Review: Apple Curry Rice
It’s really great how apples can lend themselves to savory recipes as well as sweet ones. We really enjoyed this curried rice recipe with apples and raisins.
We found this recipe at the Virginia Apples website. We did not do the microwave as we prefer to cook on the stove top. We cooked the rice traditionally [...]
Cauliflower & Couscous Pilaf with Tofu and Pine Nuts
This is a delicious way to enjoy cauliflower. We have adapted the original recipe, to include tofu and pine nuts, thus making it a main meal recipe.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 pkg. smoked tofu pieces
1-2 handfuls pine nuts, toasted
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 med. head cauliflower chopped into small florets
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vegetable bouillon
2 organic oranges, zest [...]
Review: Corn and Zucchini Quesadillas
Kevin of Closet Cooking is a gifted cook. He combines flavors to make very innovative recipes and takes excellent photographs. Unfortunately he is not vegetarian, although many of his recipes are and are easily adapted to be vegan, as this Corn and Zucchini Quesadillas recipe was.
We really enjoyed this meal tonight, and the only different [...]
Classic Italian Rice Salad
This recipe makes a lot. We enjoyed it as a main meal salad on a warm summer night. It was delicious! We enjoyed it accompanied with a whole grain baguette and a lovely vegan bio wine.
Serving Size: 8
Ingredients:
1 cup mixed wild and white rice
1 eggplant, cut in small pieces and sauteed
1 zucchini, cut into matchstick [...]
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 [...]
Review: Sri Wasano’s Infamous Indonesian Rice Salad
This is a really delicious salad. We enjoyed it as a “main meal salad” on a warm, muggy summer night.
There are many versions of the salad. This one comes from I love the finger lakes. Everything about it was delicious, I wouldn’t change a thing. It makes a lot, so we are looking forward to [...]
Chinese Velvet Corn Soup
There are many versions of Chinese Velvet Corn Soup. This one is very simple and quite tasty.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns [optional]
1 & 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups fresh corn kernels (or frozen)
1 cup soy yogurt
2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons dry sherry
1 & 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
minced scallions
Directions:
Heat the [...]
Review: Bulgur and Chickpea Salad With Mint and Parsley
We at Vegalicious, have been happy to find such an interesting and positive campaign done by the N.Y.Times. This recipe was found at the “Recipes for Health” campaign, under “Health and Fitness”. Although not intentional, often these are vegan recipes. This was a very tasty salad, and offers a complete protein. We followed the simple [...]
Fruity Couscous Salad
This colorful salad taste good hot or cold and even better on the second day. We enjoyed it as a winter salad, but we are also looking forward to having it again as spring approaches.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup couscous
2 cups boiling water
1 can mandarin oranges
2 tsp. cinnamon
6-7 fresh apricots, cut in segments
100 grams almond slices
3 [...]
Quinoa Beet Salad
This beautiful salad is packed with flavor, and even better on the second day. The mint really adds a lot.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
for the salad:
4 beets
1 cup quinoa
1 vegetable bouillon cube
2 cups water
2 red onions
olive oil
handful fresh mint leaves
for the dressing:
1/4 cup miso
2 tablespoons mirin (or other sweetener)
1/8 cup water
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon tamari (Japanese [...]
Cinnamon Rice Pudding
This is a quick and tasty pudding that can be made at any time. The cinnamon gives a very nice flavor, and it really tastes great with chocolate vinegar sauce.
Ingredients:
1 cup risotto rice
2 cups vanilla soy milk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4-1/2 cup sugar
Directions:
Cook the rice in the soy milk and sugar, stirring.
When the rice has absorbed the [...]
Zucchini and Pesto Rice Timbale
These tasty towers are great as a salad or they can also be used as an appetizer. They’re colorful and quick and easy to make.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
200 grams white rice, cooked
1 med. zucchini, cut in very thin slices
1/4 cup vegan pesto
tomato and chives as garnish
Directions:
Cook the rice and allow to slightly cool.
Make the pesto (I [...]
