I know this is strange to say, but I am almost relieved when a recipe I make doesn’t work out, because I feel like I start to sound very biased on these foodie challenges. I want you to know that I am not hired or sponsored to review the food blogs. I do this out of my free will, because as an eager reader of many food blogs, I often wonder how they actually taste, if someone in a bare basic kitchen can master the recipe, and if it is as fulfilling and satisfying as I imagined. That is my sole purpose. I do contact the blogs before hand to make sure I am following all the necessary steps in reviewing their blogs. I am also a fan of their work so I guess my reviews are a bit biased to begin with…
That being said, the recipe I am going to review for you today, Minimalist Baker’s 7 ingredient Vegan Omelet, has been my least favorite in my challenge so far. Before I get into the details of it, I have to share with you that I stopped eating eggs as I don’t enjoy the taste very much, and have not been a fan of savory breakfasts for the past few years (weird how taste buds change!). So this may also factor in to my not so glowing review.
What drew me to this recipe is that this is an omelet made with tofu and hummus as a base, not eggs! I enjoyed the vegan scramble from the Oh She Glows cookbook, so I had some high hopes. It has 7 ingredients in it, and takes half an hour to make, so this is another added bonus both to the pocket book and to the precious time we all have in the morning. It is also gluten free, which is great for a restricted diet.
Here are my issues….
Ingredients, Preparation and Cost – Ingredients and costs were not bad, pretty minimal in fact. However, due to the recipe not working out as planned, I wasted half the recipe (I tried to double the batch), which made me lose money in the end. My main issue was the preparation. I followed the directions very closely, but for some reason, when I put the skillet in the oven to bake, it never quite baked through, even though it looked fully cooked. I almost wish I just baked it like a quiche and didn’t alter from stovetop to oven. I went to flip it and it all mushed together in a gooey mess. I thought, “okay, I will just make a scramble”…
Time – …After about 10 minutes of sautéing in the pan (this is after 15 mins of baking), it was still super soft and liquidy. So all in all, it probably took 40 – 45 minutes to make, and never in the end never quite got to the result shown in the photos. I was hungry and grumpy by the end of it haha.
Appearance, Taste & Texture, Satiety Level – I managed to get a fairly good photo out of it, but I must say, the appearance wasn’t too pleasant for me. Taste and texture was slimey and ‘hummusy,’ but not the nice kind of hummus you spread on a piece of toast. Hmm, I should have tried that! I ended up eating my one portion, and throwing out the other half, I couldn’t stomach it honestly. However, had it turned out I think it could be very filling!
Longevity – I can’t really comment on this, so I am going to give it a neutral score of 3, just because I didn’t actually try it the next day.
This recipe just passes at 20 out of 40 points, a solid 50%
So sorry friends! First negative review from the challenge. I’m so curious, anyone else had success, or failure from this recipe? If so please share! I’d love to hear your tips, I’m willing to try again as I’m sure it worked out well for Dana & John. I mean their photos look so good!!
Xoxo Hannah