Passover Cooking with The Trendy Vegan

By Yonni @vegandthecity
Passover is still a few weeks away, but I have a super busy month so I needed to take care of business today.  I am not hosting either Seder this year, but I am in charge of preparing some vegan options.
Last week I blogged about a fabulous roasted vegetable soup I made. My family tasted it and loved it, so I froze a big batch and I'll be eating that in place of the traditional matzah ball soup.  It has plenty of parsley and leeks (bitter herbs) so it's perfectly suited for a Passover meal.
I decided to make another savory dish, my version of a spinach pie.  Here is what I did:
Spray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Wet 2 1/2 pieces of matzah and lay them on the bottom of the tray.
Using your favorite kosher for Passover oil, sautée two large onions with a pinch of kosher salt.  Once caramelized, mix in 4 packages of defrosted and drained chopped spinach. (You may want to do this in two batches.)
Add 1 cup of vegan cheese to half of the spinach mixture and layer it on top of the matzah.  
Put down another layer of matzah (no need to wet these pieces) and top that with the rest of the spinach mixture and a cup of marinara sauce.
Add one more layer of matzah (do not wet this either) and top it with 1 c of the marinara sauce and 1/2 c of the vegan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is bubbly and the crust starts to brown. Serve immediately! (If you make it in advance like I did, cover and freeze it but do not bake it until you are ready to eat.)
If you want something sweet at the end of the meal, chocolate toffee matzah is the easiest (and yummiest) way to go.Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and cover it with a single layer of matzah.  Melt 8 oz. of vegan butter and mix it with 1/4 c brown sugar.  Spread that across the matzah and bake for 6 minutes at 350.  Remove the tray from the oven, cover it with 12 oz. of vegan chocolate chips and bake another 4 minutes.  Remove from the oven and spread the chocolate into an even layer. Leave it as is or top it with nuts, more chips, dried cranberries or coconut flakes.  Chill for a few hours and then break into pieces.  Enjoy and chag sameach!