Preheat Waffle Iron spray with non-stick spray if needed
In a food processor or blender whip the flax seed and water together until it reaches a thick and creamy consistency about 2 minutes Add the margarine and milk and whip for another minute
In a large bowl combine the flour baking powder and salt Create a well in the center of your dry ingredients and pour in the milk mixture Stir until just combined Add the chocolate syrup stir Fold in chocolate chips strawberries and banana
Spoon 1/2 cup batter or the amount recommended for your waffle iron onto the hot iron Spread the batter to just within 1/4 inch of the edge of the grids using the back of your spoon or spatula Close the lid and bake until the waffle is crispy Serve immediately or keep warm in a single layer on the rack in a 200 degree F oven while you finish cooking the rest keeping the oven door cracked will help prevent them from getting soggy Decorate the waffle with toppings
Basil, Lime and Pumpkin Seed Pesto | Vegetarian Recipes
Lightly toast pumpkin seeds and grind unil they stick to the walls of the food processor Add the remaining ingredients Add more olive oil or lime juice to thin if necessary
Brussels Sprout Salad With Smoked Gouda, Pecans, and Dried Cherr | Vegetarian Recipes
Brussels Sprout Salad With Smoked Gouda, Pecans, and Dried Cherr
2 lbs Brussels sprouts trimmed halved and sliced very thin
4 ounces smoked gouda cheese shredded 1 cup
1/2 cup pecans toasted and chopped
1/2 cup dried cherries chopped
Steps:
1 Whisk lemon juice mustard shallot garlic and teaspoon salt together in large bowl Slowly whisk in oil until incorporated Toss Brussels sprouts with vinaigrette and let sit for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours
2 Fold in Gouda pecans and cherries Season with salt and pepper to taste Serve
HOW TO SLICE BRUSSELS SPROUTS
You can use the slicing disk of your food processor or slice the sprouts with a chefs knife Follow these steps to do the latter safely and quickly 1 TRIM Trim the stem end of each sprout and then cut each sprout in half through the cut end 2 SLICEWith the flat surface on the cutting board thinly slice each half
1/2 cup ground lightly salted cashews or 1/2 cup ground almonds
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup vegan butter or 1/2 cup margarine
granulated sugar topping or coarse sugar topping
whole cashews topping about 42 nuts or blanched whole almond toasted topping about 42 nuts
Steps:
Go ahead and toast the whole cashews or almonds if not already done Place on shallow baking pan and bake for 5-10 minutes at 350F until light golden brown stirring if needed
In a medium bowl combine flour ground nuts the 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the brown sugar Cut in the margarine with a pastry blender until it forms fine crumbs Form the mixture into a ball and knead gently until smooth
On a lightly floured surface roll dough until 1/4 inch thick Using a 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter cut into desired shapes Place 1 inch apar on ungreased cookie sheet Sprinkle with additional sugar and press a whole nut in the center of each cookie
Bake in a 375F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned Transfer to wire rack amp; cool
Prepare a 7x7 dish by lining it with greaseproof paper for easy removal of the torte once cold
Measure out the butter and chocolate and chop up ready for adding later
Put the cream
sugar and salt in a pan and bring slowly to near boiling stirring constantly You should see small bubbles at the edges of the pan
Add the butter and chocolate and stir well until melted Then add any other flavourings if desired eg ginger etc optional
Pour into prepared dish and chill in fridge overnight or until set at least 7 hours Id guess
When set torte can be turned carefully onto serving dish where it will sit firm and not ooze You can then decorate with cream / fruit / drizzled white chocolate optional
Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave 30 seconds Stir and heat 30 seconds more Repeat stirring and heating until chocolate is just melted Set aside
Combine tofu and maple syrup in food processor Blend 3 minutes or until smooth
Add peanut butter and process until smooth
Add melted chocolate and process until smooth
Pour mixture into prepared pie crust smoothing top; refrigerate 20 minutes
