Almond – Walnut Topped Plums with a Soy Custard
As plums are now coming into season, this is a delicious dessert with fresh plums, topped with almonds and walnuts on a custard made from vanilla soy milk. Ingredients: for the plums: 10 plums 1/2 cup ground almonds 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon maple syrup small pinch salt pinch cinnamon 2 teaspoons water, as [...]
Creamy Cherry Walnut Spread
We’ve been wanting to create more recipes that are sweet but not so loaded with sugars and fats. This spread was delicious last Sunday morning on freshly made English muffins. It would be great as a sandwich spread, or as a filling for turnover. Yield: 1 cup Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegan cream cheese like Tofutti’s [...]
Applesauce Spice Cake with Lemon Frosting
This is a lovely easy cake to make. One which everyone seems to enjoy. Ingredients: 1/2 cup molasses 1 cup applesauce 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 & 3/4 cup flour 2 tablespoons ginger 1/3 cup walnuts (optional), chopped 1/4 cup raisins (optional) for the frosting: 1/2 cup vegan [...]
Red Cabbage and Beet Salad With Pears and Walnuts
This salad tastes lovely and is even better the second day. Ingredients: 1/4 head red cabbage, thinly sliced 1 Tbs. salt 2 Tbs. vinegar 1 large beet, peeled and grated 1 pear, peeled and sliced walnuts, chopped 2 Tbs. rice wine vinegar 3 Tbs. walnut oil 1 Tbs. agave or maple syrup 1 inch nob [...]
Carpaccio of Chioggia Beets with Walnut Orange Dressing
This year we are growing Chioggia beets in the garden. There are various sorts, golden ones as well as pink and white ringed ones. They have a milder flavor than the traditional red beets and the colors add a new dimension to many salads. Sliced very thin, they are lightly crunchy, with the dressing adding [...]
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 [...]
Review: Marinated red cabbage and walnut salad
Phil Vickery is a famous British chef, he often appears on the t.v. cooking program “Ready Steady Cook”. This red cabbage salad was very tasty. I used white balsamic vinegar so that the bright color of the cabbage would show through. It’s an easy salad to make and brings color to the table as well [...]
Breaded Eggplant with Spicy Walnut Yogurt Sauce
This spicy sauce makes a very tasty alternative to the usual tomato paring with eggplant. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted 1 eggplant oil for frying 1 cup plain soy yogurt 1 tablespoon walnut oil (optional) 1 jalapeno pepper, de-seeded and chopped 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or coriander, chopped salt to [...]
Pockets Full of Nuts
These are so light and tasty, and easy to make. We do hope you give them a try. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 sheets of puff pastry, thawed 2 tablespoons almonds, chopped ad ground 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped and ground 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped and ground 2 tablespoons vegan margarine, melted 2 tablespoons powdered sugar [...]
Pea Bruschetta
This bright green spread has a lovely nutty flavor from the sesame seed oil. It’s not a strong curry flavor, and the mustard also has a nice sharpness, but is not overpowering. Perhaps, reading the ingredients you would think it makes a strange spread, but we can assure you, we find it lovely. Ingredients: 2 [...]
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 [...]
Brussels Sprouts with Walnut Caramel Sauce
This was a surprisingly tasty appetizer that we enjoyed recently at a restaurant. It was so nice, we wanted to share it with all of you. It is not overly sweet, just lightly so and very walnutty in flavor. A wonderful enhancement for nice fresh Brussels sprouts. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 12-14 per person Brussels [...]
Review: Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts and Dried Cranberries
We have really enjoyed the February issue of Vegetarian Times. We found many vegan recipes, as well as many others that we can easily make vegan. This recipe looked so inviting, I just couldn’t resist it, and we found it to be as good as all of our other Brussels sprout recipes. The only thing [...]
Curried Waldorf Salad
We wanted to call this “better than Waldorf” as it tasted so good. Slightly sweet with a hint of heat and full of crunch. Ingredients: for the salad: 2 apples, peeled and cut into small pieces 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped 3 stalks celery, cleaned and chopped 1/4 cup golden raisins for the dressing: 1/2 cup [...]
Fettuccine with raw Kale Pesto, Walnuts and Oyster Mushrooms
We made kale pesto before when we posted it with the Summer tomato crostata recipe. When we saw the fettuccine recipe in Vegetarian Times, we knew our pesto would be would be perfect for it, and we weren’t disappointed. It was really a great meal. We enjoyed it with a light fruit salad and ciabatta [...]
Kiwi Lime Pie with Walnut Crust
Not too sweet and not too sour with a beautiful green color. With this kiwi-lime custard pie we celebrated National Pie Day on Jan. 23 (1/23). The walnut crust is especially tasty and goes nicely with the flavors of the limes and the kiwi. Yield: 9″ pie or tart Ingredients: for the crust: 100 grams [...]
Sweets for My Sweetie – Chocolate Walnut Date Tarts
These pretty pastries are very easy to make. They are quite sweet, so not much is needed other than a bit of chocolate as a drizzle or decoration. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed 1/2 vegan dark chocolate bar 1 tablespoon vegan margarine 12 dates, de-seeded and chopped 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped [...]
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 [...]
Turkish Black-eyed Pea Salad with Pomegranate, Walnuts and Za’atar Dressing
This colorful salad is an adaptation of an adaptation. I wish I had made twice as much. We really enjoyed this salad. The basic ingredients are the same but I changed the dressing. It has a nice mixture of sweet, spicy sour and with the tang of mustard. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: For the salad: [...]
Review: Roasted Pumpkin and Walnut Manicotti
As soon as we saw this posted we knew we had to have it! And man, was it yummy. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that it was our own organic pumpkin and sage, but I believe most of the credit goes to Vegan Dad. This recipe is fantastic. It has a [...]
Nutty Redcurrant Muffins
Looking like tasty red rubies, these yummy currants are delicious. I found this recipe at the Hurst berry website. It was easy to adapt to be vegan, and I added a few extra spices as well. We really enjoyed these. Yield: 18 Ingredients: 2 cups flour 3/4 cup sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon [...]
Salad of beets, pears and walnuts with pineapple ginger dressing
Beets and pears make a very complimentary combination. They are colorful over mixed greens and the light pineapple ginger dressing tastes very nice. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 50 grams walnuts, chopped 200 grams mixed salad greens 225 grams beets (2-3 medium size), cooked and cut into matchsticks or shoestrings 2 pears, peeled, core removed and [...]
Cinnamon apple walnut bread
Cinnamon and apples, don’t they go great together? Add some walnuts and dates and wow, what a tasty bread this makes! Yield: 1 loaf Serving Size: 8 Ingredients: 1/2 cup soy margarine, softened to room temperature 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 egg replacement, beaten 2 cups apples, peeled and diced 1 lemon 1/2 cup walnuts, [...]
Banana walnut pancakes with maple syrup
These lovely pancakes make Sunday morning breakfast a special treat. Maple syrup is a delicious match for walnuts. Yield: 12 pancakes Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 cups flour 1 & 1/2 cups soy milk 2-3 large bananas, mashed with a fork 1/2 cup walnuts 1 & 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. [...]
