It’s “Bryanna Day” on my blog today with a giveaway of World Vegan Feast: 200 Fabulous Recipes from Over 50 Countries by Bryanna Clark Grogan and the sharing of her fabulous recipe for Italian Rustic Squash and Kale Tart. Shown above, this tart is among my favorite recipes in World Vegan Feast, and that’s saying something, because I happen to love this book. Filled with recipes from around the world, many of them are recipes you won’t find anywhere else, all developed with the care and detail that makes Bryanna’s recipes so special.
I love to pick up World Vegan Feast and read it like a novel — it’s filled with interesting anecdotal information and cooking tips written in Bryanna’s friendly voice, that makes you feel like you’re talking to your neighbor over coffee — if your neighbor happened to be a fabulous vegan chef and food expert.
Just a few of my other favorite recipes in World Vegan Feast include: Sizzling Saigon Crepes, Peruvian-Style Crispy Tofu and Cabbage Salad, Creole Grits and Grillades, Swarma Wraps, Maple-Chocolate Shoofly Pie, and Triple-Ginger Cake with Espresso Frosting. If you enjoy baking bread, you will not want to miss Bryanna’s International Bread Sampler — a chapter filled with incredible bread recipes from around the world.
COOKBOOK GIVEAWAY: I think everyone should have a copy of World Vegan Feast, so I’m going to do my part and give a copy to at least ONE lucky person. To enter the giveaway, here’s all you need to do: simply leave a comment at the end of this post listing your favorite comfort food. A winner will be chosen on Friday, October 19 at 9 o’clock AM, Eastern time and announced later that day. Don’t delay, enter now! For additional chances to win, you can also do any or all of the following and then leave another comment telling me what you did.
1. Link to this giveaway on Twitter.
2. Link to this giveaway on Facebook.
3. Link to this giveaway on your blog.
Now here’s that recipe from World Vegan Feast. When I make this, I add a little garlic (because I’m Italian and I love garlic!) and some white beans (for added protein to make this a “one-dish” meal). It’s absolutely fabulous and can be easy to put together, especially if you have leftover squash in the fridge.
Italian Rustic Squash and Kale Tart
Serves 4
It’s hard to believe that this vegetable filling can taste so “meaty,” but it does in this absolute winner of a dish! The crispy olive oil pastry (a traditional, frugal peasant recipe designed to use as little expensive olive oil as possible) is easy to make and low in fat (about 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil per serving). If you want to make a larger tart, double both the filling and the pastry recipes and bake it on a 14-inch pizza pan. Recipe is from World Vegan Feast by Bryanna Clark Grogan (c) 2011.
Pastry:
1 cup unbleached white flour (do not use pastry flour)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup ice-cold water
Filling:
4 ounces kale, tough stems removed, washed, drained and sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 to 5 green onions, chopped
6 ounces butternut squash (or other “meaty” winter squash), peeled, and cut in 1/2-inch dice
3 tablespoons walnut parmesan or finely chopped toasted walnuts
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pastry: Whisk together the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Drizzle in the oil and mix with your fingers or a fork. Dribble in the cold water slowly, mixing with a fork as you go. When it holds together, knead it gently into a ball, cover with plastic wrap or a damp cloth and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Filling: Steam the squash until just tender. Steam the kale until tender, then cool it under cold running water, drain it and then squeeze as much water out of it as you can. Chop the kale with a sharp knife.
Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add both kinds of onions. Stir-fry until tender. Add the kale and squash, Walnut Parm, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
On a lightly-floured piece of baking parchment, roll the pastry out into a thin 14-inch circle. Carefully transfer the rolled-out dough onto an oiled 10-inch pie pan (see Tip). Pile the filling in the middle of the dough and spread it out evenly. Bring up the edges around the filling to make a “freeform” pie, pleating the dough over the Filling and leaving an open circle of filling in the center.
Brush the dough with a little olive oil and cover the exposed filling with a circle of foil. Bake the tart for 30 to 45 minutes or until the dough is golden. Cut into wedges to serve. It’s good hot, warm, or cold.
Tip: To transfer fragile pastry dough into a pan without tearing, flour the top of the circle lightly and then gently fold it in half and then in half again. Gently lift the pastry into the pie pan, letting the edges of the pastry overhang the edge of the pan. Carefully unfold the dough. Another way is to lightly flour the pastry and roll it up loosely around a rolling pin. Use the rolling pin to transfer the dough to the pan and unroll the pastry over the pan.
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My favorite comfort food is anything creamy like Creamy Broccoli and Mushroom bake – yum!
Pesto, on just about anything.
My favorite comfort food is macaroni and cheese. I grew up making it from a box (my sister and brother thought I was the best cook EVER!) but I now love the vegan version. Thanks for the chance to win. Also linked this on Facebook and Twitter.
This recipe looks incredible – it just may become my favorite after I attempt to make it haha. But comfort food….who can beat a dish full of hot, steamy, delicously cooked veggie pot pie….loaded with hearty veggies and oozing with thick, juicy gravy….under a crisp and flaky crust…..my mouth is watering just thinking about it! I tweeted the givaway – @Mandoo322 and also put up on my FB page. Good luck to all and here’s hoping! Off to try the recipe now 😉
A.H.
my favorite comfort food is chocolate!
retweeted your tweet linking this giveaway!