Sprinkle chopped pretzels on top and serve or refrigerate until ready to serve
Refrigerate ricotta cheese in a strainer over night so that excess moisture is removed In a mixing bowl blend ricotta cheese and 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar with a hand mixer until it becomes a velvety consistency In a separate bowl whip 35% whipping cream with 1/2 tablespoon of sugar Gently fold whipped cream into ricotta mixture along with bittersweet chocolate Spread filling into piecrust
In a saucepan heat sugar and 2 cups of water Once the sugar has dissolved add pears and let cook until soft and caramelized Remove pears from pan and let cool Cut pears into slices and fan the slices on top of the pie filling until the surface of the pie is covered Fill in gaps with extra pieces of pear if necessary
In another saucepan heat remaining water and apricot jelly Stir and cook until jelly is liquefied so that it can be used as a glaze Spread apricot glaze over pears and let pie rest in fridge for 4 hours before serving
Place the lavender heads and about 2 tablespoons sugar into a food mixer or coffee/spice blender Pulse together for about 1 minute or until the lavender is ground the same consistency as ground spices
Place the rest of the sugar into a large mixing bowl amp; add the ground lavender and sugar mix
Mix well
In tall jar Kilner jars are good pour half the lavender sugar; place the three vanilla pods in the jar towards the outside so they may be seen
Carefully add the rest of the sugar so the vanilla pods are standing up in the sugar
Seal and keep for about 2 weeks before using
Store in a dark dry and cool place
This lasts up to 1 year and the vanilla pods can be used numerous times again after the sugar has finished
Use in cakes biscuits cookies jams cream desserts ice-cream pies and tarts crumbles trifles and junkets etc
Green Lentil and Spinach Salad | Vegetarian Recipes
soak lentils for 1 hour and drain Place in a pan and cover with water and bring to a boil cover and simmer 1 hour or until tender Drain well
Meanwhile wash the spinach and cut into 1 inch strips Cook in a covered saucepan over moderate heat for 5 minutes or until just tender Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan and cook onion until softened
Stir in spinach and simmer 2 minutes Transfer to a serving dish and add drained lentils Make dressing with remaining olive oil juice of 1 lemon garlic ginger and spices Season with salt and pepper Pour over lentils and spinach and toss well Serve warm
1 1/2 lbs russet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes about 4 1/2 cups
1 lb Red Bliss potatoes unpeeled-cut into 1/2-inch cubes about 3 cups
1 cup low sodium chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves minced
ground black pepper
1/4 cup fresh chives minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 medium garlic cloves sliced thin lengthwise
table salt
Steps:
TO MAKE SOUP BASE Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium heat When foaming subsides add leeks and cook until soft do not brown 5 to 8 minutes Stir in minced garlic and cook until fragrant about 1 minute Add garlic heads 6 cups broth bay leaves and 3/4 teaspoon salt; partially cover pot and bring to simmer over medium-high heat Reduce heat and simmer until garlic is very tender when pierced with tip of knife 30 to 40 minutes Add potatoes partially cover pot and bring mixture to simmer over medium-high heat Take pot off heat and let rest 10 minutes Separate soup into 2 storage containers and freeze up to 1 month
TO REHEAT AND SERVE Run hot water over surface of storage containers to help release frozen blocks of soup Add soup and 1 cup broth to large Dutch oven set over medium-high heat Cover and cook stirring occasionally until soup is hot and potatoes are tender about 20 minutes Discard bay leaves Remove garlic heads; using tongs or paper towels squeeze garlic heads at root end until cloves slip out of their skins Using fork mash garlic to smooth paste in bowl
3 Stir cream thyme and half of mashed garlic into soup; heat soup until hot about 2 minutes Taste soup; add remaining garlic paste if desired Using immersion blender process soup until creamy with some potato chunks remaining Alternatively transfer 1 1/2 cups potatoes and 1 cup broth to blender or food processor and process until smooth Process more potatoes for thicker consistency Return puree to pot and stir to combine Season with salt and pepper and serve sprinkling each portion with chives and garlic chips
