Showing posts with label Vegan Mofo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vegan Mofo. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Tofu and Brassica Green Curry



Day 6 of Vegan MoFo




Ingredients:

1 tbs green curry paste (see recipe here)
1 can coconut milk
1 couliflower, cut into florettes
half carrot, sliced (I sliced it in the shape of flowers)
1 block tofu, cut into pieces
1 large broccoli, cut into florettes
1-2 chili peppers
Thai or regular fresh basil leaves
Thai or Vietnamese fresh mint leaves


Place the paste in a pot with the coconut milk, the cauliflower, carrot, and the tofu. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the broccoli, cover and simmer for 5 minutes (I like my broccoli to be still green and a little crunchy). Add the chili peppers and the fresh herbs, cover and simmer for 5 more minutes. Add salt to taste and serve with Thai rice.

Serves 4





Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Ginger, Carrot and Pear Juice



5th day of posting for Vegan MoFo, juice today! If you like juices you may like this combo: 10 organic carrots, 4 organic juicy pears and a piece of ginger root. Serves 4 and it is super healthy!







Photo and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©

Monday, October 3, 2011

Ginger Bok Choy


Third day of posting for Vegan MoFo




The bok choy comes from my garden, I believe that it is one of the easiest brassica to grow. It looks great if you cook it whole, but for a family meal it is easier to cut it into pieces first. Wash well and cut into big chunks. In the meantime in a bowl mix 1 tsp of cornflour with 50 ml of water, 2 tbsp of soy sauce (gluten free, if you need to), and half a tsp of freshly grated ginger. Heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil (I used rice bran oil) in the pan and add the white stalks of the bok choy first. Sizzle for a couple of minutes, then add the green leaves. Cover for a couple of minutes and let the greens wilt in their own steam. Add the sauce and mix until the sauce thickens. Serve immediately with rice or as a side vegetable.





Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Portobello Mushroom Escalopes






I have just found out about Vegan MoFo, not sure if I have to register or what, but anyway, I am happy to post lots of Vegan Recipes this month! I will start with this one:


Portobello Mushroom Escalopes


If you are a vegan then mushrooms can be one of your super-foods (among many other super foods, of course)! 

Clean the Portobello mushrooms with a damp cloth. Heat some olive oil with a few peeled garlic cloves, then place the mushrooms in the pan, top side down. Move them around with a spatula, so that they don't stick to the pan, but do not turn them. When they start to brown at the bottom sprinkle a little salt, and then add a glass of wine. Cover and let them simmer on low for about 20 minutes. They should put out lots of water, but if not add just a little water, if they become too dry. After 20 minutes turn them over and let more of the juices come out. With a sieve add one tsp of flour (or corn flour if you are gluten free) and stir: the juices, mixed with the flour, should make a nice gravy/sauce. Taste for salt, and then add plenty of freshly chopped parsley. Serve with polenta, or potatoes, or cous cous, or even in a bun as a veggie burger.




Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©