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Cheesy Tortilla Triangles with Salsa

Recipes | July 14, 2016 | By

Cheesy Tortilla Triangles with Salsa

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag of tortilla triangles
  • 1 packet of Violife ‘cheese’ (cut into triangles)
  • 3 x ripe (roma tomatoes)
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • 30 g coriander (finelychopped)
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp coriander and chilli pesto
  • Coriander for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to grill 170C
  • Chop the flesh of the tomatoes finely, discarding the seeds and inside.
  • Add the onion, coriander and vinegar and mix, to make your salsa
  • Place the tortilla triangles on baking tray and place cheese triangles on top
  • Allow cheese to melt
  • When melted, remove from oven onto serving dish and sprinkle generously with salsa and drizzle coriander pesto over
  • Garnish with coriander and serve immediately

Notes

Recipe: Ginger & Lime
Photo credit: House of Vizion

Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl

Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl

Recipes | July 12, 2016 | By

Peanut Butter Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 330 ml H2Coco - Pineapple Flavour
  • 2 x Large bananas
  • A handful of raspberries
  • A spoonful of coconut sugar
  • A dollop of peanut butter

Instructions
 

  • Mix together in a food processor or blends
  • Pour into bowl and top with fresh fruits and nuts

Notes

Recipe: H2Coco
Photo credit: @urbanveganstudent

Almond & Cauliflower Soup

Almond & Cauliflower Soup

Recipes | July 8, 2016 | By

Almond & Cauliflower Soup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Cauliflower (cooked in salted water until soft. Retain water for the stock.)
  • 4 ‐5 Leeks (chopped)
  • 1 Clove Garlic (crushed)
  • 6-8 Sprigs of fresh Thyme
  • Cup Veg Stock
  • 1 Cup Almond Breeze (Unsweetened Almond Milk)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Small bunch of chives (chopped)
  • Small handful of sliced almonds

Instructions
 

  • Fry the leeks, garlic and thyme, and let it cook slowly to infuse the flavours.
  • Blitz the boiled cauliflower, add the almond milk and then add the stock slowly to make sure it doesn't go too thin.
  • Remove the thyme sprigs from the leek mix, and add the leek mixture to the soup, stir well.
  • If you prefer a smoother soup you can blitz again.
  • To serve sprinkle with sliced almonds and chives.

Notes

Recipe: Ginger and Lime
Photo credit: House of Vizion

Vegan Mushroom Pizza

Recipes | June 23, 2016 | By

Vegan Mushrooms Pizza

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g Violife For Pizza Original (grated)
  • 2 x 30cm Pizza bases
  • 200 g tomato sauce
  • 7 – 10 mushrooms cut in slices
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 leek chopped
  • Olive oil
  • Salt & pepper

Instructions
 

  • Sauté mushrooms, leek and onions with a bit of olive oil in a frying pan, until soft. Season with salt and pepper and remove the pan from the heat.
  • Preheat oven to 220 degrees.
  • Spread tomato sauce on the pizza base.
  • Evenly distribute a layer of grated cheese.
  • Add sautéed vegetables.
  • Top off with the remainder of the cheese.
  • Bake in the oven for about 7-10 minutes until the cheese melts.
  • Serve hot.

CHEESY QUESADILLAS WITH EGGPLANT & MUSHROOM FILLING

Recipes | June 7, 2016 | By

CHEESY QUESADILLAS WITH EGGPLANT & MUSHROOM FILLING

Ingredients
  

INGREDIENTS

    For the Stringy Cheese

    • - ½ Cup of Almond Breeze Original Milk*
    • - 2 tablespoons of Coconut Oil
    • - 1 Cup of Almond Milk
    • - 3 tablespoons of tapioca flour (e.g. Nature’s Choice)
    • - 3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast
    • - 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • - 1 teaspoon celery salt (e.g. Nature’s Choice)
    • - 1 teaspoon English mustard powder
    • - ½ teaspoon turmeric
    • - 1 tablespoon lemon juice

    For the oven-roasteed eggplant

    • - 1 large Eggplant
    • - 1 tablespoon of cumin
    • - 1 tablespoon of paprika
    • - 2 tablespoons of celery salt

    For the creamy mushroom sauce

    • - 200 g sliced mushrooms
    • - 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
    • - ½ white onion diced
    • - 2 teaspoons of fresh thyme
    • - 2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
    • - 1 teaspoon of Ina Paarman beef-flavoured stock
    • - 2 tablespoons of reduced balsamic or 1 tablespoon of Hoisin sauce
    • - 1 cup of Almond Breeze Milk
    • - 1 teaspoon of arrowroot powder or organic corn flour

