(For all ingredients, please use organic versions if available)
Veggies in a BlanketMakes 40 individual pieces
1 cup roasted red pepper hummus
8 whole-wheat tortillas
4 carrots, grated
8 lettuce leaves,
1 cup baby spinach leaves, or 5 ounces sprouts
Lentil Artichoke Stew Makes 6 servings
¼ cup vegetable broth
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 cup dry red lentils
1 bay leaf
2 cups water
Juice of 1 lemon
2 24-ounce cans chopped tomatoes
1½ cups quartered artichoke hearts
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
Salt and pepper
Rutabaga Mashed Potatoes Makes 4 1-cup servings
1 medium rutabaga, peeled
2 medium russet potatoes, peeled
1 cup water
½ – 1 cup non-dairy milk
¼ – ½ teaspoon salt
Blueberry Smoothie Makes 2 1-cup servings
1 cup frozen banana chunks
1½ cups frozen blueberries
1 tablespoon apple juice concentrate
½ – 1 cup non-dairy milk
Directions (to make veggies in a blanket): - Take one of your whole wheat tortillas
- Take the hummus and spread it on
- Take the shredded carrots, put a little of those in
- Add chopped spinach, but you can use romaine. You can also use butter leaf lettuce and stuff like that
- Roll it
Directions (to make lentils artichoke stew): - Add onions to the pot
- Add garlic
- Stir this around a little bit and let those flavors develop
- Add lentils
- Add the spices(coriander, cumin)
- If you want a little spice add red pepper
- Add tomatoes
- Add a bay leaf(tear a bay leaf in half)
- Take artichokes
- Squeeze fresh lemon
- Add about 2 cups water
- Let this simmer for about 15–20 minutes
- Add salt and pepper
- Put a little parsley
- Ready to serve
Directions (to make rutabaga mashed potatoes):- Add rutabagas to the pot
- Add potatoes
- Add water
- Add soy milk(you can also use rice milk)
- Boil the cream and everything right into your root vegetables
- Give it a couple of grinds from your pepper mill
- Keep this on a low simmer for about 25 minutes
- Turn this down on low and cover it up
- Mash them with the potato masher
- Ready to serve
Directions (to make blueberry smoothie):- Add bananas
- Add blueberries (if you’re using mixed berries or strawberries you can adding agave or maple syrup)
- Add a little orange juice
- Add a little soy milk
- Blend it up
- Ready to serve