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 [...]
Review: Thai Black Rice Salad
This was a colorful and delicious salad, including the nutritious forbidden rice.
This salad from Closet Cooking was not only delicious, but very nutritious. It is easy to make and the instructions are simple to follow. The only thing different that I did was to make my own vegan “fish” sauce using 2 kinds of seaweed, [...]
Lentil Croquettes with Mango Jalapeno Chutney
With the upcoming holiday season, having tapas ready on hand is a good idea. These were very tasty and also make a nice dinner as well.
Ingredients:
1 cup lentils (I used red)
1 vegetable bouillon cube
2 bay leaves
splash of lemon juice
2 tablespoons bread crumbs plus bread crumbs for rolling
2 tablespoons chick pea flour
dash garlic powder
oil for frying
for [...]
Spicy Broccoli-mango Salad
This is a very nice change to the traditional broccoli salad. The mango gives a very nice sweetness, and the spicy pecans add a bit of hot crunch.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
for the salad:
1 med. broccoli, cut into florets, steamed al dente
1 mango, peeled and de-seeded, cut into bite sized pieces
1 red onion, minced
for the sweet-hot pecans
4 [...]
Exotic asparagus with a spicy mango sauce
The lovely sweetness of the mango pares nicely with the white asparagus to make this refreshing spring salad.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
750 grams white asparagus
a pinch sugar
1 mango
125 ml. soy cream
2 tsp. grainy mustard
salt and pepper
some garden cress to garnish
Directions:
Peel the asparagus (instructions below).
Cook the asparagus for about 30 minutes in lightly salted water with a pinch [...]
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 [...]
Mango and vegan cream cheese Danish
These were the best, and so easy to make! They were lovely with the mango, but I also look forward to trying them throughout the season as all the various fruits become ripe.
Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:
2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
1/2 mango, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 cup plain soy yogurt
1 [...]
Grilled tofu with mango and chilli crushed potatoes
What a surprising, but tasty combo: crushed potatoes with mango and chili. The spinach, tofu and lime sauce round out this recipe to be really delicious.
Serving Size: 2
Ingredients:
For the marinaded tofu:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon ginger
pinch of cayenne
100 grams tofu, sliced
For the mango and chilli crushed potatoes
300 grams new potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons olive [...]
Island escape smoothie
Monday morning breakfast kickoff with a great smoothie.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
2 cups vanilla soy yogurt
1 cup sliced mango
1 cup sliced and peeled papaya
1 tablespoon pina colada mix
1/4 cups kiwi
1/2 cups ice
Directions:
Place ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
Notes:
adapted from http://www.bustersrecipes.com/…
Busters recipes has a lot of great smoothies [...]
Fig and grapefruit salad with mango ginger dressing
The sweetness of the figs is complimented by the sourness of the grapefruit and all with the lovely zing of the mango ginger dressing make this salad one of my favorites.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
for the salad:
150 grams mixed salad greens
2 pink grapefruits
4 fresh figs
for the dressing:
1 mango, peeled deseeded and diced
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Fruit raita
This nice fruit raita is especially lovely served with a spicy Indian meal. It can also be enjoyed as a spicy fruit salad.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup plain soy yogurt
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. garam masala
1 Tbs. maple, agave or corn syrup
1 small pineapple, cut in pieces
1 [...]
