Vegan Tarte Flambée with caramelized onions, smoky tempeh bits & avocado

Recipe for a vegan Tarte Flambée (Flammkuchen) with caramelized onions, smoky tempeh bits, and avocado. It’s like the summer version of pizza!

Tarte Flambée or “Flammkuchen” in German is a traditional dish from Alsace (a region in France). It is rather popular in the south of Germany as well. It is traditionally made in a wood-fire oven. But that didn’t hold me back from making my own vegan Tarte Flambée at home in a regular oven! I’ve used a chickpea creme for the base, added some caramelized onions and smoky tempeh bits on top & of course avocado! I sprinkled it with lemon juice and sea salt – it was so good, you have to try it! It’s sweet from the caramelized onions, smoky from the tempeh, creamy because of the chickpea spread & avocado and fresh and light from the lemon juice.

The whole idea of making Tarte Flambée came to me because I was having one a few months ago in a restaurant. They had a vegan Tarte Flambée with a chickpea (or bean ?) spread and some carrots & beets on top. It was tasty and delicious and somehow I feel like Tarte Flambées are the summery versions of pizza, because they’re lighter and fresh and so pretty!

Vegan Tarte Flambée

Elephantastic Vegan

Tarte Flambée or Flammkuchen is a traditional alsatian dish. This is a recipe for a vegan version with a chickpea base, caramelized onions, smoky tempeh bits & avocado! The recipe yields 2 Tartes Flambées. 

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Resting Time 2 hrs

Total Time 42 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Vegan

Servings 2

Calories 985 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Ingredients for the dough

• ▢ 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 3/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
• ▢ 2/3 cup warm water
• ▢ 1 tablespoons olive oil

Ingredients for the top

• ▢ 1 cup canned chickpeas (rinsed and drained)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon lemon juice (and more to sprinkle on top)
• ▢ 2 onions
• ▢ 2 inch -piece tempeh
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
• ▢ 1 pinch salt
• ▢ 1 avocado

Instructions

 

• For the pizza dough, put all the ingredients in a kitchen machine or mix by hand and let it rise until it doubles in size.
• Caramelize the onions by slicing them thinly and cooking them in a pan on medium heat along with a teaspoon of oil. Stir every 10 to 20 minutes. The whole process will take about an hour - don't rush it! Add a few teaspoons of water when the onions will stick to the pan. Set the onions aside.
• Preheat the oven to 480°F/250°C.
• Prepare the chickpea spread by processing the chickpeas together with a teaspoon of lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Add water until it reaches the consistency of hummus.
• Cut the tempeh in small bits and pan-fry them until nicely browned and crispy. Add the Liquid Smoke & a dash of salt.
• Roll out the dough base as thin as possible.
• Spread the chickpea spread on top and place the tarte flambées in the oven for about 10 minutes.
• Take the Tarte Flambées out, top them with the caramelized onions and tempeh bits and put them bake in the oven for about 2 minutes.
• Peel the avocado and cut it in slices and add it to the Tarte flambée before serving.
• Sprinkle with additional lemon juice and sea salt and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 985kcalCarbohydrates: 162gProtein: 28gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 919mgPotassium: 1082mgFiber: 19gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 145IUVitamin C: 20.2mgCalcium: 101mgIron: 10.4mg

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