Carrot, Fennel and Orange Soup
This is a lovely soup, mild yet flavorful with a lovely creamy consistency and a bright color. Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 1 small fennel bulb, cleaned and sliced 2 tablespoons oil 4 cups carrots, peeled and sliced 1-2 tablespoons fennel seeds, ground 1 clove garlic, minced 4 cups water salt and pepper 1/2 cup fresh [...]
Review: Fruited Quinoa Salad
We found this tasty salad recipe at 123EasyAsPie. There are many variations of quiona with fruit, we particularly enjoyed this one in the summer. We added pecans and used fresh mint instead of the parsley. We hope you give it a try and enjoy it as much as we did.
Jelled Orange Carrot Salad
This salad had always been a favorite salad of mine while growing up. I have missed it. So, I was very happy when this worked out so well. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups orange juice 2 cups carrots, peeled and grated 3 tablespoons orange marmelade, ginger marmelade or agave syrup 10 grams agar agar [...]
Vegan Pumpkin Banana Orange Smoothie
This refreshing smoothie really hit the spot. We’ve actually enjoyed it on a lovely spring afternoon and are using up the last of our pumpkins of the season. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup vanilla soy yogurt 1 cup pumpkin puree, chilled 1 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 [...]
Fava Bean, Walnut and Orange Salad
We enjoyed this bright tasty salad this evening as part of our dinner meal. The combination of orange with the favas and walnuts is very nice, and was especially enhanced by the dressing with mustard and sesame oil. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 12 ounces shelled fava beans (broad beans), blanched and skins removed 1/2 cup [...]
Spicy Tofu with Pea Pods, Bell Pepper and Orange Sauce
This is one of our favorite ways to enjoy an Asian flavored meal, with the tropical addition of orange. It’s a light and refreshing meal, but also substantial enough to be filling and satisfying. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. spicy tofu pieces 1 sweet red bell pepper or long pointed pepper 7 oz pea [...]
Vegan Cranberry Orange Biscuits
We haven’t quite had our fill of cranberries yet, and the stores still have some packages of fresh cranberries. These flavorful biscuits or scones were really delicious, using only fresh orange juice to moisten the dough. Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 cups flour 1 &1/2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt pinch cinnamon [...]
Review: Carrot, orange and ginger gazpacho
We’re starting the new year off with a new habit. We will be enjoying a 3 course dinner every evening by adding a small appetizer or amuse-bouche. Sometimes it will be a small warm soup, other times a chilled soup, a raw soup or some crudities. Just a little something to start the meal off, [...]
Review: Orange-Quinoa with Sweet Potato Salad
We really enjoyed this tasty salad. It has a lovely orange citrusy flavor. I found the recipe for the Orange-Quinoa with Sweet Potato salad at the Rouxbe Cooking School. They give very detailed information on how to prepare each step of the salad all the way to the final finishing details for serving. The recipe [...]
Rhubarb Orange Tart
Rhubarb season has begun. As we have a couple very nice rhubarb plants, we are happy to enjoy this tasty vegetable in many different ways. Rhubarb pairs very nicely with orange, it’s also tasty with ginger. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 3 slices frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 orange 1 cup orange juice splash lemon juice [...]
White Asparagus with Herbed Orange Sauce
Asparagus season has begun. We drove specially to get it fresh from the farms where it is grown. This was superb. I’m glad we bought a lot, we will be enjoying this again in the next few days. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 pound fresh white asparagus 3/4 cup orange juice 1 vegetable bouillon cube [...]
Roasted Plums filled with Orange Coconut
This coconut filling tastes wonderful on the roasted plums. Altogether it makes a very tasty treat. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes 1 teaspoon cardamom powder 1 orange zest and juice 1 egg replacement equivalent 4 ripe plums halved and stone removed Directions: Mix the coconut, sugar and cardamom [...]
Orange Pumpkin Soup
This cheerful soup brought lots of sunshine to our table on a cold winters day. The blends of orange and cardamom were a tasty compliment to the pumpkin. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 4 cups cubed pumpkin (med. hokkaido or red kuri) 2 cups vegetable [...]
Beet Salad with Orange Walnut Raspbery Vinagrette
This is a very tasty salad that we will be having more often. Ingredients: 1 & 1/4 Lb. beets, peeled and cut in bite sized pieces 1 Tbs. olive oil 1 tsp. salt 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned for the dressing: 3 Tbs. walnut oil 3 Tbs. raspberry or strawberry vinegar 1 orange, juiced salt [...]
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 [...]
Review: Edamame Walnut Salad
We enjoyed this tasty salad two weeks ago. It is adapted from a recipe by Elizabeth Karmel called “Edamame Walnut Salad Recipe”, found at Relishmag. Elizabeth had adapted it herself from “Simply Soy”, published by The Soyfoods Council. It’s very nutritious, full of protein and has a great flavor as well. We are not able [...]
Brussels Sprouts with Orange and Chili
In the Yucatan of Mexico, one can often enjoy a half of fresh orange sprinkled with chili pepper offered by street vendors. The mixture of sweet and hot is always enjoyable. This recipe is a delight for the taste buds. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 250 grams (10oz) Brussels sprouts, bottoms trimmed, cut in half orange, [...]
Orange, beet and fennel salad
This salad really tastes nice. The orange mixes well with both the beets and the fennel. You can use any color beets you have, the traditional, or yellow or candy cane. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 2 med. large beets, cleaned, peeled cooked 2 med. oranges, peeled and segmented 1 med. fennel bulb for the dressing: [...]
Orange and rhubarb crepes
We found this to be a very nice combination – oranges and rhubarb. It made a particularly tasty Sunday morning brunch, but would also be a lovely dessert. Yield: 12 crepes Ingredients: 3 cups rhubarb, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 3 Tbs. sugar 1 cup orange juice zest from 1 orange 1 Tbs. soy margarine [...]
Cranberry muffins
The 1988-89 fourth grade class of Washington School in Merrill, Wisconsin, proposed the Cranberry Muffin be named Wisconsin’s state muffin. This was basically their recipe, only adapted to be vegan with the egg substitute and the soy margarine. Cranberries and orange make a lovely combination. Light golden muffins start off the morning in a special [...]
Gingerbread-Orange Squares
I wanted to make something that had a crust made of gingerbread cookies so I came up with this recipe. For the filling I got the idea from the Lemon Bars recipe from Veganomicon (Buy yourself a copy if you haven’t already!), although I switched lemons to oranges and added some ginger. The cardamom-aniseed syrup [...]
Orange waffles with orange sauce
The taste of sunshine – orange waffles with orange sauce. Lovely on a Sunday morning. Yield: 6 waffles Ingredients: for the waffles: 1 Tbs. dry yeast 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice warmed (about 120 Degrees) 1/2 cup soy, rice or coconut milk at room temperature 1 Tbs. oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 Tbs. [...]
Orange Carrot Hash
A sunny, tasty side dish that helps to brighten a rainy day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3 oranges, washed well from the outside 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into pieces 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and boiled 2 tbs. oil 1 med. onion, chopped 4 tbs. salt 1 clove garlic (minced) 3 scallions Directions: Wash [...]
Sunshine quinoa salad
Classified by the United Nations as a supercrop, quinoa can play an important role in our vegan diet. Quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids, is a good source of dietary fiber and phosphorus and is high in magnesium and iron. This salad is an adaptation of a recipe that was on fatfree.com. [...]
