as would spinach. Vegan Greek Casserole with a spoon on a table with side dishes in the background I’ve chosen to use smoked paprika in the casserole as this gives it a lovely oaky, smokey taste, and is one of my favourite flavours. It also has oregano, which is a typical Mediterranean herb. Again, there are lots of alternatives here depending on your tastes. You could add extra chilli to give it even more of a kick, or use thyme or basil. Sometimes it also depends on what you have available at home!

    And how have we created the 'Feta cheesy' element in this Greek-style ‘Feta’ Casserole with Crispy Garlic Crust?

    The feta cheese replacement is a fermented tofu. We tend to use the Taifun brand, which they cleverly call 'Feto'. It's  easily available in the UK in Health Food stores & larger supermarkets. As it’s fermented it has a cheesy sort of taste, and tastes delicious in this tomatoey casserole. If you can't get it, use a firm tofu that you have marinated in lemon juice & herbs for a few hours.  Vegan "feta" casserole on a plate with tabbouleh salad. The most fun bit is probably the garlicky crust. I am a proud and out garlic addict, so I love this part. Any sort of bread will work for this, and staler the bread, the better (it will crisp up more). I’ve used 6 slices of bread so this topping is nice and thick, so it really gives that crusty look and feel. This dish is great served with couscous, rice or tabbouleh, and of course best served in the garden with the sun and glass of wine or juice!

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    Vegan Greek style 'Feta' casserole in a blue dish on a table with wine and side dish in the background this recipe

    Greek-style ‘Feta’ Casserole with Crispy Garlic Crust

    Vanessa Sturman
    This very easy and dinner party-worthy casserole dish has some of the quintessential vegetables of the Mediterranean such as olives and peppers, along with a mock-feta cheese, which has its traditional home in Greece. The casserole is given an extra nutty and cheesy taste from nutritional yeast, and its softness is contrasted beautifully with the crispy garlic breadcrumb crust. 
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    Prep Time 25 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course main
    Cuisine Greek, Italian, Mediterranean, Spring, Summer
    Servings 6

    Ingredients Note:

    For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.

    (Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)

    Ingredients

    'Feto' Casserole

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 onion, chopped finely
    • 3 medium courgette,s chopped
    • 6 medium mushrooms, chopped
    • 6 cloves garlic, crushed
    • 2 packets Taifun fetu fermented tofu (~ 1 ½ cups when diced)
    • 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes or blended fresh tomatoes (~ 2 ⅔ cups in total)
    • 2 tablespoon tomato puree
    • 150 g black olives
    • 2 tablespoon dried / fresh oregano
    • 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ½ cup nutritional yeast
    • ¼ teaspoon crushed chilli flakes
    • 2 teaspoon sea salt
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper

    The Garlic Crust

    • 6 cloves garlic, peeled
    • Few sprigs fresh parsley
    • 6 slices bread, torn into a few pieces
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt
    • Pinch of black pepper

    Instructions

    'Feto' Casserole

    • Pre heat oven to 190 C.
    • Heat oil in a pan. Add the onion to the oil. Allow to cook for a few minutes.
    • Add the other vegetables to the oil and onion. Cook until soft. Then add the garlic.
    • Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, black olives, oregano, paprika, nutritional yeast and chilli flakes.
    • Add salt and pepper to taste.
    • Cut up one packet of the feto into small chunks, and add to the vegetable mix.
    • Put the vegetable and feto mix into a casserole dish. Take the other packet of feto and crumble it over the casserole.
    • Next put the garlic bread crust mix on the top.
    • Bake for around 20 minutes or until the crust has gone crispy and golden brown.

    The Garlic Crust

    • Put all ingredients in a food processor.
    • Blitz well to produce garlic breadcrumbs.
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