Crisp, ruffled pastry tops this filo pie. Packed with creamy leeks, spinach, black garlic and tofu as well as rich, hearty flavours!

This filo pie is a great vegan roast dinner alternative, is easy to prepare and can be served with anything from roast veggies to a simple seasonal salad for a truly versatile meal!  And as we’re approaching the season of merriment this pie would also make a great vegan Christmas meal.  It can be prepared in advance and baked or reheated on the day.

I really do try to make my vegan recipes accessible to all.  I try to limit the strange ingredients so hopefully people will be encouraged to try them.  Especially if you’re a new vegan or need to feed visiting vegans.  And if you aren’t vegan but are trying to cut down on your animal consumption I don’t want you to be put off by something complicated or has things you’ve never heard of.

Honestly, I question whether a lot of things Phil and I eat would even be identifiable as vegan if you didn’t know.  Especially cake.  Oh and the vegan burgers and sausages available now.  Great stuff.

Tofu or not tofu …

If you have an aversion to tofu for whatever reason you can substitute with something like lentils or chickpeas or even the vegan ‘chicken’ pieces or mince you can buy now.  Not only is this filo versatile it’s easily adaptable.  I know some people don’t like the texture of tofu but in this recipe it’s squished up and mixed with all the other ingredients to give it flavour.  On its own tofu is about the blandest thing you can eat but it is very good at soaking up all the flavour around it.

And this vegan pie is packed with flavour!

If you’ve never tried black garlic, welcome to your new favourite ingredient.  It has THE richest umami and molasses smell.  It might seem extravagant to use a whole clove in just one pie but trust me,  it’s not as harsh in flavour as normal garlic and can even be eaten raw.

There’s also lots of veggies, herbs and some vegan cream cheese packed into this pie.  If you have a stove to oven pan the whole thing can be made and baked in one dish.  We recently invested in some Tefal Ingenio stackable pans.  Living in a fifth wheel caravan means space is at a relative premium.  These pans have a detachable handle so they stack inside each other.  And because the handle can be removed they can go from stove to oven!  My only regret is not getting them sooner – we had one of those pan drawers where everything was stacked iggledy piggledy and getting one pan out usually involved drama and clattering.  Know what I mean?

Looking for more easy vegan meal ideas like this filo pie?  Try these:

Lemon and Herb Orzo with Roasted Tomatoes – I make this almost every week as it’s just as delicious for leftovers!

Instant Pot Mac and Cheese – Phil’s favourite to make as it takes just 5 minutes to prepare and 4 minutes to cook!

Creamy Broccoli Soup with Toasted Cheese Sandwiches – perfect rainy day comfort food.  Bring on the hygge!

Chickpea and Potato Curry – another one pan meal packed with flavour.

I’d also love to hear from you if you make this vegan Filo Pie with Leeks and Spinach! Just leave a comment as it’s so helpful and I love to hear how the recipe worked out for you! Thank you so much!

Don’t forget to follow us on YouTube, Facebook or Pinterest for even more recipe inspiration and chat, competitions, behind the scenes and so much more!