MINATURE NAPOLEONS WITH EGGPLANT CREME (VEGAN YUM YUM)

Minature Napoleons With Eggplant Creme (Vegan Yum Yum) image

Provided by Wish I Could Cook

Categories Vegetable

Time 2h30m

Yield 12 napoleons, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

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4 plum tomatoes
1 zucchini
12 cremini mushroom caps (other mushrooms would work fine)
tamari or soy sauce
2 small eggplants
2 tablespoons olive oil
2/3 cup raw cashews
1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning (basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary)
2 garlic cloves
12 basil leaves
olive oil
balsamic vinegar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300°F.
Slice the tomatoes and zuchini into at least 12 slices (between 1/4 and 1/2 inch think). Place on a parchament-lined cookie sheet. Spay with oil to coat and sprinkle with dried herbs. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Add the mushoom caps to the roasted tomato/zucchini sheet. Spray with oil and put about a 1/2 teaspoon of tamari (or soy sauce) in each one. Bake for about 30 more minutes.
While the vegetables are baking, peel and dice the eggplants (I had about 750 grams). Put a couple layers of paper towels in the bottom of a big bowl and microwave the eggplant in two batches for eight minutes each.
Then saute the eggplants in olive oil for about 10 minutes until cooked an a littlebrown.
Add eggplants, cashews, and garlic to a food processor and process until very smooth.
To assemble, put a little dot of eggplant creme on the plate to act as an anchor. Place a tomato on top of the anchor and put more eggplant creme on top. Then add zucchini and more creme. Then add mushroom cap and a a dot of more creme.
Garnish with basil and a bit tomato. Drizzle a little olive oil and some dots of vinegar on the plate to really be fancy.
(I found that if the mushooms are big, they make a better base than topper.).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.7, Fat 12.1, SaturatedFat 2.1, Sodium 11.2, Carbohydrate 18.5, Fiber 7.6, Sugar 7, Protein 5.2