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Entrées — Eat

#EssentialRecipe => Vegan Caesar Salad

Croutons ingredients:

-4 large slices of day-old bread, sourdough or rye cut in about 1/2 inch pieces

-3 cloves garlic chopped

-4 or 5 sprigs of fresh thyme

-Dash of sea salt

 

Roasted chickpeas ingredients:

-2 cups of dried chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked or 1 15 ounce can

-2 tablespoon avocado oil

-2 sprigs of fresh thyme

-1 teaspoon sea salt

-1 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper

 

Dressing ingredients:

-1 tablespoon Dijon
-1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
-1 tablespoon pine nuts
-1/3 cup champagne vinegar
-1 large...


#EssentialRecipe => Plant-Based Bolognese

This recipe is a bit more time consuming than my usuals, but so worth it. Especially on a cold winter day. It will warm up your kitchen with heat and delicious aromas.

 

Ingredients:

-2 pounds cremini mushrooms quartered

-1 large green pepper finely chopped

-1 large carrot peeled and finely chopped

-1 medium onion finely chopped

-1 28 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes

-3 tablespoon avocado oil

-1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed and minced

-4 to 5 garlic cloves minced

-1 teaspoon maple syrup

-4 tablespoon tomato paste

-1 cup dry red wine

-1/2 cup vegetable broth

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#EssentialRecipe => Homemade Plant Based Mac and Cheese

This is a serious comfort food of mine and Jonny’s. Every time we are sick or not feeling all that great, it’s either a miso soup or a warm comfy bowl of mac and cheese. There’s something about the creaminess that makes you feel instantly “comfier”.

And since Miss J has started school, she has already caught two colds... Germs really spread fast with kids! So I had to work on a plant based version that would be as satisfying as the one I grew up with.

The key, is to make sure to...


#EssentialRecipe => Grilled Nectarines and Quinoa Salad.

This is such a delicious and practical salad. Quinoa is packed with protein and you will feel energized every time you take a bite. You can serve it as is or you could add spinach, chard, kale, nuts, almost anything you have in your fridge.

 

Salad Ingredients:

-1 Cup tri-color quinoa

-3 Small to medium nectarines cut into thick wedges

-4 Medium Heirloom tomatoes cut into wedges

-1/2 Red onion thinly sliced

-1/4 of a small fennel thinly sliced on a mandoline

-Small bunch...


#EssentialRecipe => Picnic Barbecue Tofu Skewers

I absolutely love skewers! When I was a kid, my family would only go to restaurants for very special occasions. My mom and I would always order two different skewers and share.

I think the presentation is what made them so festive to me and it was always fun to fork off all the pieces onto my plate.

All grown up now and I still find them so fun, beautiful and delicious!

 

Ingredients:

-Extra firm tofu cut in 1 inch cubes

-Pineapple...