Curried Winter Vegetable Strudel & Snowman

Building this snowman was such a workout. It was nearly impossible for me to lift his middle, which made me wonder how they physically did this one at Vegan Ruthie's blog. He watched me through the kitchen window as I came up with this recipe.

1 Leek
1 Sweet Onion
1 Elephant Garlic Clove
1 Serrano Pepper
2 Yukon Gold Potatoes
1/2 Celeriac
1 Rutabaga
3 Carrots
Frozen Peas
1 Tbsp. Yellow Curry Paste
1 tsp. Cardamon
3Tbsp. Soybean Margarine, softened
6 Sheets thawed Fillo Dough. (fridge night before)

1. Saute in Olive Oil Leeks, Onion, Garlic, & Serrano Pepper until translucent.
2. Add Potatoes, Celeriac, Rutabaga, Carrots, 1 Cup Water, Salt & Pepper. Cover and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until veggies are soft.
3. Add peas and Curry, stir through, cover and remove from heat.
4. Place 1 sheet pastry on parchment paper. Brush with melted soybean margarine. Layer and repeat.


5. Spoon vegetable mixture on pastry to an inch of edges. Fold in short edges, then roll from the long side, jelly-roll style.
6. Place roll, seam-side down on a baking sheet. Brush with margarine. With a sharp knife, make 5-7 evenly spaced diagonal slashes on top of the roll. Bake at 375* for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. I sprinkled some black sesame seeds on top before baking.

There were no left-overs!