Crustless Eggless Vegetable Quiche

Ingredients 

• Onion (Big size) - 1
• Finely chopped red, green and yellow bell peppers - 1 of each
• Finely chopped broccoli (Small sized) - 1
• Zucchini (Small sized) -1
• Black Olives(sliced) - 15-20
• Nuts (cashew, walnuts, pecans, almonds) - 1/2 cup
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves
• Tofu - 350g
• Cheddar cheese - 2 tbsp
• Mozzarella cheese - 2 tbsp
• Cottage cheese crushed (optional, you could use additional tofu here) - 150g
• Mixed, dried herbs (rosemary, oregano, thyme, parsley, basil) - 1 tbsp
• All purpose flour - 1 tbsp
• Corn flour - 2 tbsp
• Baking powder (optional) - 1/4 tsp
• Milk - 1 cup
• Olive oil -1 tbsp
• Salt - 2 tsp (or to taste)

Preparation

1. Soak the nuts in about 1/2 cup of milk and set them aside for an hour
2. In a small bowl, whisk all purpose flour and 1/4 cup of milk and keep aside
3. Chop the Zucchini into thin circles and keep aside
4. Grease you quiche pan and keep aside
5. In a frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil and add onions and saute til they turn translucent
6. Add the broccoli and bell peppers and toss
7. Saute for a couple of minutes, then add 2 tsp of mixed herbs and salt and mix well
8. Cover and cook for a couple of minutes
9. Remove pan from flame, add the flour + milk mixture, mix and keep aside
10. Grind the nuts soaked in milk, garlic cloves and cornflour together, then add the tofu and grind again to form a soft paste
11. Add the rest of  the milk to this paste and mix to get a batter like consistency 
12. Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F
13. Mix 1/4 of this paste into the vegetable mixture and evenly spread this mixture on to your greased pan
14. Next lay successive layers of crushed cottage cheese, cheddar cheese and zucchini 
15. Mix the olives into remaining paste mix and pour evenly. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese at the end.
16. Bake for about 30-40 minutes until the surface turns golden brown and the sides turn crisp
17. Allow the Quiche to cool on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes 
18. Cut into slices and serve (you could serve this with an acidic salad and a light soup to make a full, healthy and delicious meal out of this!)