Festive Chickpea Tart Food

MUSHROOM CHICKPEA HAZELNUT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Partially cook pie crust in 9-inch pie dish for 10 minutes, until lightly golden brown around edges.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, sage and rosemary. Cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms have cooked down considerably and begin to brown. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Fold in the nutritional yeast and parsley.
• Toast the hazelnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Transfer directly into a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Transfer to bowl with mushroom mixture. Add the chickpeas to the food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped and add to the mushroom mixture. Add the orange juice, orange zest, vegetable broth, dates, kale and corn meal to the bowl and fold everything together until thoroughly combined.
• Transfer mixture to the prepared pie crust and smooth into an even layer. Sprinkle the red pepper over the tart and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 25 minutes, until vegetables are slightly soft. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

FESTIVE FRUIT TART

Steps:

• Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. tart pan with a removable bottom; trim edges. Generously prick the bottom with a fork. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract until smooth; spread over crust. Arrange fruit over cream cheese mixture. , In a microwave, heat preserves and remaining extract, uncovered, on high for 20-30 seconds or until warm. Brush over fruit. Store in the refrigerator.

FESTIVE CHICKPEA TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper, and cook for 7 to 9 minutes until onions begin to soften and caramelize. Set aside.
• In a food processor, add chickpeas (except reserved 1/4 cup), walnuts, lemon juice, and tamari, and pulse to lightly chop (do not puree). Remove half of chopped mixture from food processor and transfer to a large bowl.
• Transfer sauted onions to the remaining mixture in food processor. Puree until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• Transfer puree to bowl with lightly chopped chickpea and walnut mixture. Add spinach, cranberries, parsley, thyme, and 1/4 cup of reserved chickpeas. Stir to combine and transfer to prepared pie shell, spreading evenly.
• Combine oil and tamari, and brush on top of pie and crust. Sprinkle with walnuts. Bake for 33 to 38 minutes until lightly browned. Garnish with parsley, cut in wedges, and serve with cranberry sauce.