Potato Zucchini Casserole with Almond Pecan Parmesan
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
For the Vegan Parmesan Cheese
- ½ cup slivered almonds raw, unsalted
- ½ cup pecans raw, unsalted
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil toasted
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt fine
- 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
For the Casserole
- 2 medium sized potatoes I used Yukon Gold
- 2 medium sized zucchini
- 1 small onion
- 2 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- 2 large cloves garlic minced
- Sea salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Preparing the Vegan Parmesan Cheese
- Add all ingredients to food processor.
- Pulse on high until ingredients are fine and crumbly.
- Set aside.
Preparing the Casserole
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Chop the zucchini into equal sized rounds.
- Chop the potato into bite-sized chunks. Set aside.
- Dice onion.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to fry pan.
- Add onion and minced garlic to pan.
- Cook until onion turns opaque.
- Add spices and stir thoroughly.
- Add zucchini and potato and cook until semi-tender. Avoid cooking until completely tender.
- Pour potato, zucchini and onion mixture into bowl.
- Add ½ cup vegan parmesan cheese, sea salt and pepper to taste and the remaining olive oil. Stir until vegetables are well coated.
- Place ingredients into a medium-sized casserole dish.
- Top with the remaining parmesan cheese.
- Cook for approximately 30 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Stir thoroughly before serving.
- Serve hot with a side salad and some vegan garlic bread.