This savory Vegan Spinach Mushroom Tart with homemade pastry is the best thing for breakfast or brunch and you’ll love the combination of spinach and mushrooms! gluten free option
This easy vegan spinach mushroom tart goes well for dinner as well as brunch! Serve this tart with my gravy for special dinners or with my hollandaise sauce for breakfast.
While many vegan savory tart recipes call for pre-made pie crust, I opted to make my savory shortcrust pastry from scratch and I recommend you try it too! The savory pastry comes together within minutes and is just perfect. Rich yet tender, and it holds up well, too.
The shortcrust pastry is made with all purpose flour, almond flour, and flax eggs Herbs are added for extra flavor. The filling is savory and packed with flavor from sautéed mushrooms, onions, and spinach.
I like white beans as the base of the filling. You can also use a mix of chickpeas and tofu. The tart is savory and hearty. Add some raisins or cranberries to make it festive. Add more veggies for a hearty weekend brunch.
To get that perfect caramelized browned top, we brush the tart with a mix of vegan Worcestershire sauce and oil and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 30 to 40 minutes. Don’t have Worcestershire sauce? Use some molasses +soy sauce.
More savory brunch and breakfast options:
- Scrambled Eggs Pinwheels
- Breakfast Burritos
- Chickpea Flour Frittata GF Soy-free
- Vegan Omelet with Mung bean GF Soy-free
- Savory Oats Hash GF Soy-free
- Indian Tofu Scramble – Bhurji GF
- Chickpea Chilaquiles Gf Soy-free
- Sweet Potato Hash GF Soy-free
- Lentil Frittata GF Soy-free
- Sprouted Lentil Avocado Toast Soy-free
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Vegan Spinach Mushroom Tart
Ingredients
For the crust:
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons almond flour
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Italian herb/blend or Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons flaxseed mixed with 2 teaspoons water
- 4-6 tablespoons chilled non-dairy milk such as almond, oat or coconut
For the filling:
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- 4 ounces mushroom chopped small
- ¼ cup carrots chopped small
- 15 ounce can of white beans or chickpeas drained or 1.5 cups cooked
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped red or green pepper
- ¼ teaspoon pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon dried sage
- 1 tablespoon vegan worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast or use 1 tablespoon miso
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 ounces frozen spinach thawed and squeezed To remove the excess moisture (you can use up to 6 ounces of spinach here)
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomato or 1 tablespoon chopped raisins
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoons flaxseed meal mixed with 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
For topping:
- thinly sliced tomato slices or thinly sliced onion slices
- 1-2 teaspoon vegan worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon oil
Instructions
- Make the crust: Add the almond flour and all purpose flour, salt, and herbs to a bowl and mix well.
- Then add the flax egg mixture and 4 tablespoons of non dairy milk and mix well until the mixture is crumbly. If it needs more moisture, then add the milk, 1-2 teaspoons at a time until you get crumbly dough.
- Grease a 9 inch tart pan. press this dough down in the tart pan evenly. Keep pressing to the edges so that you have tall edges on the side. Prick some holes in the crust
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit( 180 degrees Celsius) for 11-12 minutes.
- Make the filling: Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat then add the garlic, onion, mushroom and carrots and ¼ teaspoon of salt and cook until the mixture is golden and has reduced significantly. Take off heat and set aside to cool.
- In a bowl, add white beans or chickpeas and mash until ¾ of the beans are mashed.
- Then add the onion mushroom mixture and mash again for a little bit. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix really well.
- Then add the breadcrumbs as needed, 1-2 tablespoons at a time. The mixture should be lightly moist . It should be able to spread well on the tart.
- Transfer this mix to the baked crust and even it out really well. Top it with some tomato slices or onion slices.
- In a bowl, mix the worcestershire sauce and oil and brush all over the tart and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180c)for 30 to 40 minutes. Then let it cool for another 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
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Nutrition
Ingredients:
- the pastry is made with almond flour and all-purpose flour mixed with Italian herb/blend or Italian seasoning, dairy-free milk and flax egg
- for the filling, mushrooms are sauteed with carrots, onions and garlic cloves
- chopped red or green pepper add color
- herbs: ½ teaspoon sage, onion powder, pepper flakes, and Italian seasoning add a Mediterranean twist to the filling
- for that savory cheesy taste, we add nutritional yeast or use miso
- spinach – you can use fresh or frozen
- chopped sun-dried tomatoes add chewy texture to the filling – you could also add chopped raisins
- breadcrumbs soak up excess moisture from the veggies
- flax eggs help hold the filling together
- lemon juice intensifies the spinach and mushroom flavor counterbalances the earthiness from the shrooms
- for the perfect presentation, the tart is topped with sliced tomatoes and onion slices
- we glaze the tart with vegan Worcestershire sauce and oil for that perfect caramelized browned surface
Tips:
- Let the tart cool down a bit before slicing and serving.
- To make this without almonds, use a regular pie crust which is flour and oil or vegan butter.
- You can also bake this without the crust.