    Instructions
     

    INSTRUCTIONS

      Stringy Cheese

      • Place ½ cup Almond Breeze Original Milk* and 2 tablespoons of coconut oil in a thick base pot on the stove top.
      • Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a mixing bowl until smooth.
      • Slightly heat the Almond Breeze and coconut oil in the pot and add mixing bowl contents.
      • Keep on whisking until it starts to get lumpy.
      • Turn the heat to the lowest setting and scrape the bottom of the pot continuously using a wooden spoon.
      • Keep scraping for about 4 to 5 minutes.
      • Remove from stove top and set aside.

      Oven Roasted Eggplant

      • Slice eggplant in 1 cm circles.
      • Mix the spices together and sprinkle to taste on the circles. (Don’t use the entire mixture, it will be too salty.)
      • Place eggplant in a mixing bowl, add a drizzle of olive oil, and mix through by hand.
      • Place eggplant slices in one layer on a large baking tray and bake in the oven at 180 degrees C for 20 to 30 minutes.
      • Remove from oven and transfer to kitchen towels to drain.

      Creamy Brown Mushroom Sauce

      • Fry mushrooms, onions, garlic and herbs in the coconut oil.
      • Add mushrooms and cook till translucent.
      • Sprinkle with stock powder and reduced balsamic.
      • Mix arrowroot with milk and add to the sauce.
      • Cook on low heat till thick and creamy.

      Build your Quesadilla

      • Spread a layer of stringy cheese on the base of your Quesadilla.
      • Add a layer of eggplant and top with creamy brown mushroom sauce.
      • Cover with another Quesadilla and quickly place in sandwich press or oven to crisp up.

      Notes

      Don’t have Quesadilla’s? The filling is fantastic in burgers, tacos and wraps too!
      Recipe and photos by Pieter Kotze

      Mediterranean Socca

      Recipes | June 3, 2016 | By

      Mediterranean Socca

      Ingredients
        

      FOR THE TOPPING

      • 280 g Vegan Quorn Meat Free Pieces (defrosted)
      • 6 tbsp vegan pesto – red or green
      • 4 tbsp red chilli puree
      • tbsp olive oil
      • 130 g baby plum or cherry tomatoes (whole or sliced)
      • 15 g capers (finely chopped)
      • 25 g black olives (whole or sliced)
      • 25 g green olives (whole or sliced)
      • salt and freshly ground black pepper
      • torn basil leaves
      • fresh thyme leaves

      FOR THE BASE

      • 4 tbsp olive oil
      • 2 tbsp cider vinegar
      • 360 ml soya milk
      • 4 tsp Dijon mustard
      • salt
      • 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
      • 8 basil leaves (torn)
      • 1 tsp thyme leaves
      • 240 g gram/chickpea Flour
      • 1 tsp baking powder

      Instructions
       

      • In a small bowl, stir together the pesto and red chilli puree, using half stir into the Quorn pieces, retaining the remainder to spread onto the soccas when cooked.
      • Pre-heat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6.
      • To make the soccas, combine olive oil, vinegar and milk in a medium bowl and stand for 2 minutes, then stir in the mustard, salt, pepper, garlic basil and thyme.
      • Stir in flour and baking soda until combined and stand for 15 minutes.
      • Brush a 24 cm/9½ in non stick frying pan with oil. Heat frying pan over a medium high heat add a quarter of the batter, using a ladle spreading the mixture until it covers most of the surface. Cook for 5-6 minutes on each side or until the socca is golden brown. Carefully turn and cook the other side, until golden brown. Place the soccas onto greaseproof paper on a baking tray. Repeat with the remaining batter.
      • Mix the chopped capers into the remaining pesto and chilli mix, spread the mixture on to each socca base. Top with the Quorn vegan pieces, halved tomatoes and olives. Cover with foil and bake for 15 mins or until piping hot, remove the foil for the last couple of minutes of cooking. Sprinkle over the fresh thyme and basil leaves and season to taste.

