Name: Vegetable Crumble
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 3 potatoes; 4 carrots; 3 courgettes; 2 peppers; 5 tomatoes; ¼ cup vegan butter (or your butter of choice for dairy eaters); 3 tbsp vegan cheese (or Parmesan for dairy eaters); 2 cups oat flour (or your preferred choice); ½ onion; 1 parsley (to taste); 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; salt (to taste)

The Vegetable Crumble is a savory crumble inspired by the traditional crunchy fruit dessert. It’s perfect for a picnic and also suitable for vegetarians.

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Yields: 6-8 persons
Prep Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Total: 1hr mins

Ingredients

3 potatoes
4 carrots
3 courgettes
2 peppers
5 tomatoes
1/4 cup vegan butter (or your butter of choice for dairy eaters)
3 tbsp vegan cheese (or Parmesan for dairy eaters)
2 cups oat flour
½ onion
parsley, to taste
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt, to taste

How to prepare the vegetable crumble

STEP 1 – PREPARE VEGETABLES

Wash the potatoes, carrots, courgettes, peppers, and tomatoes.
Peel the potatoes and cut them into chunks or thick slices.
Grate the outermost layer of the carrots and remove the ends, then cut them into slices. Steam the carrots and potatoes and let them soften for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut the courgettes into slices, as well as the tomatoes, and cut the peppers into pieces, removing the stem and seeds.

STEP 2 – SAUTE VEGETABLES

Fry half an onion cut into thin slices in 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, together with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
Pour in all the vegetables, leaving the tomatoes for last, adding them 5 minutes from the end of cooking. Add salt and let them mix their flavors for about 15 minutes.
Let the cooking water evaporate, to prevent the crumble from having too much liquid at the bottom.

STEP 3 – PREPARE THE CRUMBLE

Add the butter cut into chunks, the oat flour, and the grated Parmesan cheese into a bowl. Add the salt and pepper, and start working the mixture with your hands, until you get large crumbs. Let it rest for a quarter of an hour in the refrigerator.

STEP 4 – ASSEMBLE + BAKE THE VEGETABLE CRUMBLE

Dry the vegetables from any excessive water.
In a pan, greased on the bottom, arrange the vegetables and cover them with a layer of crumble, compact and uniform.
Bake for 30 minutes at 180 ° C, until it is golden on the surface, and serve hot.

Variations

To give more consistency to the crumble you can also add breadcrumbs.
To make it more crunchy you can add shelled and chopped walnuts, pistachios, or rolled oats.
Vary the vegetables used, depending on your taste and the season.

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