Review: Gnocchi with Summer Vegetables
We’re hanging on to summer a little bit longer with this tasty recipe we found at Martha Stewart’s blog. It’s a very simple recipe and tastes delicious. It was easy to adapt to being vegan, merely changing the butter and the cheese to non-dairy vegan products. We’ve grown both the yellow and green zucchini in [...]
Review: Zucchini Pickles
Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks is a superb cook, as well as a great photographer and writer. She has written many good cookbooks. Heidi is not vegan, however vegetarian and always has very healthy recipes. Our zucchini plants have done very well this year and so we were looking for ways to preserve them. We [...]
Stuffed Round Yellow Zucchini with Red Bell Pepper Sauce
This our first year to grow round yellow zucchini. They are a delicious tender vegetable that are perfect for stuffing. There are many recipes to use as stuffing. We enjoyed this one last night, especially with the red bell pepper sauce. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 2 round zucchini ( 1 per person) 1 cup couscous [...]
Zucchini Soup
This is a lovely light soup for the summer that we enjoyed for lunch. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4-5 cups zucchini, finely grated 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons olive oil 4-5 tablespoons tomato paste 2 cups water 1/2 bunch basil, leaves picked, washed and chopped salt and pepper to taste vegan Parmesan as garnish [...]
Yellow and Green Zucchini on Penne with Herbed Soy Cream Sauce
This was a very tasty meal we enjoyed tonight. Our zucchini plants are beginning to give lots of lovely zucchini. Lovage is a very flavourful herb. It is similar to celery. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces wholewheat penne pasta 1 med. green zucchini 1 med. yellow zucchini 2 tablespoons oil for the sauce: 1 [...]
Ratatouille Wraps
This is a quick and easy way to enjoy ratatouille. It works well as a lunch or a main dinner on a hot day. Yield: 6-8 wraps Ingredients: 2-3 tablespoons oil 2 cloves garlic 1 large eggplant 1 large zucchini 1 large onion 1 ripe bell pepper 1 & 1/2 teaspoon Italian herbs 1 can [...]
Review: Orange Couscous Curry
We really enjoyed this delicious recipe from Susan at at FatFree Vegan. This is an amazing recipe that is good as a main dish, a side dish or as we enjoyed, a salad. Since we wanted to enjoy it as a salad, I held out the carrots, peas and zucchini until after the couscous was [...]
Ratatouille Bruschetta
Here is another tasty way to enjoy ratatouille. These are quick and easy to make. They are best warm, but could also be served as finger food at a party. Yield: 24 bruschetta slices Ingredients: 1 eggplant, cut in small pieces 1 red bell pepper, de-seeded and cut in small pieces 1 medium zucchini, chopped [...]
Ratatouille Couscous Salad
Ratatouille is such a nice mixture of flavors. We enjoy it in many different ways. Here is a tasty salad using these lovely summer vegetables. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup pearl couscous 1 eggplant, cut in small cubes 1 small zucchini, cut in small cubes 1 red bell pepper, de-seeded and cut in small [...]
Review: French Ratatouille Soup
We really enjoyed this soup tonight. We made the vegan version, of course, using vegetable bouillon, otherwise the recipe is vegan. It really did taste like a smooth pureed version of one of our favorite meals, the classic Provencal dish ratatouille. It’s a hearty soup that can be enjoyed as a supper with nice whole [...]
Review: Mint & Mango Marinated Zucchini Spaghetti
David and Luise of Green Kitchen Stories prepare delicious vegetarian meals and take wonderful inspiring photos. We spotted this lovely salad and looked forward to enjoying it over the weekend. It was very delicious and easy to make. We will be havig this one more often.
Mimo’s Mediterranean Pizza
Our friend Mimo had this Pizza this week at a party and we just had to make a vegan version of it tonight. The grilled vegetables make a delicious and filling pizza. Yield: 2 pizzas Ingredients: for the pizza dough: 3 cups flour 1 pkg. yeast 1 tablespoon olive oil pinch salt 1 teaspoon sugar [...]
