Vegan Brunch: Baked Egg(plant) with Sausage and Spinach

@cj.sound and I have just come back from a little road trip hence our inactivity but we have so many new and exciting things coming up for you all! We're putting together a little something special for you guys to see our travels and can't wait to show it to you! Stay tuned if you want to get to know us more beyond the photos and writing and to see some kickass New Zealand sights :) Now back to today's post...

I get asked this question a lot which honestly makes me question why people can't think beyond the eggs and bacon for breakfast. Yes we do have a lot of smoothies and chia bowls because not only are they super easy, they're raw and packed full of nutrients to fuel our body. HOWEVER that doesn't mean we don't know how to indulge in a hot breakfast when we want one!

As a typical Melbournian, one of my favourite things to do is to go out and have brunch at different cafes. My ultimate favourite dish to order was Baked Eggs. Honestly, if it was on a menu I'd order it! I just loved dipping my bread in the tomato sauce base and normally had chorizo, eggs and melted cheese on top as well. As you all know by now, my favourite thing to do is to recreate non-vegan dishes and make them vegan without compromising on any taste or flavour. The only thing that came in my way with this dish was the egg component. We've pretty much nailed the vegan scrambled eggs, omelettes etc but the poached and boiled egg is still yet within our reach and I refused to put scrambled eggs in a dish that called for baked. And then it came to me... who even needs the egg? One of my favourite cafes made theirs with grilled eggplant, cannellini beans, baked eggs and cheese that tasted amazing, and my other did theirs with spinach and chorizo...all I had to do was fuse the two, get rid of the eggs and voila! A hearty comforting vegan breakfast!

My final creation was grilled eggplant, vegan sausages, spinach and onion in a herbed tomato sauce with melted vegan mozzarella on top served with toasted bread. I completely forgot to add my cannellini beans in but the dish was everything you could have hoped for! So full of flavour, hearty and comforting! The only thing missing from this was a side of hash browns (because potatoes are life). Honestly, who needs eggs?