Thai-Inspired Black Rice and Mushroom Salad

Black rice ? Also called red rice as it takes on a crimson hue whilst cooked, and additionally as forbidden rice or emperor's rice because it was once reserved exclusively for the Chinese emperor as it was believed to ensure correct health and sturdiness ? Is not to be wrong with wild rice, which is not technically rice in any respect but actually a species of aquatic grass. Black rice ? Like brown or white rice ? Is a member of the grain circle of relatives, and has a barely nutty taste with a pleasing chewy texture that holds nicely together when cooked. The Chinese emperors did have a terrific factor going for them, because not only is that this rice delicious and pleasing, black rice is wealthy in antioxidants and is a good supply of fiber and protein. It happens to be perfect for salads and stir-fries, and is regularly made for breakfast. It is also simply lovable with some miso or tamari as a aspect to a meal, and in case your meal is Asian-inspired, then you could need to do not forget this valuable grain.

I even have most effective certainly cooked with black rice on some occasions, but I decided to make this black rice salad with mushrooms, Thai curry and chilies, and sparkling mint with a light zesty dressing. Earthy and nutty and quiet refreshing, an additional bonus of this salad is that it yields a few sizable servings and is easy to put together too.

You may also enjoy:

Baked Tempeh and Black Japonica Rice Casserole

Wild Rice and Asparagus Salad

Brown and Wild Rice

Cranberry Wild Rice Soup

Chickpeas with White and Wild Rice, Cranberries and Spices

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Homemade Vegan Parmesan Cheese

I enjoy playing around with vegan options to foods which are historically vegetarian or meat-primarily based. As a vegetarian, my avoidance of meat is understandable, and even though I am now not officially a "vegan," I regularly decide upon a meal freed from all dairy merchandise.

Vegan cheese is some thing that I discover rather exciting ? Selfmade this is, due to the fact most of the store-offered cheeses I actually have tried, commonly sent to me from corporations that want me to try their merchandise, are not anything like actual cheese. They lack flavor, are frequently rubbery in texture, and include oils and soy proteins that I could ordinarily as an alternative keep away from. I've had high-quality achievement making salad dressings that usually incorporate dairy, maximum appreciably a Caesar salad dressing that I need to say I find even greater fun than my ordinary mayonnaise-based dressing.

And then there's this vegan Parmesan cheese which contains few ingredients and packs loads of protein as it's miles based on nuts and nutritional yeast. The dietary yeast also gives the Parmesan its cheesy flavor, and you could additionally manage the quantity of salt which you upload as traditional Parmesan usually consists of a number of sodium. It is likewise clean to make and plenty less expensive than vegan Parmesan that you may buy from the grocery save.

It's so scrumptious, I ought to eat it by way of the spoonful, but it does maintain well in a sealed box within the fridge for an excellent few months.

In the future, I plan on experimenting with different vegan cheeses because I like to come up with new creations in my kitchen.

Other classics with a vegan twist:

Creamy Vegan Cashew Alfredo Sauce with Crispy Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Shell Pasta

Sun-Dried Tomato Pizza with Olives and Cashew Cheese

Shepherd's Pie with Portobello Mushroom Sauce

Scalloped Potatoes with Coconut Milk and Mushrooms

Penne with a Spicy Eggplant and Mushroom Tomato Sauce

I'm nevertheless getting better after spending a lot of the summer time inside and outside of the medical institution. I am thrilled to subsequently be domestic and have started making food once more. A longing for pasta became the foundation for this thick and chunky, sturdy and high-priced tomato sauce presenting eggplant, cremini mushrooms and a few spice for a piece of heat, all served over warm fresh cooked entire wheat penne. It's clean to prepare, mainly as soon as the preparation is finished, and the pasta chefs at the same time as the sauce simmers away. I used complete wheat pasta because it has a pleasant chewy texture and makes for a pleasing evaluation with the mushrooms and spices blanketed in the dish. Serve with a crusty bread and you've a first-rate and filling lunch or dinner. Nothing else is certainly required and I guarantee your diners might not be leaving the table hungry.

Other pasta dishes to experience from Lisa's Meatless Kitchen:

Indian-Style Macaroni and Paneer Cheese with Spinach

Vegetarian Mushroom Bourguignon

Vegetarian Mushroom and Spinach Lasagne

Lemony Pasta with Broccoli and Chickpeas

Palak Paneer (Spinach with Paneer Cheese)

Palak paneer (or saag paneer) is a very popular North Indian dish that frequently appears on menus at some point of the sector. Succulent portions of paneer cheese are served up with creamy cooked spinach and a blend of spices. I adore this dish and as with most dishes that may be loved at restaurants, there is nothing finer than making your very own model at home.

