Try something easy, unusual, and OOOOOOO so tasty for your next brunch. Wholesome, plant-based, and in the style of the classic Eggs Benedict. You can make it vegetarian or vegan by choosing your own cheese.
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Vegetarian No-Eggs Benedict
Think Eggs Benedict without the eggs. An unusual treatment of grilled apple slices, atop a bed of nutritious greens. And finish it off with more herbs, vegan nut cream, and a side of sliced oranges. Make it for brunch or even a “non-special” occasion.
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Ingredients
- 2 sourdough English muffins (for a more formal brunch, use crumpets (allow 2 per serving))
- 1 TBSP vegan butter
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon (4 pinches)
- 1.5 oz spinach (chiffonade*, or other nutritious green such as arugula or kale.)
- 1 apples (Jonagolds are inexpensive and taste great)
- 4 oz Cotswold cheese (an English cheddar with onion and chive. Any mild cheddar will work. Substitute vegan cheese if you like. )
- ½ cup coconut cream (or cashew cream)
- 1 oz herb for garnish (dill, alfalfa sprouts, or fennel fronds, chives)
- 2 oranges (sliced)
Instructions
Prepare the Ingredients
- Toast the English muffins until lightly browned. Allow extra time for crumpets.
- Make the fresh cashew cream.
- While the muffins are toasting, slice the apples horizontally. Remove the core. Melt the butter butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the apples and cook until warm an, lightly browned, and no longer crunchy. Put a pinch of cinnamon on the top side of each apple slice.
Assemble
- Lay the English muffin halves open face on a serving plate.
- Add a bed of spinach, arugula, or kale chiffonade to each muffin half.
- Top each muffin with an apple slice and a thin slice of the Cotswold cheese.
- Drizzle your cream of choice on top of the open face sandwich.
- Garnish with a few sprouts or fronds of dill, chives, or fennel.
- Decorate the plate with 3-5 orange slices.
Notes
*Chiffonade is a technique of stacking and rolling flat leaves to form a "cigar" and then slicing crosswise to form uniform thin strips.
Also check out our Vegan Nut Cream recipe here.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Vegetarian No-Eggs Benedict
Amount per Serving
Calories
722.37
% Daily Value*
Fat
45.71
g
70
%
Saturated Fat
31.8
g
199
%
Trans Fat
0.03
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2.65
g
Monounsaturated Fat
8.37
g
Cholesterol
59.53
mg
20
%
Sodium
690.6
mg
30
%
Potassium
887.08
mg
25
%
Carbohydrates
61.08
g
20
%
Fiber
9.23
g
38
%
Sugar
22.1
g
25
%
Protein
23.28
g
47
%
Vitamin A
4268.59
IU
85
%
Vitamin C
93.66
mg
114
%
Calcium
558.45
mg
56
%
Iron
4.05
mg
23
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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