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Red Quinoa Pilaf with Kale and Corn

November 25, 2012 by epicureanvegan

Red Quinoa Pilaf with Kale & Corn -- Epicurean Vegan

This is another excellent recipe from Vegan Holiday Kitchen. Kale and quinoa together?! Talk about a super, nutrient-packed salad. This was easy to make and served warm, it made an excellent side dish on Thanksgiving.

INGREDIENTS:
1-1/2 C red quinoa
3 C vegetable broth
1 bunch (8-oz) kale
2 Tbs olive oil
4-6 cloves garlic, minced
4 green onions (white and green parts) sliced thin
2 C fresh or frozen corn kernels
2 jarred roasted red peppers, chopped
2 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp rosemary
Salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS:
Combine the quinoa and broth in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15-20 minutes. If the liquid isn’t fully absorbed by 20 minutes, but the quinoa is done, drain it using a fine mesh strainer. The recipe says to strip the kale leaves from the stem and slice the leaves into narrow strips. I found that to be difficult and time consuming, so I just chopped it. In the end, it doesn’t really matter anyway. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic until it begins to brown. Add the kale . . .

 . . . and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and cook, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Red Quinoa Pilaf with Kale and Corn
 
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This is another excellent recipe from Vegan Holiday Kitchen. Kale and quinoa together?! Talk about a super, nutrient-packed salad. This was easy to make and served warm, it made an excellent side dish on Thanksgiving.
Author: Epicurean Vegan
Ingredients
  • 1-1/2 C red quinoa
  • 3 C vegetable broth
  • 1 bunch (8-oz) kale
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • 4-6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 green onions (white and green parts) sliced thin
  • 2 C fresh or frozen corn kernels
  • 2 jarred roasted red peppers, chopped
  • 2 Tbs lemon juice
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp rosemary
  • Salt and pepper
Directions
  1. Combine the quinoa and broth in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15-20 minutes. If the liquid isn't fully absorbed by 20 minutes, but the quinoa is done, drain it using a fine mesh strainer.
  2. The recipe says to strip the kale leaves from the stem and slice the leaves into narrow strips. I found that to be difficult and time consuming, so I just chopped it. In the end, it doesn't really matter anyway.
  3. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic until it begins to brown.
  4. Add the kale and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients and cook, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes.
  6. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Filed Under: Sides Tagged With: corn, fast and easy, kale, quinoa, red quinoa, Thanksgiving, Vegan Holiday Kitchen, vegan salad

Vegan Pumpkin Pie

November 25, 2012 by epicureanvegan

Vegan Pumpkin Pie -- Epicurean Vegan

My mom’s always been in charge of making the pies for holidays and there’s a good reason why. She’s damn good at it. Since I’ve gone vegan, she’s tried to make them vegan whenever she can (thanks, Mom!) She made a vegan pumpkin pie from Vegetarian Times a couple of years ago, but this year, there was an even easier one to try. This one is from Vegan Holiday Kitchen cookbook. Instead of using the recipe’s suggestion of a pastry or graham cracker crust, she made her own pie crust using vegetable shortening. The recipe also makes two pies, so she halved it to make just one.

INGREDIENTS:
2 C pureed pumpkin
1/2 pkg. firm silken tofu
1/2 C + 2 Tbs granulated sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice mix

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat to 350. Combine pumpkin in a food processor with next 4 ingredients; process until smooth. Pour into crusts. Bake 40-45 mins, or until set and crust is golden.

Vegan Pumpkin Pie
 
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This one is from Vegan Holiday Kitchen cookbook. Instead of using the recipe's suggestion of a pastry or graham cracker crust, she made her own pie crust using vegetable shortening. The recipe also makes two pies, so she halved it to make just one.
Author: Epicurean Vegan
Ingredients
  • 2 C pureed pumpkin
  • ½ pkg. firm silken tofu
  • ½ C + 2 Tbs granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice mix
Directions
  1. Preheat to 350.
  2. Combine pumpkin in a food processor with next 4 ingredients; process until smooth.
  3. Pour into crusts.
  4. Bake 40-45 mins, or until set and crust is golden.
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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: canned pumpkin, fast and easy, silken tofu, Thanksgiving, Vegan Holiday Kitchen, vegan pumpkin pie, vegan Thanksgiving

Gearing up for Thanksgiving!

November 18, 2012 by epicureanvegan

I apologize for my absence! Between an illustration project, writers retreat, and a week in northern California . . .

 . . . I’ve been pretty darn busy.

But now it’s cookin’ time!

I’m really looking forward to trying some recipes from Vegan Holiday Kitchen. There are so many recipes I want to try, that I’m going to try out a few this week for regular dinner meals. On the menu this week: Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup, Black Bean and Sweet Potato Tortilla Casserole, Rosemary-Citrus Sweet Potatoes, Classic Vegan Pumpkin Pie, and Red Quinoa Pilaf with Kale and Corn. I’m also going to attempt Vegetarian Times’ Flaky Harvest Vegetable Squares:

I’m also going to try making sweet potato or squash ravioli, so stay tuned for that recipe too!

What’s on your vegan Thanksgiving menu?

Filed Under: My Vegan Life Tagged With: Thanksgiving, Vegan Holiday Kitchen, vegan Thanksgiving

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