Vegan Potato Bake (Potatoes au Gratin)

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 lbs Potatoes (750 g)

  peeled
• 1 Zucchini (200 g)

  or sub more potatoes or other veggies
• 7 oz Mushrooms (200 g)

  optional
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion

  sliced
• 3 garlic cloves

  minced
• 1 cup cashews * (140 g)

  soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
• 1 cup vegetable broth (240 ml)
• 1 cup non-dairy milk (240 ml)

  or water
• 1/2 tsp salt

  plus more to taste
• pepper to taste
• 4 tbsp nutritional yeast

  optional
• 4 tbsp Vegan Cheese

  optional
• fresh chives

  optional
• pine nuts

  optional

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 355°F (180°C) and grease a baking dish* with a little oil.
• 2 Thinly slice zucchini and very thinly slice potatoes. (Zucchini should be sliced
  a bit thicker than potatoes*).
• 3 Heat the oil in a large pan. Add onion and mushrooms and fry for about 4-5
  minutes, until lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for another minute while
  stirring, then set aside.
• 4 Drain and rinse the cashews. Put them into a blender along with non-dairy milk,
  vegetable broth, salt, pepper, and nutritional yeast. Blend for a few minutes
  until smooth.
• 5 Heat up the cashew sauce in a pot (optionally, to reduce the baking time).
• 6 Spread half of the sliced potatoes and zucchini in the baking dish. Top evenly
  with half of the cashew sauce, then spread over the onions, garlic and
  mushrooms. Layer the rest of the potatoes and zucchini, then the rest of the
  mushrooms and sauce. (Make sure that the veggies are well covered with the
  sauce).
• 7 Bake the potato bake for about 50 minutes or until the potatoes are fork-tender
  and soft. (If it gets too brown during baking, cover the dish with tin foil or
  baking paper. But note that the potatoes need more time to cook through when the
  dish is covered).
• 8 Optionally, sprinkle vegan cheese over a few minutes before done and continue
  baking until melted, about 5-10 minutes.
• 9 Garnish with chopped chives and toasted pine nuts
  [https://biancazapatka.com/en/creamy-vegan-polenta-with-mushrooms-and-spinach/]
  or other toppings you like.
• 10 Enjoy!

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