Pumpkin, Avocado, Mango Salad with Thai Chili Vinaigrette
This light and refreshing salad really hit the spot tonight.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1/2 small hokkaido pumpkin, deseeded
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
1 mango, peeled and sliced or cubed
for the vinaigrette:
1 small red onion, minced
3 tablespoons sweet Thai chili sauce
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons tomato juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions:
If you have an organic pumpkin, there is n [...]
Lentil & Spinach Quesadillas with Jalepeno Avacado Cream
This is a very tasty twist on traditional quesadillas or bean burritos. Lentils lend themselves to many various cultures.
Yield: 8 quesadillas
Ingredients:
1 cup lentils (brown or green Le Puy)
1 vegetable bouillon cube
2 bay leaves, crushed but whole
8 corn tortillas (flour tortillas are also fine)
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. spicy seasoning of choice, Cajun)
1 Tbs. tomato puree
4 cups [...]
Vegetable Sushi
These sushi rolls were delicious, and surprisingly very filling. They’re a bit tricky to make the first time, but once you get used to it, they’re not hard to make, and well worth the effort. They were delicious.
Yield: 30- 40
Ingredients:
for the rice:
2 cups sushi rice
2 cups water
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons [...]
Crunchy Celery Root Salad with Mango Ginger Dressing
Cutting the celery root into small matchstick sized pieces is the secret to this tasty salad. We’ve been eating more raw vegetables lately and this salad was one that we really enjoyed.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 med. large celery root
2 Tbs. lemon juice
2 packages. salad mix herbs
125 ml. tomato juice
2 Tbs. olive oil
2 tomatoes
1 avocado, peeled and [...]
Mango, Avocado and Watercress Salad
This is really a deluxe salad with the mango, avocado, watercress, spinach and raspberry dressing. All delicious ingredients in themselves, and together it becomes heavenly.
Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:
For Salad:
3/4 lbs. watercress, coarse stems discarded (about 6 cups loosely packed)
1 3/4 cups fresh spinach, large stems discarded
1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 ripe [...]
Black-eyed pea salad
Black eyed peas are very nutritious, and cook quickly. This salad is filling and full of flavor. We enjoyed this on a hot day, with a rice salad and a crusty home made bread.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup dried black-eyed peas, or 1 (14 oz.) can, rinsed and drained
1 medium bell pepper, chopped [...]
Tomato salad with avocado salsa
So easy and so tasty!
Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:
6 vine ripened tomatoes
1 scallion
2 Tbs. jalepeno or serrano chile, finely chopped
1/2 green or yellow bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 lemon
1 large or 2 small ripe avocados, cut in pieces
2 Tbs. olive oil
4 sprigs coriander leaves or cilantro
salt and [...]
Avocado Soup
This soup can be served either warm or cold.
Ingredients:
3 large avocados
3 tblsp lemon juice
3 cups good vegetable bouillon
1/4 cups soy cream (Alpro Cuisine for example)
1/2 tsp black pepper
(salt)
Directions:
Puree the avocados with lemon juice, vegetable bouillon and soy cream.
Add black pepper to taste (and a hint of salt if needed).
Warm asparagus and avocado salad
This lovely salad really shouts green and healthy!
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
250 grams fresh green asparagus
100 grams sugar snap pea pods
5 scallions
2 tbs. lemon juice
2 tbs. oil
for the dressing
3 tbs. olive oil
3 tbs. sherry vinegar
1 tbs. walnut oil
2 tbs. soy cheese, grated
salt and pepper to [...]
Spinach pasta with avocado pesto and pistachios
This is a new recipe that we enjoyed and will definitely do more often. It is light and fresh with the basil, and has lots of flavor from the mustard and sesame oil, as well as the zing from cayenne pepper and Tabasco.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
400 grams spinach tagliatelle
2 avocados
2 cloves garlic
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Vegan garden dagwood wrap
What a yummy lunch this makes, filled with lots of tasty vegies.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 avocado, diced
4 flour tortillas
12 sweet pickles, diced or sweet pickle chips
1 can artichoke hearts
4 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, cut in small pieces
4 ounces soy cheese grated
rucola leaves
for the dressing:
4 tbs. tomato ketchup
1 tbs. [...]
California Rubin toasted sandwich
We got a new toy, a sandwich toaster which also makes waffles or grills food as well. We made great vegan waffles and had lots of fun making these yummy sandwiches. In Holland and Austrailia they call this sort of sandwich a toasty. If you don’t have one, you can also do this easily [...]
Veggi Wraps – Avocado/Zucchini Enchiladas
Recipe updated on 2007-02-17
Ingredients:
for the avocado or guacamole sauce:
1 avocado
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp. chili pepper, seeded and chopped
1 lime, juiced
salt
pepper
for the wraps:
12 flour tortillas
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic, crushed
1/2 chili pepper, finely sliced
1 bell pepper, de-seeded and chopped
2 med. zucchinis, sliced
4 tbs. walnuts, chopped
1/2 tsp. cumin
3 cup soy cheese, grated
3 tbs. oil
salt
pepper
2 tomatoes, sliced
Directions:
Preheat [...]
Apple Avocado & Beet Salad
Ingredients:
2 large beets, cooked, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 cup cider vinaigrette
mixed salad greens, rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces
1 small onion, cut into thin rings
1 apple, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 avocado, cut in thin wedges
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
cider vinaigrette
3/4 cup apple cider
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup oil
1/2 tsp. salt
pepper
1 tsp. mustard
1/4 tsp. celery [...]