There is a diffused distinction between the terms palak and saag, even though this dish is every so often served as palak paneer and at other times as saag paneer. Palak means spinach, whereas saag can mean any mixture of vegetables, which can include spinach however additionally mustard vegetables and fenugreek leaves as an example. There are many versions of the dish and I've provided a honest one that takes little or no time to make and pairs nicely with other dishes. No matter what you want to call it, this favored is famous for a cause. Just try it and spot and test according to your tastes.

Other paneer dishes to enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Aloo Palak Paneer Pie

Curried Red Kidney Beans with Paneer (Paneer Rajma)

Butter Paneer Masala (Cheese Cubes Smothered in a Spicy Tomato Gravy)

Classic Mattar Paneer

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Golden Pumpkin Toor Dal Soup

Beautifully golden in shade, this warming and highly spiced toor dal soup is partly combined till brothy and creamy with colourful spicing and candy clean pumpkin. The crowning glory is a warming takra ? A mix of complete spices, which can consist of sweetener and dried chilies and asafetida, cooked in warm oil or ghee over high heat in brief after which poured into the cooked soup. In this case it adds a pleasant and vibrant sweetness to the soup that balances the tartness from the addition of lemon juice. For a creamier soup, use less water and blend until most of the elements are damaged down. Myself, I like a chunk of texture to my soup, so I left a few chunks of pumpkin as I didn't wish to completely pur?E it.

I served this with palak paneer for a unique however basically clean and truly comforting meal.

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Other pumpkin recipes to enjoy from Lisa's Kitchen:

Chickpea Pumpkin Burgers

Essentially Raw Pumpkin Bites

Kidney Bean Pumpkin Chili

Pumpkin Cheesecake

20 Nourishing Vegetarian and Vegan Pumpkin Recipes

Autumn to maximum of us manner bringing out our favorite relaxed sweaters and blankets. If you're inquisitive about cooking and ingesting nicely, chefs discover themselves turning to comfort foods, like soups, baked dishes and treats. It's additionally approximately enjoying the harvest and sharing with pals. Unique to this time of year are pumpkins. For some months of the year, they're in abundance and cost very little. To simply stretch things out, I always purchase numerous pie pumpkins - they've greater flavor than large ones - roast them, mash up the flesh and divide into 1 cup portions to save inside the freezer for future use. This manner, I can enlarge the season. Don't forget to keep and roast the pumpkin seeds because they are a special treat and manifest to be high in protein and a great source of phosphorus, magnesium and other minerals.

Now onward to a few recipes from the data to satisfy that pumpkin yearning. Please word not all the recipes are vegan pleasant, however maximum are, and plenty of can be tailored to suit nutritional requirements.

I've up to date this submit to feature more pumpkin recipes that I have enjoyed on account that I first shared this collection.

Black-Eyed Pea Pumpkin Curry

Pumpkin season continually brings with it renewed suggestion for cooking thoughts, and the first sweet pie pumpkin of the year in my kitchen found its way into the oven for roasting and then combined with earthy black-eyed peas and Indian spices to make this colourful, filling and nourishing curry.

Kidney Bean Pumpkin Chili

Rich, hearty and slightly smokey chili includes not handiest the goodness of pumpkin pur?E, but also red kidney beans, carrots, pepper and mushrooms to fill out the bowl. Finished with some lime juice and a splash of balsamic, this chili is certain to warm the feet.

Vegetarian Pumpkin Chili with Azuki Beans, Barley and Mushrooms

This is a colourful meal in a one bowl. Filling and nourishing, this vegetarian chili is loaded with red beans, barley, pumpkin, greens and a robust collection of seasonings. Certainly a dish for those bloodless climate days whilst all you want to do is cuddle up with a blanket and revel in an mainly warming meal.

Curry-Laced Pumpkin and Potato Soup

I like a few spice in my kitchen and pumpkin and potato combine well right here to heat your spirit and frame. This is an easy dish to make too, so it's high-quality for a mid-week lunch or as part of a chief meal.

Chickpea Quinoa Pumpkin Burgers

If you like little baked delights as a lot as I do, then you'll want to attempt these protein packed patties that may be served as burgers with bread or buns, or over salad veggies with a few home made tomato chutney or tomato sauce. They smell heavenly as they bake in the oven.

Baked Pumpkin Falafel with Tahini Lemon Sauce

On the challenge of little bites, falafel in no way fails to delight, particularly when served up with some zesty tahini lemon sauce and wrapped in pitas or your favorite flatbreads.

Pumpkin Hummus

Creamy chickpea and pumpkin hummus with a hint of spice. This appealing dip is a delicious function on your autumn or wintry weather desk and also a brilliant addition to an appetizer unfold. Serve with crackers, lots of chopped veggies and flatbread.

Refried Beans with Pumpkin

A twist on my classic and spicy refried beans, I delivered a few pumpkin pur?E for introduced intensity and texture and of course, a healthy dose of nourishment.