For Garlic Chips Heat oil and garlic in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat Cook turning frequently until light golden brown about 3 minutes Using slotted spoon transfer garlic to plate lined with paper towels; discard oil Sprinkle lightly with salt
In a blender puree mangoes and ice until smooth In a large saucepan over medium-high heat bring coconut milk and agave nectar to a boil Lower heat to medium Add agar agar and whisk for about 5 minutes until powder has dissolved
Add mango puree to coconut milk mixture Remove from heat pour into serving dishes and refrigerate about one hour before serving
2 tablespoons sugar optional if your nut butter is not sweetened
1 pinch salt
1 cup chocolate almond butter or other nut butter of choice
2 -3 tablespoons yogurt vegans use a non-dairy version or applesauce
Steps:
Combine flours sugar and salt if using in a large bowl
Using your fingers knead in nut butter and if your dough is not sticking together yet add the yogurt or applesauce until it comes together as a thick dough
Form into thick cookies I made six large ones and bake at 350 F/180 C for 10 minutes Remove to a wire rack to cool
5 -5 1/2 lbs pumpkin preferably a cheese or pie pumpkin
5 cups sugar
2 large lemons juice and zest of minced
1 large lemon sliced thin
Steps:
DAY BEFORE CANNING Cut the pumpkin into large chunks
discarding the stems
seeds
and stringy innards attached to them Pare the skin from the chunks Slice each chunk into pieces 1/2 to 3/4 square
as evenly as you can Stir to combine the pumpkin pieces in a large glass or ceramic bowl with the sugar
lemon juice and zest
and 1/2 cup water Cover and let the mixture sit overnight
or a few hours longer
at room temperature It will give off a good bit of liquid
DAY OF CANNING Prepare 5 or 6 half-pint canning jars by washing thoroughly Place the jars on a rack in a boiling water canner
but DO NOT add water yet
Spoon the pumpkin mixture into a large heavy saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium-high heat Reduce the heat to a bare simmer and cook
covered
until the pumpkin pieces are quite tender
but still hold their shape and have become somewhat translucent in a glaze of thick syrup
about 30 minutes
As soon as you have reduced the heat for the pumpkin mixture
fill the canner with water; water should be at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars You may need to add 1 cup of white vinegar if you have hard water in your area Boil the jars for 10 minutes to sterilize It will take about 20--30 minutes for the water to come to a boil Start timing from the time it reaches a good steady boil
While pumpkin is cooking
blanch the lemon slices in a small saucepan of boiling water
just enough to soften them
and drain Stir the lemon slices into the chips just before removing the preserves from the heat
Once the jars have sterilized and the pumpkin is ready
remove jars from canner to a surface covered in heavy towels or layers of newspaper NEVER place hot jars on a bare countertop
as the difference in temperature could cause jars to shatter Spoon the chips into the hot jars
leaving at least 1/4-inch head space
Process the jars in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes Refrigerate jars after opening
Pumpkin, Pasta and Peanut Salad | Vegetarian Recipes
6 tablespoons vegan margarine 90 g I use Earth Balance
3/4 cup soymilk 02 liter
2 tablespoons melted margarine 30 g
1/4 cup sucanat 60 g
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 15 g
1 teaspoon margarine softened 15 g
1 cup vegan powdered sugar 225 g
soymilk
Steps:
Mix dry ingredients first then cut in margarine
Mix in soy milk until dough is soft you may need slightly more or less to get the dough to a workable consistency Do not over mix
Roll dough to 025 inch thickness 05 cm in a long rectangle -- about 8 inch by 16 inch 16cm x 32 cm Using a pastry brush coat the rectangle of dough with the melted margarine Then spread the Sucanat and cinnamon over it
Roll from the long end forming a tight roll Cut rolls about 1 inch 2 cm thick Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 15 mins or until golden
