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Vegan Greek Briam Bake

  • Posted in Accompaniments, Mediterranean, Main courses
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vegan greek briam bake with parsley added

I love these classic dishes, and this vegan Greek briam bake is no exception. It’s deceptively simple and since most of the time it’s in the oven, it leaves you free to do other things: like make the hummus, or another main dish or side dish.

There are many variations to these classic dishes, and every chef will put their own little touches to it. My additions are chilli flakes, fresh and sundried tomatoes as well as aubergine which got missed out in this dish. Although there aren’t many actual spices, it’s the oven baking of the fresh tomato salsa, courgettes & potatoes & onions I like. The flavours are simple but rich, with a lovely umami effect from the baking.

Some recipes say grate the tomatoes, but then you have to discard the skin – chopping & blitzing works much better. You can use a slicer to do the potatoes, but by hand is easy too. Cutting the courgettes (zuchini if you live in the USA) thicker than the potatoes helps everything cook together. I would suggest 4mm for the potato slices and 1cm for the courgettes.

Make sure to use cold pressed olive oil – unfiltered if possible – & although you don’t want to overdo it, be generous. With the olives, you can use unpitted ones, which are best, but a pain so I just use pitted ones. Kalamata are nicest & have a fuller flavour, I suggest halving or quartering them.

With the vegan feta cheese, there are several brands to choose from. Apparently Green Vie is very good, but it isn’t available near me, so I used Sainsbury’s vegan Greek feta. It wants to go on top of the dish around 20 mintues from the end, so it melts and browns, but not to much. Enjoy your vegan Greek briam bake with some hummus and garlic bread and veggies of your choice.

greek briam bake served with chilli tofu

vegan greek briam bake

slice potatoes, courgettes and onions, but blitz whole vine tomatoes. Combine with olive oil and herbs and cook covered in the oven for 45 minutes. Add the olives and cook uncovered for 45 minutes in total, but adding the vegan feta later to brown.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course Main Course, Side Dish, Accompaniment
Cuisine Greek
Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • 1 sauteuse or mediteranean casserole
  • 1 Food processor optional

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g vine tomatoes roughly 4 good sized ones
  • 700 g courgettes roughly 4 medium ones
  • 750 g potatoes - waxy preferably roughly 4 medium
  • 150 g kalamata olives a whole box 150 to 160g
  • 1 tsp round chilli flakes to taste
  • 250 g aubergine 1 small/medium
  • 200 g vegan feta cheese a whole block
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano - heaped to taste or preference
  • 1 heap tsp black pepper
  • 85 g olive oil unfiltered is best but cold pressed is ok
  • 75 g chopped up sundried tomatoes optional but nice
  • 1 round tsp garlic granules
  • 10 g parsley 1/3 of a bag roughly
  • 35 g garlic roughly a whole bulb
  • 275 g red onion yellow is ok, roughly 1 largeish onion
  • 100 g baby plum tomatoes optional but can make it too watery
  • 125 g flageolet or lima beans optional

Instructions
 

  • scrub the potatoes - don't peel - it's all good roughage/fiber
  • slice fairly thingly - 4mm or ÂĽ inch add to pan - that's #6 on my slicer
    slicing the potatoes
  • wash courgettes and slice roughly 2 ½ to 3 times the thickness - a little over 1cm - add to pan
    slicing the courgettes thickly
  • peel and chop onions into slivers/slices - add to pan
    Cutting the onions into slivers
  • peel the garlic and either crush or blitz and add to the pan - I find blitzing it in a spice grinder - is way easier than using a crusher - but that's just me.
  • wash and trim the aubergine if using and chope into 2 cm segments - add to pan
    chopped aubergine 2cm
  • cut tomatoes in to segments, then in half and blitz briefly until fairly small pieces but not totally blitzed. Pour over veggies
    vine tomatoes roughly chopped
  • add the dried oregano, black pepper, half the chilli flakes and pour over the oil.
  • mix thoroughly with 2 spatulas is easiest I find, and shake level.
    veggies all mixed ready to bake
  • set the oven at 200°C fan - you can put the sauteuse if it's metal on the hob on a low flame to begin heating through while the oven warms up - or just put the oven on a little earlier.
  • put the lid on the pan - or if you're using a deep baking tray, cover with foil. Put in the oven, then cook for 45 minutes. You can turn the veggies over after 25 minutes to baste them - though it's not essential.
  • remove from the oven and add the halved baby plum tomatoes if using them, and also the halved or quartered olives and sundried tomatoes. There should be a fair amount of juices swilling around. You could also add the beans if you're using them.
    adding the olives & bits
  • Turn over the veggies to mix in the plum tomatoes and olives evenly and return the pan to the oven - but with the lid or foil removed.
    briam bake with olives & tomatoes added
  • Cook for a further 20 to 25 minutes and then sprinkle the vegan feta cheese over the top,
    adding the feta cheese
  • Then scatter the remaining chilli flakes and garlic granules evenly over the dish, and return to the oven for the rest of the time - so it has 45 minutes in total with the lid off.
    adding the chilli flakes & garlic granules
  • chop the parsely with the thicker stalks removed fairly finely. A couple of minutes before you serve the dish, sprinkly the parsley over the dish and return to the oven briefly.
    adding the parsley at the end to vegan greek briam bake

Notes

  • This was originally 800g of courgettes and 650g of potatoes. I've adjusted the ratio so that it's equal with 700 of courgettes & 750 of potatoes. This is mainly because my children aren't keen on courgettes - but I think it also gives a slightly better balance. The courgettes made it a little too wet, and the juice really needs to be a little thicker/less runny to work well.
Keyword olive oil, parsley, chilli flakes, Aubergine, olives, red onion, courgettes, potatoes, feta, sundried tomatoes, vine tomatoes, oregano
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adding the olives & bits
adding the olives & tomato bits
adding the feta cheese
adding the feta cheese
adding the chilli flakes & garlic granules
adding the chilli flakes & garlic granules
adding the parsley at the end to vegan greek briam bake
adding the parsley at the end
vegan Greek briam bake served with chilli tofu
served with chilli tofu
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all that was left

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