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Vegan scalloped potatoes

November 10, 2017 by Ania - 26

comfort food, easy, french-inspired, gluten-free

Vegan scalloped potatoes

Happy Friday, guys! Hope you’ve had a peachy week and are ready to put your feet up? We certainly are! We’ve had a busy week but a good one…Well…Apart from an infuriating visit to an Apple store where we’ve been told that there is nothing wrong with a Β£400 device dying on us 2.5 years in. Oh well, this was the final purchase from Apple that I will ever make, I tell ya!

On a more positive note, we found a house for our Princess Tina (currently curled up in a pretzel on a chair next to me) and us. Yes, we come second! The house was chosen with Tina in mind. It has a decent size garden backing onto a small wood, where Tina is likely to roam at night and a sunny conservatory where she is likely to sleep during the day and where, I may be able to take some food photos if Her Majesty allows it πŸ˜‰ .

We need to wait two more weeks before we are able to move in, but it is a huge load off our minds. Other than that we’ve been enjoying Bristol immensely and we haven’t even started exploring in earnest. The weather has been fairly good too with the exception of one or two days so we are not hankering for the Greek weather that much yet.

Duncan has started interviewing for jobs and he is very excited about it (he is one of these rare people who has always loved his original career choice) and I cannot wait to start cooking for the blog again as I have bucket loads of ideas simmering in my head already. Meanwhile, we continue to cook dinners for Duncan’s family who are so kindly putting up with our vegan ways and they are also very willing taste testers. They made our transition so painless we cannot thank them enough!

Today’s recipe is my vegan take on a classic – potato dauphinoise / scalloped potatoes (for those that can’t spell “dolphinoise”). My plant-based version isn’t bound to give you a heart attack πŸ˜› , which is always a bonus, isn’t it? And you know those people who think that being vegan is a bit sad…? Well, there is nothing sad about this dish, let me tell you. It’s pure comfort and indulgence – very appropriate for the cold winter months ahead. If you are frantically preparing for Thanksgiving, this dish would love a spot on your table, otherwise bookmark it for Xmas or any other family celebration where eating oneself into a food coma is the order of the day πŸ˜‰ .

PS: If you do make these vegan scalloped potatoes, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram (#lazycatkitchen). I love seeing your take on my recipes.

vegan scalloped potatoes ingredients

vegan scalloped potatoes sauce

vegan scalloped potatoes sauce

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  • serves: 8
  • prep: 20 min
  • cooking: 60 min

Ingredients

SAUCE (makes about 750 ml / 3 cups)

  • 300 g / 2 cups raw cashews (soaked overnight OR in boiling water for 1 hr)
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice, adjust to taste
  • 2 large garlic cloves
  • 1 heaped tbsp white miso paste
  • 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • grated nutmeg, to taste
  • Β½ tsp salt, adjust to taste
  • 1 tbsp tapioca starch*

REMAINING INGREDIENTS

  • 500 g / 1 lb sweet potato
  • 750 g / 1Β½ lb regular (starchy) potatoes
  • 30-45 ml / 2-3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, finely diced
  • 2 fat garlic cloves, finely diced
  • 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
  • generous amount of black pepper, adjust to taste
  • salt
  • sweet paprika or chilli powder, optional

Method

SAUCE

  1. Place rinsed cashews in an upright blender with approximately 300 ml / 1ΒΌ cup water. Blend until smooth and creamy.
  2. Season with garlic, lemon juice, miso paste, nutritional yeast, nutmeg, salt and pepper and process until super smooth and creamy.
  3. Transfer 2 cups of this sauce to another bowl. Add a level tablespoon of tapioca starch to the remaining sauce left in the blender, process until smooth.

POTATOES

  1. Cut peeled (or unpeeled if their skins are in good condition) potatoes into 3 mm / 0.1″ thin slices. You can use a mandoline slicer, a food processor with a relevant attachment or a very sharp knife.
  2. Heat up 2-3 tbsp of olive oil in a very large frying pan. Add diced onion and fry until softened (about 5 minutes).
  3. Follow up with chopped garlic and chopped rosemary (you could also layer small rosemary sprigs in between potato layers during assembly) and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add 2 cups of cashew cream to the pan and regular potatoes. Toss them together and simmer for about 7 minutes. If the mixture happens to feel dry, add a good splash or two of water.
  5. Add sweet potatoes and toss them in the cream mixture gently.
  6. Pre-heat the oven to 150Β° C / 300Β° F fan forced (or 170Β° C / 340Β° F regular setting).
  7. Brush a baking dish** with a little bit of olive oil and set aside.