While rolls are baking make icing by mixing margarine and powdered sugar Slowly add soy milk to reach desired consistency spread on rolls while they are still warm
5 ounces oka cheese 1 1/3 cups or 5 ounces mild cheddar cheese rind discarded and cheese coarsely grated 1 1/3 cups
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 sprigs fresh thyme
Steps:
Put oven rack in lower 1/3 of oven and preheat oven to 35o degrees F
Generously butter a 9 by 13 inch glass baking dish 3 quart capacity
Cut off necks of squash reserving for another use you will have about 3 lbs necks Peel squash and very thinly slice with a slicer
Layer 1/3 of the squash slices overlapping in baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper Sprinkle with half the cheese Repeat layering until all squash salt and pepper and cheese are in the dish There will be no cheese on top but do add salt and pepper to the final squash layer
Bring cream and thyme sprigs to a simmer in a small saucepan over moderate heat Discard thyme and pour cream evenly over squash
Put a sheet of parchment paper over squash and poke a few holes in it with a knife Bake squash until tender about 45 minutes
Discard parchment and let squash stand about 10 minutes before serving
Seitan and Mushroom Stroganoff Vegan | Vegetarian Recipes
3 cups sliced mushrooms or 3 cups portabella mushrooms
2 cups seitan strips thinly sliced
ground black pepper to taste
egg-free pasta one normal sized package
3 tablespoons vegan sour cream
Steps:
Gravy Stir cornstarch and soy sauce together in a 2-quart saucepan and make a thin smooth paste Whisk in the broth or water and garlic granules Cook over medium-high heat stirring constantly until it thickens and comes to a boil Remove from heat and beat in the tahini and vegan sour cream Cover the saucepan and set aside
Place oil in a large skillet and heat over medium-high When the oil is hot saut the onion and garlic for 10 minutes
Add the mushrooms and cook stirring often for 5 to 7 minutes
Stir the seitan strips and the reserved gravy into the onions and mushrooms Reduce heat to low and stir often about 5 to 10 minutes until the seitan is heated through
Season the stroganoff with ground pepper Serve at once over egg-free noodles
2 -3 tablespoons water or 2 -3 tablespoons vegetable broth
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar or 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
salt freshly ground black pepper
Steps:
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil add the pasta and cook according to the package directions usually about 10 minutes Drain the pasta toss with a teaspoon or two of olive oil and keep covered either in a large covered serving bowl or the cooking pot While your pasta is boiling prepare the other ingredients/
Tempeh Place the tempeh in a large nonstick skillet In a measuring cup whisk together the vegetable broth tomato paste soy sauce garlic fennel seeds red pepper flakes and oregano Pour over the tempeh stir to coat and cook over medium heat until the liquid starts to simmer Cover the pan and steam the tempeh for 8 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and the tempeh is tender Stir a few times while tempeh is steaming
Transfer the tempeh to a bowl and crumble about half the cubes with the back of a spoon
Wipe down the skillet to remove any leftover tempeh sauce return the skillet to medium heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil To test the heat drop a bit of tempeh into the oil- when it sizzles the oil is hot enough Add the tempeh and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes until it begins to brown Remove from heat add to the pasta and keep covered
Broccoli rabe Pour the remaining olive oil into the pan and add the sliced garlic When the garlic begins to sizzle stir and cook it for about a minute Add the broccoli rabe stir to coat it with the oil sprinkle with a little salt and cover the pan Cook for about 2 minutes Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of the white wine and steam for 8 to 10 minutes until the broccoli rabe is bright green and its stems are tender you may need to do this in 2 batches just add the second batch of broccoli rabe when the first batch has wilted enough to leave room in your pan
