Broccoli Cashew Soup
Thick and creamy with the light hint of nutmeg. This soup tasted delicious on a chilly rainy day like today. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons light vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 1 broccoli, stem and florets, cut into pieces 1 clove garlic, minced 2 vegetable bouillon cubes pinch nutmeg 2-3 cups water 1 cup [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mini Broccoli Quiches
We enjoyed these yummy quiches as our main meal tonight. They would also work well for a brunch. The batter is the same as for the Spanish omelet. Yield: 6 mini quiches Ingredients: 6 squares frozen “hearty puff pastry”, thawed 1 onion, minced 4 cups broccoli, washed, cut in florets 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped [...]
Pesto Pasta with Romanesco and Black Olives
Romanesco is one of our favorite vegetables. We like the color, the shapes and the flavors. It was particularly nice on the fresh pasta and light garlic sauce. Servings: 4 Ingredients: for the pasta: 1 cup semolina flour 1 cup all purpose flour 1 Tbs. pesto 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup water, perhaps a bit [...]
Tagliatelle with Artichokes, Red Onions and Thyme
The combination of red onions and artichokes is quite tasty with a bit of white wine and thyme the meal becomes heavenly. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 300 grams tagliatelle or fettuccine 2 cans artichoke hearts in water, liquid drained and halved 2 Tbs. olive oil 2 large red onions, sliced in thin rings 3-4 cloves [...]
Broccoli Salad with Spicy Tofu, Raisins and Water Chestnuts
This salad offers a tasty alternative to the traditional broccoli salad by using spicy tofu and crunchy water chestnuts. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 head broccoli, cut in florets 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup spicy tofu pieces, cut in small cubes 1 large red onion, minced 1/2 cup water chestnuts, thinly sliced for the [...]
Cauliflower Carrot Salad
This is a very nice combination. The cauliflower and carrots, with the basil and a nice dressing to bring out the flavors. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 medium cauliflower 4 carrots 3 Tbs. fresh basil, chopped 2 Tbs. fine olive oil 3 Tbs. white balsamic vinegar 1 Tbs. sugar Italian salad seasonings Directions: Cut the [...]
Veggie Vindaloo
We enjoyed this spicy meal even though we had warmer weather. It’s very colorful with the spinach and very filling served over withe rice. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 zucchini, cut into bite sized pieces 1/2 head cauliflower, cut into florets 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 bag (250 grams) fresh spinach, washed and [...]
Gnocchi with Artichokes and Walnuts
This is a very tasty and elegant meal. I think may become our special holiday meal. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 500 gram (1.1 lb) gnocchi 2 cans artichoke hearts, drained and quartered 100 gram (0.22 lb) walnuts, chopped 1 Tbs. walnut oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 lemon, juiced 2-3 Tbs. nutritional yeast flakes 1 [...]
Review: Crouching Garlic, Hidden Peanut
Today we wanted to join in the celebration of the Chinese New Year. We loved the name of the recipe and it uses many of our favorite ingredients. We enjoyed the meal and found it very easy to make. I only did one thing differently, that was to steam the broccoli. We found this recipe [...]
Romanesco Clafoutis with Soy Ricotta
Romanesco is one of our favorite vegetables. Clafoutis is a baked custard, often a dessert, but also can be savory. As we often enjoy other vegetable tarts omelets or tortillas, I knew the clafoutis would lend itself to the romanesco also. Ingredients: 1 romanesco broccoli, separated into individual spirals 1 red onion, minced 450 grams [...]
Fusilli pasta with artichokes and peppers
This makes a nice light dinner for two. Light and lemony in flavor, lovely with a mixed salad and whole grain bread. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 200 grams fusilli (spiral) pasta 1 can artichoke hearts 1 large sweet red bell pepper chives 1/2 cup soy cream or soy yogurt 1 Tbs. olive oil 1 lemon [...]
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
Broccoli soup with wild mushrooms
Broccoli and mushrooms are such a perfect match. This soup is really the essence of broccoli, very nice and light, but filling. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1 head of broccoli, florets only 2 types of mushrooms, sliced handful fresh parsley, chopped splash lemon juice 1 vegetable bouillon cube one clove of garlic, peeled and whole [...]
Artichoke and hazelnut cannelloni with lemon soy bechamel sauce
Artichoke filled cannelloni make a very nice light but filling Sunday night supper, or can also be used as an elegant brunch. Serving Size: 6 Ingredients: 1 can artichoke hearts (about 5-6) 8 oz. tofu, crumbled 4 Tbs. hazelnut meal (hazelnuts ground to the consistency of flour) 1 Tbs. olive oil 1/2 lemon juiced 8-16 [...]
Broccoli apple soup
This is a really tasty soup. Often we enjoy mixing the flavors of fruits with vegetables, and this soup really turned out to be very tasty especially on a chilly wet day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 2 cups broccoli, including the stems, chopped 3/4 teaspoons thyme, 1 cup onion, chopped 2 cooking [...]
Vegetable korma curry with pilaf
We celebrated Diwali tonight by enjoying a traditional Indian meal. Korma curry is not a hot spicy curry, but distinctivly Indian. We served the meal with mango chutney and a nice fresh fruit raita. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the vegetable korma curry 1 small pumpkin, cut in bite sized pieces 2 onions, chopped 2 [...]
Broccoli and rice casserole
This really tastes yummy and doesn’t even need to have (soy) cheese. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 head broccoli 1 cup brown rice 1 cup soy yogurt 2 tsp. vegetable bouillon powder 2 tsp. grainy mustard splash lemon juice (optional) Directions: Wash the broccoli and cut the stem into small pieces and the head into [...]
Broccoli Paprika Soup
Mildly spicy and full of good health, this colorful soup tastes great on a chilly day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 med broccoli 2 cups water 1 vegetable bouillon cube 2 tbs. paprika paste or 2 red bell peppers nutmeg Directions: Wash the broccoli. Cut the stem in bite sized pieces and cut the florets [...]
Vegan paella
Paella comes originally from Valencia where it used to be eaten on Sundays. Now it’s a favorite around the world and of course it can be vegan as well. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup rice (white or brown) 350 grams frozen mixed vegetables 100 grams black olives 1 can (240 grams) artichoke hearts 1 [...]
Broccoli soup with a bite
This is such a warming soup, as bright green as a spring day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 500 grams broccoli (med. head), cut in flowerets and the stem in pieces 3 med. potatoes, peeled and cut in pieces 1 vegetable bouillon cube 1 liter water salt and pepper to taste nutmeg cayenne pepper chive blossoms [...]
White asparagus with sweet mustard sauce and chive blossoms
Flowers add such a happy and charming surprise to a meal. It’s important to know which ones you can eat and which ones are poisonous. Although not vegetarian, following site has good information about edible flowers: http://www.sagekitchen.com/pages/foodrecipes.htm Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 500 grams white asparagus 1 tsp. olive oil pinch sugar dash salt 250 milliliters [...]
White Bean Salad with Tomatoes and Artichokes
Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 200 grams white beans, cooked and drained 2 large tomatoes , peeled and cut into eighths 1 small red onion, chopped 1 can artichoke hearts, cut in fourths 2 sprigs fresh oregano 3 tbs. oil 1 tbs. white wine vinegar 1 tbs. red wine vinegar 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tbs. [...]