Wow, that tart looks yummy! My favorite comfort food is chocolate chip cookies… makes everything better instantly!
mac daddy!
My most comforting meal is a spicy Tom Yam soup my husband makes for me when I’m ill. Lemongrass and ginger- yum!
My favorite comfort food is organic salad. I actually feel so comforted after I know I’ve eaten lots of greens.
My favorite comfort treat is organic dark chocolate.
Favourite comfort food has to be a lentil shephards pie-warms you right through and fills every gap!
My favourite comfort food is granola with some almond milk. Just had some, in fact!
My favorite comfort food is chocolate, but sweet potatoes run a close second.
My favourite comfort food is Shepherd’s Pie…..or Mac-N-Cheese. It’s hard to decide 😉
Kale is definately my favorite vegetable and it’s also perfect for comfort food, like pasta with a creamy kale sauce.
My favorite comfort food is Cauliflower soup!
Shared on Facebook!
Mac n cheese, or french fries, or biscuits and gravy.
My favorite comfort food is vegan Mac and Cheeze, and vegan pumpkin pie. *drooling*
I posted this giveaway on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/janel.myers.5/posts/454517861265428
My favourite comfort food is the split pea soup in Bryanna’s Nonna’s Italien Kitchen cookbook. I loooooove it. I’m usually not a big fan of soups but I eat even the last drop of this one. I use dried green peas for this one and usually add zucchini and other veggies I have on hand. But even without, this one is delicious, filling, yummy and very comforting. Especially in colder days like these.
Been cooking vegan for over a year now, always looking for delicious flavourful recipes to try>
Favorite comfort food? Massaged kale salad. Yum.
Sweet potatoes with spicy peanut sauce – or noodles with spicy peanut sauce – or potatoes with spicy peanut sauce – or rice with spicy peanut sauce. Can’t decide.
My favourite comfort food was always my grandma’s chicken and dumplings. Now I make it with soy curls instead of the chicken, but it still hits the spot when I need a cozy blanket of a meal.
Definitely lentil soup. I also love faux mashed potatoes made with cauliflower. Thank you for offering the chance to win this cookbook! (Pick me, please!)
Carbs! Lol….Mac n cheeze, noodles with peanut sauce, pizza, cake!
My favorite comfort food is vegan mac and cheese! Instant pick-me-up!
And I posted the giveaway on twitter: https://twitter.com/mostlybliss/status/257963324044607488
Thank you!
Well, comfort food. That’s a hard one – although, I do looove a good seitan stew, with huge chunks of veggies.
Posted this on facebook!
I would love to win this competition! That tart looks amazing and my very favourite comfort food would have to be mac & cheese.
My favorite comfort food is the vegan shepherd’s pie off the vegcooking.com website. It’s my go-to winter recipes!
Vegan Shepherd’s Pie is a lovely comfort food…also mac ‘n’ cheeze. I’m not too ambitious to make it vegan style at home, so I buy the organic vegan version from the frozen food section of the supermarket.
My favorite comfort food is pizza! 🙂 Thanks so much for the giveaway!
mac and cheese
My favorites tend to change with the seasons. Currently, my favorite comfort food is tomato and rice soup.
Hi Robin,
OH! My sister and I were talking about cooking kale and this looks YUMMY! I love the smell of kale when its cooking; sort of earthy. My current favorite comfort food is old fashioned peanut butter. You are generous to share, thanks!
Just an update. I added a link to your giveaway on my blog, plus a little about your own book. Thanks for your generosity! See http://veganwrinklies.com/vegan-on-the-cheap/
I tweeted!
mashed potatoes
Wow, that tart looks amazing. I think potatoes in any form are my favorite comfort food.
Bread is definitely comfort food for me so I’m intrigued by the chapter of breads from around the world!
my favorite comfort food is a baked potato. With lots of pepper.
Oh wow, that rustic tart looks divine! My favorite comfort food has always been mac and cheese, but now I eat it made with a butternut squash sauce instead of dairy. So much better that way!
My favorite comfort food has got to be vegan phad thai!
My favourite comfort food is pizza (and lasagna, though I have never tried making it vegan so it’s been awhile) 🙁
I linked on Facebook.com /careyaj
Mac n’ cheese! MMMM, the vegan version tastes even better than the boxed stuff!
My favorite comfort food is probably mashed potatoes. I’m a down-home kind of girl 🙂
my favorite comfort food is shells stuffed with tofu herbed ricotta and marinara
Mashed potatoes or vegetable pot pie!
Soo hard to choose a favorite. I guess my vegan Irish stew with dumplings.
Oh, another book I have yet to add to my collection! I’d love to win this! 🙂
I blogged about this great giveaway as well as shared it on Facebook and Twitter!
Thank you for doing this, Robin! 🙂
As far as comfort food goes, oh, I can’t just pick 1 dish! I love everything baked in the oven involving carbs *lol* but also looove fresh, warm home made bread and soup of any kind!