Pumpkin and Carrot Split Lentil Soup

On those specifically chilly days, serve up a bowl of this colorful and creamy soup cooked with toor dal and Indian spicing. Every slurp is a treat for the tastebuds.

South Indian-Style Quinoa with Potato, Pumpkin and Tamarind

Quinoa, pumpkin, potato and peas tossed together with traditional south Indian tamarind, coconut and spices makes for an exciting, rather untraditional side this is each bit as pleasing and scrumptious as you may imagine. This is a hearty dish so recollect serving it up with a vegetable soup.

Golden Pumpkin Toor Dal Soup

Beautifully golden in color, this warming and highly spiced toor dal soup is partly blended till brothy and creamy with vibrant spicing and candy sparkling pumpkin. The tartness from the addition of lemon juice is balanced by means of the of entirety of a warming takra.

Spicy Thai Pumpkin Noodle Soup

Easy, candy and highly spiced rice noodle and mushroom soup with aromatic pumpkin and coconut milk broth. This textured soup with pumpkin pur?E delivered to the broth lends sweetness and a intensity of flavor to make this soup one a good way to have your guests going again for seconds.

Pumpkin Gingerbread Waffles

For breakfast, waffles with a hot cup of espresso or tea are a exceptional way to warm up inside the morning. The divine aroma of the baking waffles with pumpkin pie spicing will have you nibbling on them before the maple syrup is even poured on pinnacle to complete the dinner party.

Vegan Morning Glory Muffins

Delectably moist, with lots of various textures to heighten the temper of even the grumpiest of non-morning oldsters like myself, those spiced muffins characteristic the herbal sweetness of pumpkin and fruit which is highlighted via the nutty undertone and crunch of walnuts. They are also a extraordinary snack, specifically with a cup of warm espresso or tea.

Essentially Raw Pumpkin Bites

These pumpkin squares are incredibly reminiscent of a layer cake or an the wrong way up cheesecake as the bottom layer is made from dates, prunes and cocoa with that melt for your mouth quality, whilst the pinnacle layer including cashews, maple syrup, pumpkin and spice has a piece of a crunch. No baking is needed either, just a chunk of patience with the food processor.

Pumpkin Energy Bites

Quick and easy healthful pumpkin strength treats with darkish chocolate, nuts, seeds, dried fruit and pumpkin spices. No want to sense guilty about consuming some of these for breakfast or a snack to keep you going for the duration of the day. Yes, they do comprise chocolate however it is the quality exceptional dark variety and with all those nuts, seeds and dried fruit, do your body a favor and revel in.

Pumpkin Pie Pudding with Banana and Avocado

Pumpkin pie is a welcome treat, but this clean to prepare pudding is just as excellent and tastes just like one, besides with out a crust nor the fuss. Pumpkin puree is whizzed up with banana, avocado, pumpkin pie spices and maple syrup. No want to feel guilty approximately this nourishing and no longer too candy pudding.

Quick and Easy Vegan Pumpkin Molasses Chocolate Chip Bread

Moist and aromatic, this pumpkin and molasses bread studded with dark chocolate chips isn't most effective clean to put together, however it calls for best one bowl to yield one adorable loaf. Not overly candy, it may be enjoyed for breakfast or dessert.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Of path, pumpkin additionally features nicely in cakes, and this mild and creamy cheesecake is a high-quality example of that. It's crustless too. The only drawback is awaiting the possibility to experience a few bites.

Pumpkin Pie with Fresh Pur?E

Who can withstand the allure of pumpkin pie, mainly whilst a homemade pumpkin pur?E is baked in a home made pastry crust. Creamy and wealthy, with the aromatic spices we companion with baked treats, this is probably the quality pumpkin pie I've made yet.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Soft, chewy and buttery as a chocolate chip cookie should be, however with the extra flavor and perfume of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices, they make for a delightful treat anytime of day, together with breakfast.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies

It's pumpkin season and meaning I am awash in orange. If most effective I had extra time in an afternoon and extra electricity, I could be making the entirety with pumpkin. But no cause to despair, due to the fact any pumpkin I do not use sparkling, I bake and mash and save in quantities in the freezer so I actually have pumpkin pur?E for an awesome many months to add to my dishes. In addition, I shop and roast my pumpkin seeds for a totally special treat which can simplest be loved all through pumpkin season.

Pumpkin is not best scrumptious when served up as a part of a savory meal, however excellent in baked items too. I decided to satisfy a yearning for chocolate cookies and so those pumpkin chocolate chunk cookies had been born. This is a quality way to dissipate a few more pumpkin pur?E. Soft and chewy, as a chocolate cookie have to be, but with the additional taste and fragrance of pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices, they make for a pleasing treat every time of day, which include breakfast.

Other cookies to enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Flourless and Egg-Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Cayenne Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Teff Cookies

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