In my last Cooking for the Enemy post I mentioned how it’s a fun challenge to cook for my (primal) roomie and my (vegan) self. Well, he may no longer be my roommate, but we’re still friends with oppositional diets. While desserts (like the coconut macaroons from last time) are usually the standard, I went all out and made a vegan and primal asparagus tart for dinner last night. Roast asparagus and thick creamy sauce on an almond-based crust.
This thing is vegan, primal, dairy-free, grain-free, gluten-free and has no added sodium. 25g of meat-free protein, 40g fiber, healthy beyond compare–and, despite all that, it’s still tasty. I am the picky diet queen! I’m also quite modest.
And in exchange? He made me a blanket fort in the middle of my living room. Fair’s fair.
wow this looks great! can i have the recipe? i have some white asparagus waiting for me in the fridge!!
I’ll try to get a version up soon! The crust was a little bit of everything and I’ll have to reconstruct it to make sure I get a success again–but the “sauce” is blended cauliflower with lemon juice and nutritional yeast. It would be great alone as a dipping sauce for oven-roasted asparagus!
blended cauliflower with lemon juice? I would have never thought that! great!
I’m doing my online shopping and just added cauli to the cart so I can recreate this sauce! Also, I had to work this weekend so I set up shop in my living room and had my giant king size blanket in there. When I read this I thought, “WHY DIDN’T I THINK TO MAKE A BLANKET FORT???”
Love this! And the blanket fort trade-off. I second Alexiasana in the recipe chant.
I’m going to work on putting a recipe together! This was too good not to share…if only I was better at measuring things/paying attention to what I’m doing in the kitchen
And now we need the recipe, of course!
I love challenging others with new foods. My dad is that way- he hates anything and everything green. I actually got him to eat and enjoy some kale salad once.
I know that feeling–if I make something vegan that my dad doesn’t respond to with, “But where’s the meat?”, I know I’m doing it right. It’s a fun challenge–I know I can cook foods that I personally like and will eat, that’s no big deal.
yummy! that looks awesome.
Good trade!
Asparagus tarts and blanket forts. You live such a rad life!
What does primal mean? Is it similar to veganism?
Anyhow it looks great and I am busy catching up on all your posts. I too am not a fan of the red walls, especially for the bedroom, you need something soothing and calming. Love your new blog look too.
Haha, nope, it’s pretty much the opposite of vegan. The bulk of the primal diet is meat, eggs and butter–although fruit, nuts and veggies are acceptable. Absolutely no grains, sugar or legumes. One of the main presenters of the diet has a blog that likes to take stabs at vegans on a regular basis, and the two are sort of seen as extreme opposites (err, unless there’s a specific “high carb” diet, primal eaters would see that as an even greater evil than veganism). Hence “cooking for the enemy”
That does look so good, love the crust!
That sounds Wonderful! We Need The REcipe!!!
I’m going to try to recreate it! It was a little of a “just throw everything in” recipe, so I definitely want a second success before I share.
I love Love LOVE lemony sauces, I think I had one made from cauliflower like this at one of our vegan restaurants here…? I can’t wait for the tart recipe… YUM.
Ok i think he got the better half of the trade
! This dish looks amazing but you’re such a tease Allie..recipe please 
I always want to try more vegan options but a lot of it deals with nuts as alternatives and I’m allergic. Same with thin skinned fruits due to pollen.
I love blanket forts!
Uhhhh recipe plz!! This looks and sounds amazing, and I’m always trying new ways to sneak in animal free meals into my hubbys diet. He’s the burger lover in the family lol
This looks like it was a successful and delicious quiche. Great post!
Wow, that tart looks and sounds so, so good! I love it when you give people food like that and they won’t believe it’s healthy and/or vegan
You. Rock.
The tart looks soo good and spring-y!