- You can make this into small individual loaf sizes or burger patty sizes and bake them. Increase the glaze to cover the tops so that the tops don’t dry out.
- You can also make them into muffin tin similarly and add the glaze accordingly.
How to make Vegan Spinach Mushroom Tart:
Make the crust: Add the almond flour and all-purpose flour, salt, and herbs to a bowl and mix well.
Then add the flax egg mixture and 4 tablespoons of non-dairy milk and mix well until the mixture is crumbly. If it needs more moisture, then add the milk, 1-2 teaspoons at a time until you get a crumbly dough.
Grease a 9-inch tart pan and press this dough down in the tart pan evenly. Keep pressing to the edges so that you have tall edges on the side. Prick some holes in the crust
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit( 180 degrees Celsius) for 11-12 minutes.
Make the filling: Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat then add the onion, mushroom, and carrots and ¼ teaspoon of salt and cook until the mixture is golden and has reduced significantly. Take off heat and set it aside to cool.
In a bowl, add white beans or chickpeas and mash until ¾ of the beans are mashed.
Then add the onion mushroom mixture and mash again for a little bit. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix really well
Then add the breadcrumbs as needed, 1-2 tablespoons at a time. The mixture should be moist but not overly watery. It should be able to spread well on the tart.
Transfer this mix to the baked crust and even it out really well. Top it with some tomato slices or onion slices.
In a bowl, mix the Worcestershire sauce and oil and brush all over the tart and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180c)for 30 to 40 minutes. Then let it cool for another 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Sarah Jones
well, I wanted to make a spinach and mushroom tart, and hello Richa, did I find one with so much flavour and
that lingers on la lingua… thank you so much, my boyfriend said this would be a great filling for a pasty, can you tell we are from Manchester UK.
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So glad you liked it!
Andrea
This was amazing. My only problem is that crust didn’t cook correctly…it was still basically raw, only brown along the top border (I did pre-bake for 12 minutes too). It tasted great, although the crust tasted and looked under cooked. Any ideas.
I would love to make this for company if I can get the crust to bake more.
Richa
Could be the pan (thicker pan takes longer to heat up) or the oven heating. Bake for 16-18 mins then fill and bake
Margaret R
Another fabulous recipe! I made it using thin sliced potato and onion as the crust. I pre-cooked it at 400 for 40 minutes before I added the filling. It worked out perfectly. It makes a very satisfying breakfast to have on hand for the work week.
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yay!
Morgan L
I made this for our vegan Christmas dinner and it was absolutely superb! I substituted half a block of tofu for the white beans and added 1.5 Tbs of cornstarch instead of the white beans and the flax seed (since I did not have those on hand). The sundried tomatoes in it are terrific. The whole dish is delicious! Will definitely make this again.
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I’m very glad to hear!
Nicky
I made this a couple of months ago and I made a mess of the pastry so it was tough (not Vegan Richas fault, totally mine) The filling though was just divine, really important to watch excess moisture with this. I love a wholemeal pastry so will be making again and paying more attention 😀
Yolanda Serra
Absolutely delicious!! Perfect for a Sunday brunch ❤️
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Queenie
Mine is still in the oven, but it smells great. Is it possible to freeze leftovers?
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sure. if you end up having any!
Noor
It was delicious!
However. my tart wasn’t as sturdy as yours in the picture and was gooey, falling apart. Maybe I’ll reduce the liquid from my mushrooms more next time, and add more bread crumbs?
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good idea – yes mushrooms are like sponges sometimes 🍄
LisaH
This was delicious! I used fresh spinach, so I added it to the skillet to wilt it a bit before adding all the other ingredients. The crust added nice texture to the dish.
Richa
Awesome
Justin
made this last night- was excellent! I liked how easy the crust is! (no rolling or resting) the filling was so good, I was eating it before the tart got filled!
Richa
Awesome!!
lea
I made the filling of this recipe last night for supper…..Really tasty!… I chose to make mini tarts instead of the full tart and I used premade tart shells. Also, I am unable to eat peppers so I subbed chopped celery. At lunch today, I spread some of the leftover filling on toast….So good!…. Next….your lentil sausage rolls…..
Richa
Awesome!!
Emily
Thanks for the recipe. I used my own oil pie crust and nettles instead of spinach.
This filling would be great in sausage rolls too, yum.
Richa
Awesome!!!
Margaret
Could I make this in a 9×13 pan if I doubled the recipe?
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that maybe a tad on the small side
Terri
Well it looks like I need to buy a tart pan…or make the patty version in the meantime. I’m looking forward to trying this since it has a bit of the same ingredients as your delicious Lentil Bolognese! Thank you for the consistently great recipes! 🙂
Richa
Yes make it into small patties , make sure to glaze well on top. You can also add in some maple syrup to the glaze and bake
Lisa
This looks and sounds amazing. I would like to make it without the crust to save myself some calories and carbohydrates. I am hoping it works out and wont stick. 🙏
Richa
Use parchment at the bottom