ASSEMBLY

  1. Transfer pre-cooked potatos into the prepared baking tray. Arrange them in layers, sprinkle with a little bit of chopped rosemary (or place small rosemary sprigs – that will need to be removed before eating – in between potato layers), salt and pepper between layers.
  2. Cover the top with the sauce thickened with tapioca starch. Sprinkle with paprika or chilli powder.
  3. Bake for 50 minutes, then switch the oven fan on (or increase the temperature by 20Β° C / 70Β° F) and bake for another 5-10 minutes until the top is nicely browned. If the top is browning too rapidly, cover it with a piece of kitchen foil to stop it from browning any further.

Notes

You could make this dish with 100% regular or 100% sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes do not need pre-boiling in the cream, they are quite sweet though (doh! πŸ˜‰ ) so make sure you balance the dish by adding a bit more acidity.

*If you don’t have tapicoa starch, use regular wheat flour or corn starch.

**The dish I usedΒ had the following dimensions: 26Β cm x 19Β cm x 5 cm (10″ x 7.5″ x 2″)

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  1. Speed Testera says

    November 10, 2017 at 8:16 pm

    I like this kind of meals a lot. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 10, 2017 at 9:00 pm

      That’s great to hear! Hope you’ll enjoy it! x Ania

      Reply
  2. Hannah Mecoe says

    November 11, 2017 at 12:05 am

    Glad you’ve found somewhere to stay… but be careful about letting Tina out into the woods–Bristol foxes are very possessive about their territories. The cats around here are very respectful about foxes, who are bold enough to saunter out in daylight, but a newcomer cat might not be so cautious.

    Oh, and I’ll try those potatoes, just as soon as I get a better blender.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 11, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      Thanks, Hannah. Yes, Tina has already come across a few foxes in our family’s garden and she is very wary of them. Luckily, the tenants we are taking over from also have a cat so I think Tina will simply take over their cat’s territory. Thanks for the tip though. I was quite surprised to see them come up so close to humans. They are gorgeous, aren’t they? Ania

      Reply
  3. Stacy | POP KITCHEN says

    November 14, 2017 at 12:14 am

    Yes! These look creamy and comforting. I am always looking for ways to substitute sweets for regular potatoes. And put nutritional yeast on things.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 14, 2017 at 12:41 am

      Thanks, Stacy! Ania

      Reply
  4. Philip Roche says

    November 15, 2017 at 3:05 am

    I recently saw a Christmas recipe and it mentioned something called s eitan but what is it and how do you make it? I live in Azerbaijan and want to make a Christmas dinner for friends before we all head home. What is your take on the best meal savoury and sweet? I need ideas. Love the recipes. Thank you so much for the ideas. One more thing. No harisa paste in Baku what can I use instead?

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 15, 2017 at 12:53 pm

      Hi Philip,

      Thank you for your kind words – I’m really pleased to hear that you enjoy following my blog πŸ™‚ . Seitan is a vegan meat substitute made from wheat, I have not prepared it before myself so I am not the best person to ask but there is plenty of articles about it online. For Xmas, you could try my Beet Wellington (recipe here) if you are feeling fancy πŸ™‚ and the usual vegetable sides (oven roasted brussel sprouts, potato mash or baked potatoes, slaw, salads etc.) As for harrisa paste, you could always make your own, use another spicy red pepper based paste (if available) or skip and compensate by increasing the amount of other spices and maybe adding some blended fire roasted red peppers, which you might be able to find in jars (they were widely available in Greece, for example). Hope that helps! Ania

      Reply
  5. Brenda Speer says

    November 23, 2017 at 5:15 am

    What can I sub the miso paste with???? Tahini perhaps?
    Thanks, Brenda
    This looks delicious I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 23, 2017 at 12:43 pm

      Hi Brenda,

      Miso paste has a very strong salty taste plus lots of umami so it acts as a seasoning in this recipe. Tahini won’t be a good replacement, but perhaps a few drops of mushroom soy sauce would do the job. Other than that I cannot find of anything else similar. You could always skip and make up for it with dialling up other seasonings to your taste. Hope that helps! Ania

