Green Beans with Lemon and Pine nuts (vegan, gluten free and nut free!)
- 1 12 lbs green beans (trimmed and cut diagonally into 12 inch pieces)
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 2 tbsps flat leaf parsley (finely chopped fresh)
Ingredients:
- 4-5 Granny Smith apples, cored and thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup vegan margarine, softened
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 pre-made 9 inch pie crust
Preparation:
Places the apples in the crust. Dot with half the vegan margarine. Stir the rest of the margarine into the brown sugar and spices and crumble this mixture on top of the apples.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until apples are very soft when pierced with a knife.
This was our fabulous dinner, eggplant, Italian squash, onion, garlic, and celery. On a bed of rice :3 Mmmm. So tasty!
2 Quick, simple vegan meals:
Quesodilla:
- turn a medium sauce pan up to high heat, melt a dab of (vegan) butter into it, lay 1 tortilla down flat (press slightly), allow to brown slightly
- While the tortilla is browning, mix 1/2 a can of re-fried beans and a handful of daiya (or preferred cheeze) in a small bowl, pop into the microwave for 30 seconds.
- Add mixture to tortilla, finish with other tortilla on top, flip, cook until golden.
- Done.
Veggie Salad:
- cut up half a red bell pepper, half a green bell pepper, 1/3 of an onion, portebella (or preferred) mushrooms, and saute in a pan with a bit of olive oil.
- Cut up romaine lettuce, lightly toss it with some spinach.
- Add cooked veggies.
- Make a yummy vinigarette buy mixing balsamic vinegar, a dash of apple cider vinegar, olive oil, garlic salt, and some Italian seasoning
(I get a lot of requests as to what my go-to meals are, so I decided to do small installments of quick easy vegan meals!)
Alright. So these are the burgers guys!
Black bean patties:
Ingredients:
- 1 can of black beans, drained.
- half an onion, finely chopped
- half a bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup of bread crumbs
- tbsp of chili powder (or more depending upon desired spice level)
- Salt and pepper to your preference
- tbsp of sriracha
- half a cup of flour (optional, we didn’t and they held together fine.)
And then we had onion, mustard, BBQ sauce, spinach, and cheddar daiya to finish it off <
They tasted lovely.
(And for those of you who will comment upon the beers, it’s Guiness’ only vegan beer.)
Orange Chicken Style Tofu
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 pound extra firm tofu, drained and pressed, chopped into bite sized pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, to taste
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- hot cooked rice, to serve
Directions:
1. Saute tofu in 2 tablespoons oil until browned. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, saute garlic and green onions in remaining 1 tablespoon oil until garlic is golden.
2. Add water, orange juice, lemon juice, vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium.
3. In a small cup or dish, mix together cornstarch and water until thoroughly blended. Pour cornstarch mixture into sauce, stirring constantly.
4. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sauce thickens to your liking. Remove from heat and combine with tofu until completely coated. Serve over rice.
Use more or less cornstarch mixture depending on how thick you like your sauce. You can also add ginger if you like that flavor. Or orange peel or orange juice concentrate for more orange flavor. Enjoy!
Makes: 1-2 servings depending how hungry you are, Preparation time: 5 minutes, Cooking time: 20 minutes
(Recipe from vegweb)
