Vegan Puff Pastry Wreath with Spinach and Artichoke
This festive wreath makes a perfect vegan appetizer for entertaining. Serve with tzatziki or dip of choice.
Equipment
- food processor for vegan ricotta
- large cutting board
- baking sheet
- mixing bowl
- kitchen brush
- kitchen scissors or knife
Ingredients
- 7 ounces vegan puff pastry dough
- 1 1/2 cups Easy Vegan Ricotta Cheese or 12 ounces store bought vegan ricotta, see note below
- 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed & drained or 1 pound fresh spinach, see note below
- 3/4 cup artichoke hearts, drained & chopped
- 1-2 teaspoons sriracha use the amount that suites your taste
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegan butter, melted
- 2 tbsp fresh herbs like dill or parsley optional, see note below
- flour for rolling
Instructions
- Follow packaging instructions to prepare puff pastry (typically move from freezer to fridge for a few hours before using).
- If using frozen spinach, take out of freezer to defrost.
- If using homemade ricotta, make Easy Vegan Ricotta Cheese recipe.(Note: This wreath recipe will use less than half of the ricotta. It freezes beautifully if you don't use the remaining ricotta in another dish.)
- Turn on oven to temperature shown on puff pastry package, generally 400 °F
- Roll out dough on cutting board or counter using plenty of flour to keep it from sticking.
- Prepare filling ingredients. Then combine them in a large mixing bowl.
- Taste filling. Adjust as necessary. You want it to be seasoned well because the puff pastry wrapping will dull down the flavor quite a bit.
- Prepare baking sheet: either line with parchment paper or spray with oil.
- With dough positioned as a horizontal rectangle, place filling along the bottom. See video and step by step instructions above for photos.
- Roll up puff pastry to a cylinder. After rolled, carefully roll the cylinder out slightly to lengthen it a bit more without breaking. See video for example.
- Carefully transfer cylinder to baking sheet.
- Shape cylinder into a circle. Pinch the ends together to connect. Use water to smooth together.
- Using kitchen scissors or a knife, cut lines about 1/5-2 inches apart from the bottom inward around the circle, being sure to leave the inner part of the wreath in tact. See video and step by step instructions above.
- For each cut section, pull down and twist slightly to make easy individual portions (and an adorable wreath!).
- Brush puff pastry with melted vegan butter.
- Bake pastry for about 30 minutes, checking regularly. Wreath should be slightly brown on top and not too brown on the bottom.
- **Serve with tzatziki sauce, hummus, other dip of choice, or it is delicious alone!
Video
Notes
Leftovers: Store leftovers in refrigerator for up to 1 week or freeze in air tight container for up to five months.
*When making Easy Vegan Ricotta Cheese to use in this wreath recipe, I recommend not adding the optional spinach to this cheese recipe. Since there is a higher spinach ratio for this wreath filling, it is simplest to add it when making the filling.
Store bought vegan ricotta works fine in place of homemade. Be sure to taste the filling after following the recipe, before rolling in pastry dough. Since ricotta varies in flavor and saltiness, you may want to adjust ingredient amounts slightly.
Spinach: fresh spinach works okay too. Be sure to cooking and drain first. See Ingredients Notes section above.
Fresh herbs: this optional ingredient is not necessary if serving with tzatziki sauce, since the sauce is generally quite herb forward. If serving wreath with another dip or alone, the herbs are a great addition to the puff pastry filling.
**Optional: to avoid guest pulling pieces apart from each other, you can separate the wreath sections completely by cutting the connected inner part of the wreath with a knife before serving. Simply keep in wreath shape with the individual pieces around dipping bowl.
Nutrition
Calories: 339kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 12gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 544mgPotassium: 302mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 5828IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 194mgIron: 2mg
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