Pumpkin and Apple Risotto with Tofu Pieces
This year we had a lot of good apples and many pumpkins in our garden. This recipe combines them both to a great meal.
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients:
2 cups pumpkin, cut into bite sized chunks
2 cups apple cider or apple Juice
2 tbs. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cups Arborio rice
3 apples, peeled and diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and [...]
Review: Citrusy Couscous Salad with Olives
While searching for new recipes that use black olives, we came across this very tasty couscous salad. The combination of the sweet citrus of orange combined with the saltiness of the black olives really ads a nice dimension to the whole wheat couscous. It’s an easy salad to make, and the instructions are very clear. [...]
Beetloaf
Yum, this is really tasty, and not difficult to make either. It has a great color as well as its flavor.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 vegetable bouillon cube
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 beets raw peeled and grated
1 onion, minced
2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon [...]
Seitan medallions on stir fried vegetables
Such a bright and colorful meal, that was filling, yet not fattening.
We really enjoyed this dinner and hope you will too.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 tsp. Five Spices powder
2 Tbs. vegetable oil
1 lb. seitan , cut in rounds
125 grams baby corn cobs, cut in lhalf lengthwise
1 red bell pepper, cut in matchstick strips
4-6 med. large carrots, peels [...]
Beet risotto salad with pineapple and peas
This is very colorful salad and also tasty. It’s one that you can make ahead of time and take to a pot luck dinner or make early in the morning and enjoy in the evening.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 med. beet, cooked and pureed
1 cup risotto rice
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
1 small can pineapple pieces, drained
salad dressing
2 Tbs. [...]
Review: Pumpkin curry with tofu, brown rice, baby spinach and coconut ginger sauce
This was a really delicious meal. It comes from the Wagamama cookbook and has been online on the Wagamama site years ago (archive.org still has the recipe page). Wagamama is a restaurant serving mostly noodle dishes. The restaurant chain is popular in many European cities and always has some vegetarian and vegan dishes. I would [...]
Mexican Zucchini Soup
This is a great tasting soup, and a good use for those extra large zucchini that often appear in the garden. Of course, a normal size zucchini also is good.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 & 1/2 teaspoons vegan margarine
2 cups vegetable bouillon
2 cups zucchini, diced in small pieces
1 & 1/2 cups corn kernels
3 [...]
Mapo Tofu
A protein packed meal that is as pleasant to the tummy as to the eye.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 block tofu, cut into 1 inch cubes
4 ounces t.v.p.
3 tablespoons chili bean paste
1 teaspoon Szechwan pepper
dried whole chilies (optional, how much is up to you)
1 tablespoon fermented black beans or [...]
Review: Quinoa with Broccoli & Cashews
Well, we can really highly recommend this tasty one pot meal from the Whole foods market. It is all you’d want in a meal, tasty, quick and easy, healthy, and attractive to look at. The directions are easy to follow, we really recommend you take a look at this tasty recipe.
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/vegetarian/zestyquinoa.html
Chocolate rice pudding with rhubarb coulis
This is so easy to make and very tasty.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
200 g pure vegan chocolate, broken into pieces
1 liter soy milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 capful vanilla
1 cup risotto rice
for the rhubarb coulis:
1 cup rhubarb pieces
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Heat the soy milk in [...]
Jalapeño corn chowder
This is a very tasty corn chowder, the jalapenos give it zip, and the roasted red peppers give a sweetness.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
3 cups corn
1&1/2 cups veggie bouillon
1 cup soy milk
1-2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
1/4 jar red sweet peppers, drained and chopped (1/4 cup)
1/2 cup crumbled soy cheese(optional)
cilantro cream as garnish (optional)
Cilantro cream garnish
1/2 cup cilantro [...]
Roasted couscous salad with favas and grapes
Well, we have a new favorite at the house, and this is it. We found that roasting the couscous gives it a lovely nutty flavor as well as a lovely golden color.
Serving Size: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup raw couscous
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon vegan margarine
1 cup fava beans, shelled, blanched and skins removed
3 spring green onions, finely sliced
200 [...]