Remove the cover and continue to saute for an additional minute or two until any excess liquid is evaporated Pour the cooked broccoli rabe onto the tempeh and pasta sprinkle with red wine vinegar season with salt and pepper and toss everything to mix
Spicy Tofu Burgers With Cucumber Relish | Vegetarian Recipes
Heat 1 tbs of the oil in a frying pan and gently fry all but 1 tbs of the onion with the celery for 5 minutes until thay are soft Add the garlic and fry for another 2 minutes
Put the kidney beans in a bowl and mash them lightly with a fork to break them up Finely chop the peanuts in a food processor Pat the tofu dry on kitchen paper break it into pieces and add it to the nuts in the food processor Blend them until the tofu is crumbly then add the mixture to the beans together with the fried vegetables curry paste breadcrumbs and egg replacer and mix everything well to obtain a thick paste
Divide the mixture in the bowl into quarters and shape into burgers dusting your hands with flour if the mixture is sticky Heat the remaining oil in the pan and gently fry the burgers for about 4 minutes on each side until golden
Meanwhile chop the cucumber finely and mix it with the reserved tablespoon of chopped onion the parsley vinegar and sugar in a bowl Serve with the burgers
2 teaspoons vegetable broth mix with the arrowroot to make a thin paste
2 tablespoons vegan sour cream like Tofutti
Steps:
Steam or simmer tempeh for 20 minutes Cut tempeh into small cubes and set aside
In a large skillet over medium-high heat saut the onions in 3 tablespoons of the oil for 5 minutes or until soft Add bell pepper paprika caraway seeds garlic and tomato paste
Blend well turn the heat down to medium and place lid on skillet Cook for a further 5 minutes or until peppers are tender stirring continually
In a separate non-stick skillet saut the tempeh in the remaining oil until light brown Add tempeh to vegetable and herb mixture
Add the vegetable broth salt and wine Replace lid and cook until slightly reduced; about 10 minutes Add the prepared arrowroot and stir until incorporated Cook for 1-2 minutes until thickened Remove from stove and add the sour cream Serve hot with dumplings or mashed potato
3 cups spelt flour or 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 cup walnuts chopped
8 tablespoons flax seed meal
Steps:
1 First get your carrots grated
and raisins measured to set aside for simmering in a pot with the 2 cups water 7-10 min when ready
2 Next go ahead and blend your egg substitute list of ingredients together liquify if possible
otherwise blended smoothly works
then measure to make sure it comes out to be 1 cup of gooey perfection to replace those eggs
Now preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
3 In one big bowl
mix applesauce
spices
oil
syrups
egg replacer
salt
4 After carrot and raisin mix is simmered for 7-10 min
mix this in with 3
5 In separate bowl
mix flour
nuts
flax seed mill
and baking soda together
6 Add 5 to the fluidified mixture slowly
stirring well but not too much
7 Spray 3 separate 9 inch diameter wide glass round pie bowls with some sort of vegetable oil spray I use Lowes Foods 100% pure no stick cooking spray -- its cheaper
8 Pour ingredients into bowls
then set them into the oven
all on same rack if baking them together
9 Set your timer for 45 minutes
but a separate timer should be set for 15 min
which youll need to rotate your cakes on their shelf in the oven so as to bake evenly At about minute 30 on first timer
turn oven down to about 300 degrees F
10 Should be done after 45 min
set the cakes on cooling racks and wait about 15 minute to take your first bite
Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave for 30 sec intervals stirring after each 30 seconds until melted in a medium bowl
Stir in pumpkin vanilla oil and flaxseed to the melted chocolate
Mix all dry ingredients flour cocoa powder baking soda baking powder salt cinnamon nutmeg and cloves until well combined and stir in wet ingredients
Spread evenly into the pan batter will be thick and bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean Let cool
Ganache melt margarine and soymilk in a small bowl either in the microwave or on a double boiler Stir in chocolate chips and continue heating until melted and smooth
Spread over cake when cake is cooled refrigerate cake if you want ganache to set or dig in for melty chocolate-y heaven D
Vegan Mini Carrot Cake Muffins | Vegetarian Recipes