Entrées — avocado
#EssentialRecipe => French Lentil, Beet and Chard Salad
This is such a comforting and satisfying dish. There's nothing worse than eating a salad and feeling hungry again 40 minutes later! This one is perfect for an early lunch and will have you lasting until supper!
Ingredients:
-4 Medium beets scrubbed and trim in wedges
-1 Cup of dry lentils
-1 Tbsp avocado oil
-1/2 Large red onion
-1 Garlic cloves finely chopped
-4 Cups rainbow chard chopped in a couple inches pieces
-Sea salt and pepper
-Flat leaves parsley
Method:
Preheat the oven at...
#EssentialRecipe =>Tabouleh, Quinoa and Hummus
This is a meal I have been making for years, actually since my college days in Montreal. It has evolved a lot over time and these days I like to prepare it with a lot of flexibility when it comes to ingredients and measurements. As long as you use fresh ingredients, feel free to play with the quantities of this dish. Use your favorite olive oil and it always ends up tasting delicious.
-3 cups chickpeas
-3 Tbsp tahini
-6 small to medium garlic cloves
-Half an avocado
-1/2 tsp grounded...
#EssentialRecipe => Spicy Cauliflower Rice Bowl
Monika Hibbs's Spicy Cauliflower Rice Bowl Recipe
Mexican Rice Bowl
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves 4 people
Rice Ingredients:
-1 medium head of cauliflower
Taco Bowl Ingredients:
-1lb lean ground turkey or veggie ground
-3 large cloves of garlic
-3-4 tbsp. of taco seasoning
-Avocado oil
-Salt and pepper
-1 large red onion, diced
-3 bell peppers, diced
-1-2...
#EssentialRecipe => Crispy Cauliflower Tostadas by Monika Hibbs
What a perfect way to celebrate the arrival of warm weather with Monika Hibbs's crispy cauliflower tostadas.
Crispy Cauliflower Tostadas with Chipotle Cashew Crema
Prep time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 35 minutes
Inactive time: 1 hour
Serves 4
Crispy, smoky cauliflower ingredients:
-1 large head of cauliflower or two smaller ones
-1 cup of almond milk
-1 Tbsp lemon juice
-1 Tbsp onion powder
#EssentialRecipe => Tuna Tartare Tower with Spicy Beet Habanero Mayo
Living on the West Coast has it's perks. Take for example fresh fish. I was into see Brian at Sea Food City on Granville Island and he put me onto this amazing Albacore Tuna caught just off of our Pacific coast. Caught by local fishermen in local waters, he informed me that this is one of the only Albacore's that you can eat raw that's never been frozen because of it's freshness and the proximity in which it was caught. This is sushi grade without the flash freezing… amazing!
Before I could say boo, he had a...