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Vegan Spinach "Ricotta" Lasagna
By mjensen
Entree
- "Ricotta cheese" layer:
- brown rice lasagna noodles (about 15)
- Daiya cheddar-style soy choice (or preferred vegan cheese)
- 1 1/2 cups raw cashews
- 1/2 cup soy-milk or water
- 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. nutritional yeast
- 1 garlic clove
- dash of onion powder
- fresh black pepper, to taste
- Tomato layer:
- 3/4 sweet yellow onion, chopped
- 6 large cloves garlic, minced
- 8 - 10 cremini mushrooms, chopped
- 1 box (11 oz) baby spinach, washed
- splash low-sodium vegetable broth (or beef broth for non-vegan version)
- 1/3 cup dry red wine
- 1 glass (860 ml) low-sodium tomato sauce
Whole Grain Banana Muffins (Sugar Free/Vegan)
By mjensen
Muffin
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp. ground flax + 3 tbsp. water)
- 3 large overripe bananas (or 4 small)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 + 1/8 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- 1 cup 100% whole grain spelt flour
- 1/2 cup brown rice flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt (omit for healthier version)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup blueberries (optional)
- 2 tbsp. date paste (optional)
Whole Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan/Sugar Free)
By mjensen
Cookies
- 2/3 + 1/2 cup ground steel cut oats (or oat flour for finer texture cookie)
- 1/4 tsp. salt (omit for healthier version)
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 4 tbsp. date sugar
- 4 tbsp. date paste
- 1/3 cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp. 80% vegan dark chocolate chips (sugar free)
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- 2 tbsp. raw almond butter
- 2 tbsp. unsweetened plant-based milk
Pico de Gallo
By mjensen
Side dish
- 1/4 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 1/2 avocado, chopped
- handful cilantro (about 1/2 cup), chopped
- 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- fresh pepper, to taste
- 1/8 - 1/4 tsp. no-salt, to taste
- a few dashes chipotle Tabasco sauce, to taste
Bean Burritos
By mjensen
Beans/Legumes
- 2 cans black or kidney beans, drained and rinsed (2 x 14oz/398ml)
- 1 1/2 cup corn kernels, cooked
- 1 large red onion, minced
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 cup low-sodium all-natural salsa
- 1 cup cashew sour cream
- whole-grain tortillas or savoury buckwheat crepes
- nutritional yeast, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
Strawberry Balsamic Salad
By mjensen
This Strawberry Balsamic salad is perfect on a hot summer day
- 3 cups fresh baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups arugula
- 1/4 red onion, sliced fine
- 1/2 cup raw pecan halves, roughly chopped or whole
- 1 cup chopped cucumber
- 2 small avocados, chopped
- 2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
- DRESSING
- 1 1/3 cups sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 whole shallot, chopped (or 1 clove garlic + 1/4 onion, chopped)
- 4 teaspoons fresh thyme (or 1 1/3 tsp. dried thyme)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup water
Superfood Goji Berry Brownies (Vegan/Raw/Sugar Free/Gluten Free)
By mjensen
Squares
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (or a little over 1 cup oat flour)
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup raw almonds (sliced work well)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 3/4 cup Medjool dates, pitted
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 banana (preferably overripe)
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup goji berries
- 1 - 2 oz 80% vegan dark chocolate (sugar free)
Vegan Fudgsicles (sugar-free)
By mjensen
Dessert
- 2 very ripe bananas, halved and frozen
- 3/4 cup raw cashews
- 2 tbsp. raw hemp seeds
- 3 tbsp. raw almond butter
- 3 Medjool dates, pitted (or 1/4 cup unsweetened raisins)
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. raw cocoa powder (or omit for vanilla flavour)
- 150 ml. water
Fresh Pizza Sauce
By mjensen
Sauce
- 6 vine tomatoes
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 sweet yellow onion, chopped
- 1 tsp. basil, dried
- 1 1/2 tsp. oregano, dried
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning, dried
- 3/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 1/4 tsp. potassium salt
- 2 tbsp. unsweetened apple sauce
- fresh ground pepper, to taste (about 1/2 - 1 tsp.)
- 1/4 cup no-salt tomato paste
Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan/Sugar Free)
By mjensen
Cookies
- 1 cup raw, creamy almond butter
- 2/3 cup date sugar
- 1 - 2 tbsp. date paste (optional, for added sweetness)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt (omit for healthier version)
- 2 tbsp. 80% vegan dark chocolate chips (sugar free)