      Reply
  6. Carolien says

    November 25, 2017 at 11:01 am

    750 kg patatoes.. seems like a lot! πŸ˜‰

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 25, 2017 at 1:33 pm

      Ha ha, well, depends on your appetite πŸ˜‰ Corrected now, thanks x Ania

      Reply
  7. megan says

    November 28, 2017 at 12:57 am

    These look so yummy! I have a question though, mostly because I am lazy, do I need to do the pre-cooking the potatoes step? I’ve just never made scalloped potatoes with pre cooked potatoes before and am wondering if I could pour the cream over the layered potatoes and then just cook it a little longer? Or is the precooking essential to the flavor of the dish? I’ll make them either way because I love the idea of sweet potatoes in the dish πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 28, 2017 at 11:36 am

      Hi Megan,

      No, pre-cooking isn’t essential for any other reason than the fact that regular potatoes take longer to cook than sweet potatoes. If you are only just using regular potatoes, I don’t think it is necessary – just make sure you cover the cream with something if it’s browning too much. Hope that helps! Ania

      Reply
  8. Kristiana Gotzsche Robertson says

    December 24, 2017 at 12:07 am

    Can these be made without the miso and would you anything else instead. My son is allergic to soya…
    Was hoping to make them tomorrow (very late to rewrite I know) and was hoping he could have some too.
    Love your page and regulatory make loads from there.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      December 24, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      Hi Kristiana,

      Of course, miso is only used for seasoning here and you can compensate by adjusting other seasonings accordingly (to your taste). BTW, in case you would like to use miso in the future (I may be biased but its’ my kitchen staple) you can find lots of soy-free miso these days (based on brown rice, chickpeas, barley and others) Hope that helps and Merry Xmas (if you celebrate it, of course!) X Ania

      Reply
  9. Valentina says

    December 30, 2017 at 6:16 pm

    Hi!
    Could I use regular brown miso instead of the white one? Thanks

    Reply
    • Ania says

      December 31, 2017 at 7:41 pm

      Hi Valentina,

      Yes, you could, sure. It will taste a bit differently so adjust to taste. Ania

      Reply
  10. Anne says

    October 7, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    Would leaving out the lemon juice hurt the recipe? I can’t have it due to acidity!

    Reply
    • Ania says

      October 8, 2018 at 11:30 am

      I used to balance the flavours and add a touch of tanginess, but if you don’t use acidic flavourings ever you won’t probably miss it anyway. Ania

      Reply
  11. Taryn says

    December 23, 2018 at 4:28 am

    Hi Ania, I’m going to make this recipe for Christmas Day (very exciting stuff!) but I wanted to see if you think it will still be as yummy/turn our, if I either

    1) make the entire receipt on Xmas eve and reheat in oven on Xmas day OR

    2) made the sauce element including the onion/garlic stove step, then on Xmas day I can just cut the sweet potatoes and assemble to bake?

    Many thanks, T

    Reply
    • Ania says

      December 23, 2018 at 1:25 pm

      Hi Taryn,

      I think your opinion 2 sounds best, but you could also do option 1 if pressed for time. I haven’t tried doing that, but I don’t see why it would not taste well. Ania

      Reply
  12. Luz says

    February 6, 2019 at 2:04 am

    I baked it today and just had a nice portion of it. Delicious!!!! I was looking for some vegan options and this is a winner. I love cheese but with the yeast I don’t miss the cheesy flavor at all. Very good recipe, creamy and great during this cold, rainy days.

    Reply
    • Ania says

      February 6, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      I’m delighted to hear that! Thank you! Ania

      Reply
  13. Geraldine says

    November 28, 2019 at 7:27 am

    Hi there Ania
    This recipe looks so good. Between the Vegan potato gratin and scalloped potatoes is the choice to make for Christmas.
    What will be a good choice to make to serve with these dishes. I have only been a vegetarian/vegan for nearly a year and
    still have to learn how to combine the dishes to plate up as a meal as i have been overdoing it with the carbs.
    Thanks for an amazing blog
    Greetings G

    Reply
    • Ania says

      November 28, 2019 at 1:48 pm

      Hi Geraldine,

      Glad to hear that you are considering this dish. For the centrepiece I would go for something like this (there is a video in the page which shows you how to make it) and please look this page up – it lists a lot of xmas worthy dishes that may sound good to you. Hope that helps and congratulations on making the switch to veganism (personally best decision I have even made!) Ania

      Reply

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