Green Zebras

Oats and Greens Salad

I totally endorse adding whole grains to salads. It gives salad a great nutty flavor, adds a little more to chew on and makes them more nutritious too. Oats, triticale and oat bran all work well.

 

Ingredients:

• Curly Endive greens (chopped coarsely)
• Parsley (chopped finely)
• Sunflower Seeds
• Oat Bran
• Oats or Triticale
• Daikon Radish (shredded)
• Zuchinni (shredded)
• Optional : Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, a little Salt

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Kalamata Olive and Seitan Pasta

Pasta Ingredients:

• Penne pasta (cooked)
• Zucchini (small spears, sauteed lightly in oil and salt)
• Kalamata Olives (chopped)

Seitan Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Vital Wheat Gluten
• 1 tsp Lemongrass Curry Paste (for dough)
• 1 tsp Lemongrass Curry Paste (for sauteing)
• 2 cloves Garlic (chopped)
• Water
• Oil
• Soy Sauce

Oregano Sunflower Pesto Ingredients:

• Fresh Oregano
• Sunflower Seeds
• Olive Oil (to taste)
• Salt (to taste)

Preparation :

1. Blend the pesto ingredients in food processor until smooth, adding salt and oil to taste. Set aside.
2. Mix wheat gluten and curry paste well, then slowly add water until the dough starts to clump together.
3. Start some water boiling in a sauce pan.
4. Pull chunks of the seitan off the main dough so it forms rough little clumps. Drop the clumps into the boiling water and allow to cook and puff up for 2-5 minutes. Then remove and allow to cool and steam off some the moisture. If they seem too damp you can press them to remove excess liquid.
5. Mix the oil, garlic, remaining curry paste and a little soy sauce together and use this to saute the seitan clumps.
6. Mix pasta and vegetables with seitan and pesto, then serve.

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Sweet Chickpeas and Rice

This is so easy to prepare and yet never gets old. Makes a good side-dish or appetizer.

Ingredients:

• Brown Rice (steamed)
• Chickpeas (whole, cooked)
• Raisins
• Sweet Chili Sauce (to taste)

Combine ingredients in bowl, mix well and serve.

Proportions of each ingredient can be adjusted according to your preference. More raisins will make it juicier and sweeter, more rice will make it heartier.

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Pistachio Ice Cream

  

Ingredients:

• 1 cup raw pistachio pieces (shelled)
• 1 (14oz) can full fat coconut milk (cold)
• 1 1/4 cup soy milk (cold)
• 3/4 cup organic sugar
• 1 Tablespoon of cardamom granules or 1/2 Tablespoon of ground cardamom 

Preparation :

•  Mix all ingredients in bowl, chill for 2 hrs then freeze in ice cream maker.

-Lourdes

Arroz con Leche- Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of soy milk
• pinch of salt
• 2 strips of lemon zest
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 cup of short grain rice (white)
• 1/3 cup organic sugar
• 1/4 cup raisins (optional-I didn’t use them because Anthony doesn’t like them)
• 2 Tablespoons soft soy margarine
• 1 Tablespoon of brandy (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ground cinnamon for sprinkling

Preparation :

1. In a heavy sauce pan bring milk, salt, zest and cinnamon stick to a boil.
2. Add rice, reduce heat to low and barely simmer, uncovered, for 1 hr, stirring frequently.
3. Add in sugar and raisins. Stir often to prevent from sticking. Should be creamy.
4. Remove from heat discard zest and cinnamon stick. Add margarine, brandy and vanilla extract. Serve at room temperature or chilled with cinnamon sprinkled on top.

-Lourdes

Cabbage Kale Salad

Ingredients:

• Kale (chopped)
• Cabbage (chopped)
• Carrot (cut to short matchsticks)
• Chickpeas
• Oat Bran

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Pasta with Green Onion Lemon Sauce

Pasta Ingredients:

• Bow Tie Pasta (cooked)
• Green Onion (thick cross sections, optionally sauteed lightly)
• Zucchini (medium chunks, sauteed very lightly with a pinch of salt)
• Fuji Apple (small slices)
• Fresh Oregano (whole leaves)
• Almonds (thin slivers)

Sauce Ingredients:

• Green Onions (blended)
• Lemon Juice (to taste - about one lemon)
• Salt (to taste)
• Optional : Olive Oil (to taste)

Preparation :

1. Blend sauce ingredients in food processor until smooth, add salt and optionally olive oil to taste.
2. Serve sauce over pasta and vegetables

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Vegan Tzatziki Sauce

Oh so tangy and delicious! The perfect cool, smooth condiment for summer night meals. Its delicious on pita, falafel or a light salad.

(image (c) ulterior epicure)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups plain Soy Yogurt
• 1/2 Cucumber (finely diced)
• 3 cloves Garlic (minced)
• 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1/16-1/8 tsp Salt
• 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp fresh Mint Leaves (chopped) or 1 tbsp Dill (chopped)
• 1/4 tsp Paprika

Preparation:

1. Combine ingredients
2. Chill for an hour before serving

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Radish Apple Salad

Ingredients:

• 4 Radishes (cut to thin half-moons)
• 1/2 Fuji Apple (cut to small slices or chunks)
• 1 Green Onion (chopped)
• 1/2 Carrot (grated)
• 1-2 tbsp Raisins
• 1-2 tbsp Walnuts (chopped)
• 4 large min leaves (cut to strips)
• 1-4 tsp Olive Oil
• 1-2 tbsp Sweet Garlic Chilli Sauce
• Optional : 4 Chard stems (sliced)

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Split Pea and Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Yellow Split Peas
• 1/2 cup Green or Brown Lentils
• 1/2 cup Brown Rice
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 2-3 cups Water
• Leeks (chopped - for garnish)
• Black Pepper (to taste)
• Salt (to taste)

Preparation:

1. Combine lentils, rice and split peas with water and optionally soak for several hours to reduce cooking time.
2. Bring to a boil in sauce pan, add onion and cook over medium heat until lentils and split peas become tender and crumble.
3. Season to taste with black pepper and salt

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