Recipe – Veggie Patties

¾ cup shredded zucchini

½ cup cooked rice

¾ cup shredded carrots

¼ cup egg substitute

1 ½ teaspoons onion powder

2 Tablespoons nonfat bread crumbs

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 15-ounce can nonfat black beans, mashed

Preheat broiler on high heat. Line broiler pan with foil; lightly spray with nonfat cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. (If mixture is too moist to shape, refrigerate for 1 hour.) Shape mixture into 8 patties and place on prepared pan. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat for 5 to 6 minutes per side, until lightly browned. Great as a sandwich on roll with lettuce, tomato, and condiments.

Recipe – Seven Grain Patties

Recipe

Seven Grain Patties

3 cups of boiling water 2 Tablespoons soy sauce (or equivalent)
1½ cups seven grain cereal 2 teaspoons onion powder
¾ teaspoon salt ¼ cup sunflower seeds
1 teaspoon thyme ½ cup walnuts, chopped
Cook cereal in water until done. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Shape into patties and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Yield: 6 servings. You may select seasonings of your choice to alter the flavor of the patties.

 

Recipe – Pineapple Tofu Cheesecake

20 oz. can of crushed pineapple w/juice ½ cup Pineapple Juice Concentrate
3 ½ Tbsp. Agar-Agar  1/3 cup Honey
2 12.3 oz. pkgs. Mori Nu Silken Tofu,   extra firm Rind of ½ Lemon or ½ tsp. Lemon Extract
½ tsp. salt  
Combine crushed pineapple with Agar-Agar in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.  Blend with the remaining ingredients in blender until smooth.   Pour into prepared crumb crust in 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.  Chill and serve.  Adapted from a recipe by Barbara Watson in The Total Vegetarian Cookbook.

Recipe – Split Pea Dal

1 cup dried yellow or green split peas

5 cups water

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon turmeric or saffron

Pinch of cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 tomato, finely chopped

1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Rinse split peas. Bring water to boil in a large pot, and add peas. Return to boil, stir, then lower heat, and simmer 1 to 2 hours until tender. Add spices, salt, and tomato to peas, and cook 30 minutes. Serve with plain brown rice and vegetable curry.

Recipe – Crockpot Grains

¼ cup millet, uncooked

¼ cup barley, uncooked

1/3 cup brown rice, uncooked

1 cup chopped onions

1 cup chopped green pepper

½ cup finely chopped carrots

1 16-ounce can kidney beans

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

1 16-ounce can tomatoes, chopped, drained (reserve liquid)

1 ½ cup canned or frozen corn, drained

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

½ teaspoon garlic powder

Salt to taste

Combine all ingredients in a crockpot. Add water to reserved tomato liquid to equal 2 1/2 cups. Stir into grain mixture. Cover and cook on low setting 8 hours. Stir before serving. Serves 8.

Recipe – Parsley Potatoes

1 Tablespoon oil

1 ½ lb small new red potatoes, scrubbed well

1 chopped onion

1 garlic clove

1 teaspoon salt or to taste

1 cup vegetable broth

1 cup chopped fresh parsley

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; add oil. Saute onion and minced garlic for 5 minutes or until tender. Add broth and ¾ cup of parsley. Remove a strip of skin from around the middle of each potato. Slice the potatoes and put them in a single layer in the skillet. Return to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are tender. Pour potatoes and sauce in a serving dish. Sprinkle remaining parsley over the potatoes and serve.

Recipe – Sprouted Lentils

2 cups lentils, sprouted

½ cup onion, chopped fine

1 tsp. salt

1 ¼ cups water

Sprout lentils for about five days until they are ½” long. Combine all ingredients in kettle and cook slowly over low heat for approximately 15-20 minutes. Add more water as needed to make a broth. Serve over rice or pasta. For variations you may consider adding some of your favorite vegetables or replacing salt with Bragg’s Liquid Aminos. Enjoy!

Recipe – Garlic Penne Noodles

3 cups uncooked penne pasta

½ large bulb garlic

1 medium onion

1 12.3 oz. Mori-nu extra firm tofu

Cashew milk

Salt to taste

Cook noodles according to directions on box. Chop ¾ of onion and sauté. Add to drained cooked noodles. Blend remaining onion, garlic, salt and tofu together. Add cashew milk to create thin to medium sauce. Garlic, onion, and salt should be strong in the sauce. Pour sauce over the noodles and allow to set overnight to best absorb flavor. Add cashew milk if needed to moisten noodles, and bake at 350 degrees until thoroughly heated.

Recipe – Granola Crumb Crust

3 cups ground Granola

2 tsp. Cinnamon Substitute

2 Tbsp. Oil

4 Tbsp. Water

2 Tbsp. Honey

Blend 2 cups of Granola on high until fine. Repeat until there are 3 cups ground. Put granola in a bowl and add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Add honey if unsweetened granola is used. Shape into a 9-inch pie dish or the bottom of a 9 x 13” glass baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Recipe – Couscous Salad

5 cups cooked couscous

2 cups thinly sliced celery (leaves included)

1½ cups finely diced onion

2 cups slices olives

2 cups diced tomatoes

2 cups finely diced red pepper

½ cup finely cut fresh cilantro

2-3 Tbsp. cumin

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1½ tsp salt

¼ to ½ cup extra virgin olive oil

Follow cooking instructions on couscous box. Add olive oil and seasonings. Allow to chill thoroughly. Add chopped vegetables and serve.