Vegan Faux Gras Terrine
Cashew, mushroom, miso and sesame 'mock' faux gras terrine.
Equipment
- Weighing scales
- Mixing bowl
- Spatula
- Whisk
- Vitamix
- Moulds
Ingredients
- 300 g Cashews
- 60 g Cacao butter (melted and cooled)
- 60 g Coconut oil (melted and cooled)
- 30 ml Water - filtered
- 30 ml Cognac
- 50 g Miso
- 5 ml Truffle oil
- 15 g Nutritional yeast
- 30 g Tahini
- 1 teaspoon Mushroom powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Sea salt
- 1 teaspoon Black pepper - ground
Yellow Fat
- 50 ml Coconut oil
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
Method
Assemble all ingredients
- Soak the cashews overnight. Drain and rinse the cashews300 g Cashews
To make the shiitake powder
- Grind 3 dried shiitake mushrooms in a small grinder or food processor until you get a very fine powder. Set aside ½ teaspoon powder and keep the leftover in an airtight container for other uses.1 teaspoon Mushroom powder
Make the Faux Gras Terrine mix
- Melt the cocoa butter and coconut oil in a small saucepan, and allow to cool.60 g Cacao butter, 60 g Coconut oil
- Add the cashews to the bowl of a blender with the water, white miso, cognac, nutritional yeast, tahini, shiitake powder and truffle oil.300 g Cashews, 30 ml Water - filtered, 30 ml Cognac, 50 g Miso, 5 ml Truffle oil, 15 g Nutritional yeast, 30 g Tahini, 1 teaspoon Mushroom powder
- Add the salt and pepper and blend until completely smooth, scraping down the sides from time to time. The mix should be very thick.1 teaspoon Sea salt, 1 teaspoon Black pepper - ground
- Add in the melted cocoa butter and coconut oil slowly.60 g Cacao butter, 60 g Coconut oil
- You can use any mould you have on hand: Pour the mix into the mould. Smooth the top using a knife and cover.
Yellow Fat
- Melt the coconut oil and turmeric over low heat and mix well. Let sit at room temperature until the coconut oil becomes spreadable again.50 ml Coconut oil, ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Brush some colored coconut oil around the Faux Gras to make it look like yellow fat.
- Chill the Faux Gras until ready to slice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 60gCalories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 8gFat: 28gSodium: 425mgPotassium: 275mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin B1: 0.2mgVitamin B2: 0.05mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 0.3mgVitamin B6: 0.1mgVitamin B12: 0.004µgVitamin C: 0.3mgVitamin D: 0.001µgVitamin E: 0.4mgVitamin K: 13µgCalcium: 21mgCopper: 1mgFolate: 12µgIron: 3mgManganese: 1mgMagnesium: 100mgPhosphorus: 219mgSelenium: 8µgZinc: 2mg
