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 [...]
Review: Zucchini Puffs with Tomato Yogurt Sauce
This is a really tasty recipe that we enjoyed from Joshua Ploeg’s book “In Search of the Lost Taste“. We have enjoyed so many nice recipes from this book, as well as it being a fun story to read. This recipe offers a great way to use up those extra large zucchini that sem to [...]
Grilled Zucchini with Sunflower Seed Spread on Crispbread
This made a very nice light lunch last weekend. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 zucchini, thinly sliced 1/4 cup sunflower spread (see recipe) 4-8 slices crispbread Directions: Follow the instructions for the Sunflower seed spread Slice the zucchini very thinly using a cheese slicer or mandolin. Place on the grill and lightly brown. Spread each [...]
Zucchini Roll-ups with Nutty “Ricotta” Filling
This is a lovely tasty appetizer, or can also be finger food at a party. The nutty filling is delicious with the marinated zucchini slices. Yield: 8 roll-ups Ingredients: 1 zucchini sliced 2 tablespoons olive oil splash lemon juice pinch salt for the vegan ricotta filling: 1/4 cup soy yogurt 2 tablespoons cashew butter (white-raw) [...]
Nut Stuffed Zucchini Rounds
Stuffed zucchini has not been a favorite meal of ours, not until now. This recipe was very tasty and we look forward to having it again. Slicing the large zucchini into rounds is an attractive way to present the zucchini, and the balsamic vinegar added a lovely zing. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 large zucchini [...]
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 [...]
Savory Zucchini Bread
Here is another tasty way to use your bounty of fresh zucchini. This time it’s a savory bread, with onions, Italian seasonings and a few gratings of soy cheese on top. Yield: 1 bread Ingredients: 1/4 c. vegan margarine, melted 1 c. chopped onion 2 1/2 c. flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder [...]
Review: Zucchini Mushroom Salad
We enjoyed this salad tonight that Harald found at Cooks.com. The Zucchini Mushroom Salad is delicious, simple, and quick to make. It also taste good even if it only has 4 hours to marinate. It is important though to drain off the liquid after the overnight marinating, otherwise there is too much liquid. It’s very [...]
