These empanadas are a typical Easter pie from Majorca Island locally known as “panades”.
I keep very fond memories of my childhood when we travelled to Majorca to visit the family for Easter holidays. My grandmother and my aunts would spend plenty of time in the kitchen preparing the “panades” and other traditional Easter dishes so that we could enjoy them all together during a big family feast.
The traditional Majorcan empanadas are usually made with meat and green peas. My vegan version of the Majorcan empanadas replaces the meat with cauliflower and red peppers, keeping the green peas of the original recipe as the main ingredient.
This recipe of vegan empanadas is full of goodness and loaded with vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B-6, iron and fibre and contains phytochemicals and anti-inflammatory compounds. The dough contains whole-wheat flour what makes it even richer in fibre.
For Easter I like to prepare my “Spanish chickpea and spinach stew” as a first course, followed by these delicious Majorcan empanadas and a green salad as a second course, and my “Dark chocolate and orange zest tart” for dessert. What is your favourite Easter dish?
I attempted my first recipe video as I thought that it could be useful to show you how to shape the empanadas. I am happy to share it with you, please let me know what you think and if you find it helpful!
If you try my tasty and healthy vegan empanadas recipe, please let me know, leave a comment and rate it. I would love to know what you come up with. Enjoy and happy Easter!
- 1 tablespoon EVOO
- 500g Organic Peas (ideally fresh, but if not available you can use frozen peas)
- ¼ Cauliflower, cut in very small pieces
- 1 Red pepper, diced
- 2 Shallots, thinly diced
- 1 Teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
- Salt
- 175ml (¾ cup) Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
- 175ml (¾ cup) Warm water
- 210g (1 ½ cup) Organic plain flour
- 210g (1 ½ cup) Organic whole-wheat flour
- Have all the vegetables well washed and prepared as indicated in the ingredients description.
- In a bowl add the peas, the cauliflower, the red pepper and the shallots, the tablespoon of EVOO, salt to taste and optionally the paprika. Mix it all well and reserve.
- Pour the warm water and the EVOO into a large bowl and add the plain and whole-wheat flours. With a silicon spatula mix well the flour with the liquid. Keep mixing until it all starts to come together, and then keep on mixing with your clean hands and knead it until you have a smooth, not sticky, dough. You may add a bit of extra flour if needed.
- To make the bases of the empanadas, take a piece of the dough of about 75g (2.6 ounces) and roll it between your palms until you get a rounded ball-shape. Make a total of 8 balls of this weight. Push with your thumbs in the middle of the ball and work the dough until it looks like a small dish with a thin bottom and thin walls. Repeat the same process with rest of the balls.
- To make the covers of the empanadas, take a piece of the dough of about 30g (1 ounce) and roll it between your palms until you get a rounded ball-shape. Make a total of 8 balls of this weight. Flatten out the dough giving it a rounded shape.
- Add 6 tablespoons of the vegetable mix inside the base of the empanada.
- Place the cover of the empanadas on top of the base and stick the edges together making sure you close them well so that they do not open. Shape the borders pinching them with your fingers. Use a fork to prick some holes on the cover to allow the steam to escape.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for about 30 min at 175 degrees C (350 degrees F) or until the empanadas are golden.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy them warm or cold.
Una manera vegana de poder complir amb la tradició de Pasqua. Gràcies!
También tienes una receta vegana de cocarrois 😉 https://www.tastymediterraneo.com/es/cocarrois-empanadas-mallorquinas-de-semana-santa/
Bon profit i feliç cuina saludable! 🙂
Absolutely delicious Margarita, the whole family loved them. Thank you so much for sharing and best wishes for 2019!
Hi Richard, you are welcome! Happy healthy cooking and best wishes for 2019!
I made these this weekend, minus the red peppers, and they turned out fantastic. I’m so pleased (and excited!) with how the dough came out that I’m going to use it to make a similar hand-pie my grandma makes with swiss chard. Thanks for the great recipe!!
Hi Gabriella,
You are welcome! I’m very glad to know you enjoyed my recipe 🙂 And so happy to hear that you will use the dough to do your grandma’s pie 😀 Enjoy!
I had never seen this kind of empanadas before but we loved the recipe! Super tasty!
And your little video turned out pretty useful 😉 Thanks for sharing and keep them coming!
Hi Claire,
You are welcome! I am glad to know you like them 🙂
I’ll definitely keep them coming 😀