Growing up in Greece, I used to take to food from home to school. However, a couple of times a month, my mum or dad used to give 2 euros to buy something from the kilikeio (school canteen). And one of my favourite pastries was the round cheese and ham pie with a lovely tomato sauce in it. I haven’t had it in more than 5 years now and since then I became vegetarian and then transitioned to vegan, and I had just accepted that I will never be able to have it again. But the more I learned about being vegan and all the amazing options out there, I started making all the food I love but with the vegan ingredients instead. This is one of the easiest recipes I’ve ever made and it only takes a couple of minutes to prepare and then place in the oven for 20 minutes. Make sure you check out the notes at the end too :D
Ingredients
Puff pastry (most ready rolled puff pastry is vegan but check the package just in case)
6 slices of vegan ham (I used the smoky ham by Quorn)
1 cup grated vegan cheese (or slices depending on how much cheese you prefer)
1/2 cup tomato sauce (I used a tin of chopped tomatoes)
Optional: mixed herbs (I used Italian seasoning)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200°C. Roll out the pastry onto a baking tray and spread the tomato sauce (optional: sprinkle the herbs on the tomato sauce)
Add the ham and cheese, spreading them equally across the tomato sauce.
Fold the pastry in half and press down on the sides so the ingredients don’t spill out.
Place in oven for around 15-20 minutes or until pastry is golden.
Cut up into squares and enjoy!
Notes:
-You can make individual ones by just cutting up the pastry in half at the beginning
-You can enjoy it hot or cold
-You don’t have to add cheese at all if you do not want to. I used to have some in Greece with just the sauce and ham.
-You can also add onions and mushrooms
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