Tropical Gazpacho
Well, early in Spring temperatures are still getting low sometimes. We’re longing for warmth and sun, so we enjoyed this tasty tropical gazpacho today. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 cups vegetable juice 1/2 large papaya (about 2 cups) 4-5 large circles (slices) pineapple (about 2 cups of small pieces) 1 sweet bell pepper (we used [...]
Vegan Watercress Tea Sandwiches
A classic British favorite for high tea and picnics, made vegan. Yield: 6-8 Ingredients: 1 cup Vegan Cream Cheese (e.g. Tofutti) small bunch chive, chopped water to thin the cream cheese small pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper large bunch watercress, washed 1/2 cucumber slices of wholewheat bread Directions: Mix the Tofutti with a [...]
Roasted Red Pepper Humus In Zucchini Rounds
This tasty humus is also useful as an appetizer for parties. We filled zucchini however you can also use cucumber. Ingredients: 1 can cooked chickpeas (about 2 cups) 2 red bell peppers, roasted skins removed and de-deeded 1/3 cup tahini 1 lemon, juiced 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon [...]
Review: Zucchini, lemon and chili tagliatelle
Today on World Pasta Day we had ‘Zucchini, lemon and chili tagliatelle‘, a recipe from the site of Waitrose, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. For this meal I picked the last zucchini of the year and put the vine on the compost heap. On the one hand it made be [...]
Savory Walnut and Herb Biscuits with a Pistachio Eggplant Spread
We enjoyed these yummy biscuits for breakfast last Sunday, made in mini form. They were delicious, especially with the pistachio eggplant spread. They make a delicious savory breakfast or brunch or for any time. Savory Walnut and Herb Biscuits Yield: 10-12 biscuits Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup white flour 3/4 teaspoon. salt [...]
Filled Round Zucchini
We’ve been looking forward to enjoying these round zucchini from the garden. There are many different recipes for the filling, tonight, we kept it simple with TVP and bulgur with seasons. It was very tasty and filing. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 medium round zucchini 1 cup bulgur 1 cup TVP granules 1 medium onion, [...]
Review: Zucchini and sun-dried Tomato Tart
Kevin at Closet Cooking is one of our favorite omni chefs. He is very creative and his recipes offer lots of inspiration for delicious vegan adaptation like this Zucchini and sun-dried Tomato Tart. Our sun-dried tomato sauce was a bit richer than his, thus our tarts are a bit more colorful than his. We adapted [...]
Review: Crispy Pickled Zucchini
These pickled zucchini are great. We have really been enjoying them along with our meals. We cut a bit thinker than the 1/8 inch in the instructions. Otherwise we did follow the instructions and were very happy to have firm pickled zucchini. They are lightly sweet sour. Do use lots of ice cubes as that [...]
Tomato Risotto with TVP and Zucchini
This is a simple meal to make and is easy on a hot summer’s day. The zucchini is very nice with the rice and TVP. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup risotto rice 1 onion, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup large TVP chunks 2 ounces tomato paste 16 ounce [...]
Ratatouille Pasta Salad
Well, summer is slowly arriving with higher temperatures. So that means for us, the beginning of salad season. Yea! Today we bring you a nice pasta salad – a bit different than the usual ones as the vegetables are cooked, roasted, baked or panfried, whichever is best for you- meaning cooler. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: [...]
Zucchini Tea Sandwiches
These little finger sandwiches make a lovely appetizer or special party food. Yield: 8-12 finger sandwiches Ingredients: 1 cup soy cream cheese 2 tsp. vegetable bouillon powder 1 Tbs. nutritional yeast 1 tsp. lemon juice 2 Tbs. mixed fresh herbs, thyme, basil oregano and chives, minced freshly ground pepper dash Tabasco additional salt to taste [...]
Vegan Zucchini Ricotta Tarts
This is a quick and easy lunch or brunch recipe. It is very tasty, as the summer season progresses we will look forward to enjoying this more often. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 3 slices frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 small zucchini, cut in slices 3-4 tablespoons vegan ricotta cheese 1 tablespoon pine nuts or pistachios [...]
