VegLite – Healthy Vegan Recipes

August 26, 2011

who’s up for a smoothie? part 1

Filed under: Smoothies — Tags: , , , , , , — dimitra @ 10:58 am

I’ve been home alone for the past few days and without Sean at home I am not really in mood to cook. So I live on smoothies. And hummus. I even had hummus with crackers for breakfast but that’s a whole another story. Garlicky hummus for breakfast is a no no. Don’t do it! Anyway, these are three of my favorite smoothies. I use frozen fruits in order to enjoy them cold as I don’t like adding ice cubes in my smoothies and shakes.

who’s up for a smoothie? or three?

Pineapple smoothie

1 cup frozen pineapple
1 medium frozen banana
1 cup non dairy milk or pineapple juice

pineapple smoothie

Mango smoothie

1 1/2 cup frozen mango cubes
1 medium fresh banana
1 cup non dairy milk

mango shake

Classic Strawberry Banana smoothie

10-12 frozen strawberries (not the large ones)
1 medium frozen banana
1 cup non dairy milk or water

classic strawberry banana smoothie

Throw all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 30-45 seconds. Serve in a tall glass. Enjoy!

August 25, 2011

win a copy of The Happy Herbivore

Filed under: Book reviews — Tags: , , — dimitra @ 4:17 pm

I was supposed to do this giveaway to celebrate my 1.000 facebook fans but as some of you may know, my laptop crushed, my hard disk died and I lost all recipes I was working on during the past month, plus all my latest photos.

Anyway it’s better late than never, so I am doing this for the 1.500 facebook fans! I love interacting with you all, listening to your ideas and comments and learning from you. Thank you so much for everything!

So, few months ago I received my copy of Lindsay’s Nixon book “The Happy Herbivore“. I have to tell you that I love love love this book. It contains over 175 delicious fat-free and low-fat vegan recipes. Recipes that are easy to make and that require every day ingredients. Nothing is complex in this cookbook. Another plus is the amazing photographs! I don’t know about you, but I get more inspired to cook something from a cookbook when there is a photo of what my dinner will look like. All photos in Lindsay’s book are AMAZING!

The first recipe I tried was the Nomelet. This was a delicious baked omelet which I enjoyed with Greek salad (minus the feta cheese) on the side.

nomelet

The next one was the cinnamon-banana toast crunch. Light, crispy and delicious breakfast. I enjoyed that with some homemade blueberry sauce and rice milk – both again from the happy herbivore cookbook.

cinnamon-banana toast crunch – blueberry sauce – rice milk

My favorite dish from the whole cookbook is definitely the Red Lentil Dal. It’s very easy, fragrant and delicious.

red lentil dahl

Another favorite is the “Tuna” salad. It’s base is chickpeas and kelp and it tastes amazing in a sandwich or wrap.

tuna salad sandwich

For my sweet tooth I tried the chocolate chip cookies but instead of sugar I used light agave nectar. These are for sure the best low-fat chocolate chip cookies I ever had. Especially while they were still hot out of the oven.

low fat choco chip cookies

And this is the No-Chicken Broth Powder. I actually doubled the recipe and I use it pretty much in every soup or stew I make.YOU MUST TRY THIS.

no-chicken broth

Now of the giveway, all you have to do to win your very own copy of Happy Herbivore is to leave a comment here and tell me your facebook name in order to verify that you are really following me. For an extra entry you can tweet “Win a copy of the @happyherbivore cookbook by @veglite here http://veg.gy/nF-CQ

The Happy Herbivore

The contest is open to everyone and I will randomly pick the lucky winner on September 5th!

August 12, 2011

vegan bolognese sauce (fat free)

Filed under: Main Dishes — Tags: , , , , , — dimitra @ 8:56 pm

This is a simple, fat free and delicious vegan bolognese sauce recipe. Instead of meat substitutes or TVP, I am using dry red lentil. You can add more red lentil if you prefer a more “meaty” sauce but I I like my sauce thin and light. You can also use 1-2 Tbsp of olive or canola oil to saute the onion and garlic instead of water.

vegan bolognese sauce

Ingredients

1 medium onion, thinly chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 cup homemade or canned tomato sauce or crashed tomatoes
1/2 red lentil
1 cup vegetable broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

fat free red lentil "bolognese" sauce

Place a medium pot with 1/4 cup of water over medium heat. Saute the onion and garlic until soft, about 4-5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients, except the parsley and cook for about 20 minutes. Add the parsley, lower the heat and cook for few more minutes, adding a bit of water if necessary. Serve over pasta. Enjoy!

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