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Sweet Potato and Cauliflower lentil Pie

Clearly i have been on a cauliflower kick… This vegetable is so versatile its amazing and i am hooked.

This pie was so melt in your mouth good, nutritious and filling.  Its the perfect meal just to sit eat and watch a movie.

Sweet potato cauliflower lentil pie

Ingredients

2 medium sized sweet potato. Peeled and diced

1 Head of cauliflower

1 cup of green/brown lentils

1 bell pepper sliced

1 carrot chopped

2 cups of sliced mushrooms

earth balance butter

Nut Milk/Soy milk

1 onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, diced

 

Instructions

Start cooking lentils first as they take the longest.  Saute in olive oil onion and garlic until tender.  Add bell pepper, carrot and lentils and about 2-3 cups of water. Add salt and pepper to taste.  Leave to cook for about 30-40 minutes until lentils are cooked and liquid has reduced.

Put sweet potatoes to boil

Put cauliflower to steam.  I didnt boil the cauliflower as it retains water and I didnt want a wet mash.  When cauliflower and sweet potato are tender put in food processor add butter and milk according to your own desired consistency and taste.  Add salt and pepper to taste

Saute mushrooms in garlic and olive oil until cooked

sweet potato cauliflower lentil pie 1

sweet potato cauliflower lentil pie 2

 

Sweet potato cauliflower lentil pie finished

Now its time to just layer the dish:

potato cauliflower

lentils

mushrooms

potato cauliflower

Put in the oven to brown for about 20 min 350 degrees F

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Pumpkin Lentil Soup

pumpkin lentil soup

 

Yummy Yummy Yummy!!!! This soup is not only healthy but it is also so satisfying

Ingredients

1 cup of red lentils

1 cup of pumpkin cut into cubes

1 onion

2 garlic cloves chopped

1/2 tsp cumin

salt and pepper to taste

enough water to cover pot about 2-3 cups

 

Directions

Saute onion and garlic until tender

add rest of ingredients

Let simmer until pumkin and lentils are soft

You can either put mixture into  a blender or use an immersion blender which is what i did and wiz away.. Yes it is that easy.

Season to taste.

 

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Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower rice

 

Surprisingly this actually tasted really yummy.  I have to say I did have my doubts, it surprised me.

Its really easy only ingredient is cauliflower.

Directions

I chopped up the cauliflower into florets, put it in the food processor until it had a rice consistency.

I then cut up some onion and garlic and pan cooked the cauliflower the the onion and garlic for about 10 min.  And voila its ready.

 

NB Its rice so you can make this into a fried rice or anything that you want.

 

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Asian Tofu

Asian tofu

Asian Tofu

Ingredients

1 Firm Block of Tofu( make sure to drain and dry the tofu)

1 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce

2 Tbsp Soy Sauce

2 Garlic cloves chopped

You can add some siracha for some spice

Spring onion to garnish

Directions

Mix All ingredients from Hoisin sauce to garlic

Cut tofu into squares and pan fry(I used coconut oil)

When done stir in the mixture and garnish with spring onion.

You can pair this with noodles or rice and vegetables.  To be honest I love it all by itself.

 

 

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Quinoa tabbouleh

This has now been added to being a favourite… So full of nutrients and flavour but yet so simple.  You need to give this a try.  I have had it in a corn wrap with hummus and also with a bowl of vegan chilli.

ingredients

1 cup cooked quinoa

1 1/2 cup of flat leaf parsley finely chopped

3 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp mint finely chopped

1 1/2 tbsp chive

4 medium sized tomatoes chopped

I eye balled the olive oil as I don’t like things swimming in oil. I may have put a tbsp of olive oil

I added in avocado

options – you can add in cucumbers /avocados

 

instrctions

Mix everything together, refrigerate and enjoy.

 

quinoa tabbouleh

 

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Weekly meals

As a vegetarian/vegan this is generally what i eat every week.  It is always quinoa with some sort of peas/beans and a vegetable.  I hate to cook so this is basically what i can handle :-).  I have tried loads of recipes and they have ended up in the bin. Needless to say I basically stick with what I know.

 

quinoa, lentiils,string beans with mushrooms and roasted cauliflower

quinoa, lentiils,string beans with mushrooms and roasted cauliflower

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Red lentil dhal – yummy

This recipe was so easy and also so delicious.

Ingredients

1 cup red lentils

1 onion

1 garlic clove

1 tsp tumeric

salt and pepper to taste

 

Instructions

saute onion and garlic until tender

add rest of ingredients and enough water to cover lentils

cook until lentils are tender

I used an immersion blender but you can also use a normal blender

blend until smooth

vegan, gluten free and yummy

vegan, gluten free and yummy

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Vegan Herb crackers – Gluten free

Recipe

2 cups almond flour

3/4 tsp sea salt

2 tbsp herbes de provence

1 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp water

Instructions

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. mix almond flour and herbs together

3. In another bowl mix the olive oil and water

4. Stir wet ingredients into dry and mix thoroughly. roll dough into ball and press between to pieces of parchment paper to desired thickness

5. Remove top of parchment paper

6. Transfer to baking sheet

7. cut dough into desired shape and size

8. bake for 9-11 min, until lightly golden

9. Let cool for 20 min..

Enjoy

note: Dont buy almond flour it is very expensive.  Get  raw almonds and blend into flour form with high speed bender.

 

Gluten free

Gluten free crackers

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Vegan Black Bean Brownie – vegan and gluten free

Recipe

1 15oz can back beans(rinsed and drained)

2 large flax eggs(2.5 tbsp flaxseed meal + 6 tbsp water, mix and let sit for 5 min)

3 tbsp coconut oil

3/4 cup cacao or cocoa powder

1/4 tsp sea salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup raw sugar(or any sweetener you desire)

 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. lightly grease a muffin pan

3. prepare flax egg and let sit for about 5 min

4. Put all remaining ingredients into food processor

5. add flax egg

6. evenly distribute into muffin pan

7. bake for about 20-26 min

8. Let cool for 30 min and enjoy.

 

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