Pizza, mashed potatoes, pasta, pad thai…… come to think of it I have a lot of comfort foods!! This book would be a great addition to my cookbook collection!
I shared this giveaway on my Twitter account GourmetCaravan!
I shared this giveaway on my Facebook account Vegan Gourmet Caravan!
This book sounds great!
I make your recipe for mushroom gravy, but more liquid and eat it as a soup. Best mushroom gravy ever. Thanks!
My favorite comfort food is any type of savory pies. I love the crusty crunch!
mac and cheese
Right now my favorite comfort food is toast with earth balance. Simple & delicious!
My wife and I became vegans on June 17, 2012. It took a little while to appreciate kale. This recipe is certainly attractive. Can’t wait to try it. – Tom
My favorite comfort food would have to be the spiced french fries at our local diner. With sage, rosemary, and salt, it’s hard to go wrong
I just linked to this on Twitter
My favorite comfort food is lasagna! mmm
My favorite comfort food is a piping hot bowl of minestrone soup.
Favorite comfort food? Rice pudding! Thanks for offering the giveaway.
My favorite comfort food: vegetable soup. No wait – pasta with eggplant. Oops – I meant oatmeal craisin chocolate chip cookies. Sigh…now I’m hungry!
My favorite comfort food is POTATOES!
Especially vegan potatoe salad!
But just a palin ole baker with vegan sour cream and margarine is just delicious!
My favorite comfort food it vegan mac and cheese, hands down.
Carrot soup and cookies with soy milk!
My favorite comfort food is a steaming bowl of vegan chili.
My favorite comfort food is hot, fresh, real potato French Fries! With a side of ketchup for dipping. Yummmmmm.
I tweeted!
https://twitter.com/BankruptVegan/status/258288369161887745
I shared the giveaway on my Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bankrupt-Vegan/363760247034847
My favorite comfort food is lotsa vegetables lentil soup – thick and delicious!
I just LOVE my vegan lasagna!!!
Mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy!
Mashed potatoes … roasted squash … rustic cabbage soup …it’s hard to choose just one!
Shared on FB and tweeted on twitter. 🙂
I could really go for that right now! Potatoes. Anything with potatoes.
A good old fashioned peanut butter & jelly sandwich :).
That tart is gorgeous! I think my favorite comfort food would have to be mashed potatoes and gravy…yum.
Courtney
Amazing recipe! Shared this post with the recipe and giveaway on my FB page. I’m with Courtney, it’s really mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy. By the spoonful! <<<>>>
This tart looks absolutely amazing. Up until now, I have only made tarts using fresh fruit…apples, plums, nectarines, etc. But now I see that I have been short-changing myself! I use butternut squash in so many ways, but have never put it into a tart. That changes right now!! Thanks for opening my eyes to the possibilities.
Definitely mashed potatoes with tomato soup running a close second.
My mom’s Sicilian vegetable and ditalini soup with a side of giant-thick slices of fresh warm Italian bread…I can’t resist yumful chunks of veggies and pasta, especially when they warm me up from the inside out. 🙂
My favorite comfort food is chili.. preferably veg chili with tons of black beans.
My favourite comfort food is lentil stew.
a golden bowl with yeast gravy…just thinking about it makes me want one
My favorite comfort food is any sort of soup! I love soup!
My favorite comfort food is probably mashed potatoes. That’s one thing that has never changed since I was very young.
I linked to this giveaway on Twitter. https://twitter.com/msmollygirl/status/258568539202543616
I also posted a link to this giveaway on my Facebook page.
Yum, that squash and kale tart looks good!
Grilled cheese is a comfort food. I’d be excited to try the bread for it! Maybe some tomato or potato soup along side!
I also tweeted … https://twitter.com/jasubabasuja
My favorite comfort food is anything Mexican!
Pierogi! I make a homemade batch every year with leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving.
This recipe looks fantastic!
Favorite comfort food – so hard to choose. I love a good soup/stew/chili – black bean and butternut squash with a little chipotle is one favorite. Vegetarian enchiladas are also high on the list. And a lovely steaming serving of apple crisp, hot from the oven is hard to beat for comfort.
Favoriate comfort food is anything Indian and rice. I would love that book!!
Definitely vegan “pâté chinois” — the French Canadian spin on shepherd’s pie.
Fave comfort food…that’s a tough one! Let’s go with (vegan!) mac & cheese for today! Or, maybe vegan pancakes…
XOXO!
My very favorite comfort food has always been vegan mac and cheese – and all the stuff that can be done to it! But this new tart is in the running to replace it! Thank you for sharing it.
My comfort food is any kind of casserole. Yum yum!
Butternut squash-rice pudding, my grandma’s recipe, has always been a comfort food for me.
I’d say that my favorite comfort food is anything I can eat out of a bowl with a spoon. So, mashed potatoes, risotto (I guess sometimes I eat that with a fork), soup, stew, pudding… : )
A simple quesadilla of corn tortilla with a hard cheese, cooked in a very hot pan with little enough oil to brown the tortilla is a perfect comfort food.
My favourite comfort food is a pigeon pea rice stew with tostones (asopao de gandules in Spanish).