      SPINACH AND POTATO HOTPOT

      Recipes | June 2, 2016 | By

      SPINACH AND POTATO HOTPOT

      Ingredients
        

      • Bunch of spinach
      • 4 potatoes (chopped in chunks)
      • 4 to matoes (chopped in chunks)
      • 1 onion (chopped finely)
      • 2 tablespoons oil
      • ½ teaspoon salt
      • Pinch of curry powder
      • Pinch of turmeric

      Instructions
       

      • Cook potatoes till tender, drain and set aside
      • Fry chopped onions in oil and add spices.
      • Add potatoes and cover in onion mix.
      • Add tomatoes and cook for another two minutes.
      • Add spinach and cook until just wilted.
      • Mix together well and serve with rice or samp and beans

      Papaya Salad with Apple Balsamic

      Recipes | May 23, 2016 | By

      Papaya Salad with Apple Balsamic

      Ingredients
        

      • 280 g Vegan Quorn Meat Free Pieces (defrosted)
      • MARINADE
      • - 8 tbsp apple balsamic vinegar
      • - 4 tbsp vegetable oil
      • - 1/2 tsp salt
      • - 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
      • - Pinch of ground cinnamon
      • - Pinch of ground cloves
      • SALAD
      • - 2 papaya (peeled and cut into wedges)
      • - 1/2 cucumber (peeled and cut into very thin ribbons)
      • - 2 medium carrots (peeled and cut into thin strips)
      • - 4 spring onions (finely sliced)
      • - 80g pomegranate seeds
      • - 10g coriander (chopped)
      • - 10g mint leaves (chopped)
      • SALAD DRESSING
      • - 100ml fresh orange juice
      • - 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
      • - 1 tsp brown sugar
      • - 1 tbsp olive oil
      • - Pinch of salt and black pepper

      Instructions
       

      • Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl, add the Quorn Vegan Pieces, stir well then cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
      • Preheat the oven to 200°C.
      • Place the marinated Quorn Vegan Pieces on a lightly greased baking sheet and cook in the middle of the oven for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
      • Combine the ingredients for the salad and mix well. Drizzle the salad dressing over.
      • Arrange on a plate and top with the baked Quorn Vegan Pieces, garnish with mint sprigs

      Umfino Spinach Pie

      Recipes | May 6, 2016 | By

      Umfino Spinach Pie

      Nomkhita Sontsonga, Seed to Table recipe book

      Ingredients
        

      • 200 g Spinach (finely chopped)
      • 200 g Nettles (or any other leafy green, finely chopped)
      • 500 g Mixed vegetables (like peas, carrots, turnips, finely chopped)
      • 1 ½ Cup mealie meal
      • 1 Cup water
      • 1 Tablespoon oil
      • Herbs and spices (optional)

      Instructions
       

      • Mix the mealie meal with water and set aside.
      • Throw all the chopped vegetables in a pot with a little bit of water and a little bit of oil
      • Add the spinach and nettles and allow to steam for about 10 minutes, or until most of the water is released.
      • Add the soaked mealie meal to the pot.
      • Cover and let it cook for about 3 – 4 more minutes, until the mealie meal becomes soft.
      • Stir the entire pot’s contents and let it cook for another few minutes.
      • Serve as soon as the vegetables are soft.
      • Add any other herbs and spices that you like.

      Korma Curry

      Recipes | May 6, 2016 | By

      Korma Curry

      Fry's Family Foods

      Ingredients
        

      • Box FRY’S MEAT FREE KORMA CURRY PIECES
      • 50 g Korma paste (already made works perfectly fine)
      • 6 - 8 Baby aubergine (quartered)
      • 6 - 8 Baby butternut (halved)
      • Coconut oil for frying
      • Thumb of Ginger (grated)
      • 2 Cloves of garlic (grated)
      • 1 White onion (chopped)
      • 1 Tin of chickpeas (drained)
      • 1 Tin of coconut cream
      • 2 T Tomato paste
      • Curry leaves
      • 1 Red chilli (deseeded)
      • 2 t Sugar (optional)
      • Pinch of salt

      For the Pineapple Relish

      • 1/2 Cup desiccated coconut
      • 1 Pineapple (grated)
      • ¼ Tin of coconut cream
      • 2 Spring onion (chopped)
      • 2 T Coriander (chopped)
      • in season
      • 1 Green chilli (thinly sliced)

      Instructions
       

      • Lightly fry the baby aubergine and butternut for about 5 minutes in a little coconut oil, until a bit softer.
      • Fry the onion, ginger and garlic. Add the korma paste, curry leaves and fry for a few minutes until fragrant.
      • Add the korma curry pieces.Mix until all coated through.
      • Add the coconut cream and mix through. Add the tomato paste and mix through.
      • Add the chilli and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and sugar (optional, it brings out the flavor a bit more).
      • Add the tin of chickpeas. Allow to simmer on a very low heat until ready to serve.
      • Mix all the pineapple relish ingredients together and serve on the side.
      • Serve on a bed of basmati rice, if you wish.