Meat-free christmas tree

Meat-free christmas tree

By Harper Pieterse
20’ Prep time
30’ Cook time
50’ Total time
992 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

Get in the festive mood with this stunning puff pastry “faux-rizo” chorizo and creamy leek christmas tree!
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Step by Step

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Step 1

To make the filling, melt the butter in a pan, when foaming add the leek and saute for 8-10 minutes until they’re creamy, soft and caramelised. Season with salt & pepper.
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Step 2

Add garlic & fresh sage, dried cranberries, cream cheese and vegan chorizo. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
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Step 3

Roll out your pastry to 5mm thick. Cut out a Christmas tree shape.
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Step 4

Put your filling down the middle, a narrow dollop at the top and getting a little wider as you add filling to the bottom of your pastry.
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Step 5

Cut 1 inch slits down the left and right sides of your pastry alongside the filling and brush with oat milk.
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Step 6

Fold the pastry into the middle over the filling, brush top with oat milk and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
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Step 7

Bake in a preheated oven at 200C fan for 30 minutes until your tree has puffed up and is golden brown.
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Step 8

Serve with delicious hasselback potatoes and roast sprouts!
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Step 9

Enjoy!

Ingredient

  • Garlic
    Garlic
    3 cloves
  • Dried cranberries
    Dried cranberries
    0.25 cup
  • Poppy seeds
    Poppy seeds
    1 teaspoon
  • Fresh sage
    Fresh sage
    1 tablespoon
  • Vegan butter
    Vegan butter
    1 tablespoon
  • Ready-made puff pastry
    Ready-made puff pastry
    1 lb
  • Vegan chorizo
    Vegan chorizo
    0.5 lb
  • Oat milk
    Oat milk
    1 tablespoon
  • Leek
    Leek
    3 cups
  • Dairy-free cream cheese
    Dairy-free cream cheese
    0.5 cup

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