Vegan Thanksgiving Dressing
This dish is a healthified and veganized version of my Grandmother's chicken and dressing recipe. It serves a smaller crowd but can easily be doubled if you're planning to serve more. Taste testing is encouraged before you put in oven to make sure the seasoning is to your liking. Please use all organic ingredients when possible!
Servings 1 3-5 people
Ingredients
- 1 (14 oz) Firm Tofu
- 1/2 cup Celery chopped
- 1/2 cup White Onion chopped
- 3 Flax Eggs 1 tbsp flax mean + 3 tbsp water = 1 flax egg
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Broth
- 2 tbsp Sage adjustable to your taste preference
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
Cornbread
- 1 cup Yellow Corn Meal
- 1/2 cup Spelt Flour
- 1/3 cup Coconut Milk (from a can - the thick white part)
- 1 cup Cashew Milk (or other Unsweetned Non-Dairy Milk)
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4-1/2 tsp Salt (optional)
Instructions
- First make the corn bread. This step can be done a day ahead to save time! Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl mix together the milk and apple cider vinegar. Then in a large bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. Add the coconut milk plus the apple cider vinegar mixture to the dry ingredients and mix everything together. Pour the mixture in a 9x9 inch pain and bake for about 30 minutes.
- Next press the tofu by wrapping the tofu block in dishcloths and set heavy books on top for 15-20 min. This helps get all the water out of it. Preheat oven to 350 F. Make your flax eggs in another bowl and set aside. Drain and rinse off your tofu and set it on a towel or plate and set aside until ready to use.
- Sauté onions and celery for about 5 - 8 mins until they're translucent. In a large bowl break up the cornbread into crumble pieces. I do this with my hands. Add in celery, onion, flax eggs, sage, salt and pepper.
- Then crumble the tofu in the bowl and add 1/2 cup of vegetable broth. Mix it all together with your hands. Everything should be mixed together well. You might need more vegetable broth as the mixture should be soggy and moist so judge accordingly. This is so it wont come out dry after baking.
- After it's all mixed together you can taste to see if you want to add more seasonings like sage, salt or pepper. Pour mix in a 9x9 pan lined with parchment paper. Pat down making sure it's all even. Bake in oven for 30-35 min. The top should be a little brown. You can also fork check it to make sure it's firm. Allow it to cool for a few minutes before serving. We love eating it with this gravy!