The Best Quiche You’ll Ever Have Is Vegan

Vegan quiche recipe with gluten-free option

Photos: Britney Victoria Alston

The top two reasons people tell me they could never go vegan are cheese and eggs. This information is volunteered to me about once a week or whenever someone new learns that I am vegan. I understand and sympathize with their fear, however, I challenge the idea that they will ever have to miss the taste of their beloved cheese and eggs. To prove my point I decided to put together a recipe that usually combines both cheese and eggs and make it vegan.

Enter: The best quiche you’ll ever have.

Ingredients:

• 1 (9 inches, deep dish) vegan pre-shaped pie crust (or homemade crust if desired). I use this one or this one.
• Coconut oil cooking spray
• 7 ounces Creamy Original Chao Slices, chopped. This can be purchased at most local grocery stores or substituted with your favorite vegan cheese.
• Vegetable oil, enough to coat the bottom of the pan. I use safflower oil.
• 1 quarter of a medium red onion, chopped
• ½ cup of your favorite mushrooms…