Chickpea and Vegetable Picnic Hand Pies (vegan)

There's something rather special about a hand pie. A hand held meal encased in the most flaky, golden puff pastry. I don't have anything against shortcrust pastry, but puff is definitely my favourite.

These are a must for your next picnic, or even just for lunch.

They are a doddle to make and a luxury to eat.

And the surprising thing about these are they are made from a trip down the freezer aisle in Iceland. I first succumbed to their foil trays of Mediterranean vegetables in a basil dressing when I made my Easy Mediterranean Tarts. I just couldn't resist using them again. In fact all the ingredients came from Iceland.

Can you add hummus to pies?

Why yes indeed? To add an extra layer of flavour I added a thick layer of hummus to the base of these pies, then topped them with roast vegetables, chickpeas and herbs.

I finished them with more pastry and decorated them with little leaves and baked them until golden.

How do you use frozen puff pastry?

Take your frozen puff pastry out of the freezer the night before you want to use it and pop in the fridge. 

When you are nearly ready to use it, sit it on a plate for half an hour so it comes to room temperature for best results. 

This will give you time to prepare your other ingredients.

How do you glaze a vegan puff pastry pie?

No egg wash here though folks, Just brush them with a little soya or nut  milk and it works really well to give them a golden finish, so no need for eggs.

                                                              

 Related - Easy Hummus Recipe 

                                                        

We tucked into these puff pastry pies while they were still warm, but they have lots of flavour when they are served cold too.

I'm now thinking of the second block of pastry in the freezer and the bag of frozen red fruits I bought in Iceland too and thinking a fruity hand pie topped with a cloud of icing sugar might be rather wonderful too.

I have more puff pastry ideas both savoury and sweet in my 25 Awesome Puff Pastry Recipes for Vegans.

Also try my Caramel Banana Filo Hand Pies

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Chickpea and Vegetable Picnic Hand Pies

Written by Jacqueline Meldrum

July 10, 2016

Roast vegetables, chickpeas and hummus encased in golden flaky puff pastry. Perfect for a picnic or lunch.

Ingredients

• 500g puff pastry
• 500g Iceland Mediterranean Vegetables in a Basil Seasoning
• 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 150g hummus
• 1 tbsp frozen coriander (or fresh)
• a good grinding black pepper
• enough soya milk to brush the pastry

Instructions

1. Take your puff pastry out of the freezer the night before and pop in the fridge. When you come in from work, take it out of the wrapper and sit on a plate for half an hour while you do other things. I haven't included this time in the cooking time.2. Preheat the oven to 220c/ 200c fan/425f/gas mark 7. Once heated pop the mediterranean veg into the oven for 25-30 minutes. Remove the lid but keep in the foil tray.3. Once the veg is out of the oven, leave it to cool a little, then mix in the chickpeas and herbs and season with black pepper.4. Roll the pastry out quite thinly, then cut out circles. I used a small bowl as a cutter, but the size is up to you.5. Place half the circles of pastry on a baking tray and spread thickly with hummus. Leave a border around the edge.6. Pile the vegetables and chickpeas onto the hummus.7. Stretch the circles for the lids a little so they will drape beautifully over the filling.8. Press down the edges, then crimp with a fork. Add decorations with the leftover pastry. A little water will stick the pastry shapes on.9. Cut three small slits in the pies to let out steam, then brush them with a little soya milk and bake for 30-35 minutes until crisp and golden.10. Enjoy!

Details

Total time: 70 mins
Yield: Makes 6 pies (depending on size)

I made this recipe as part of Iceland Foods #PowerOfFrozen campaign.

Here are a few more recipes to make after a trip down Iceland's freezer aisles.

Easy Mediterranean Tart - Tinned Tomatoes
Creamy Mushroom Potato Dauphinoise - Tinned Tomatoes
Spicy Couscous Veggie Burgers - Thinly Spread
Ultimate Lazy Vegetable Lasagne - The Veg Space
One-Pot Vegetarian Chilli Mac - Amuse Your Bouche
Mediterranean Roasted Vegetable Pasties - Jo's Kitchen
Vegetables in Tao Pan Sauce with Garlic Rice - Simply food
BBQ Waffle S'mores - Foodie Quine

Iceland have a website called Power of Frozen with lots of facts and ideas about frozen food. Do check it out and follow the conversation with #poweroffrozen


 
Disclosure: This recipe was developed for Iceland. I was not expected to write a positive review and any opinions expressed are my own.