Showing posts with label Ingredients. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ingredients. Show all posts

Friday, September 9, 2011

Tuscan Cannellini Beans formula - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The exquisite Beans

Make this Tuscan cannellini beans recipe for supper tonight and enjoy an Italian-seasoned white bean dish. There are lots of considerable nutrients in beans, along with protein, so they are very beneficial in healthy vegan recipes.

If you have problem digesting them, you will probably find it helpful if you don't eat a lot of them in one meal. Here, zucchini is mixed in with the beans to help their digestion.

Vegetarian Dishes

Makes supper for 2-3.

Tuscan Cannellini Beans recipe Ingredients

1 cup cannellini beans (cooked measure) 1 tsp olive oil 2 cloves minced garlic 2 chopped zucchini 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary (or 1 tsp dried) 1 Tbsp fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried) pinch of sea salt 2 Tbsp white wine

Tuscan Cannellini Beans recipe Directions

If you are using dried beans, you must cook them fully before you begin. Boil half a cup of dry beans gently for 1 hour with No salt. To improve their digestibility, add a bit of kombu (seaweed) to the water while they cook. When picking canned beans, look for one that doesn't have salt listed in the ingredients. Always rinse and drain canned beans before you use them. Saute the garlic in olive oil in a large pan on medium heat until it softens. Stir the zucchini in to coat it in the garlic-infused oil. Leave it on the heat until it gets very soft. Next, add the beans, then stir in the rosemary, oregano and salt. Pour the wine in, letting it sizzle and deglaze the pan. Leave things to simmer for at least 10 minutes so that the flavors enter the cannellini beans. his dish is lovely served on its own, and also amazing on a bed of spinach or rice.

Tuscan Cannellini Beans formula - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The exquisite Beans

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Vegetarian Wraps formula - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The perfect Veggie Wraps

This vegetarian wraps formula is so easy to make, you'll wonder why you've never made it before. You can use any bean, but I used aduki, or adzuki, beans that are small and reddish-brown. They are one of the fastest beans to cook, development them one of my favorites for quick and wholesome vegan recipes.

The advantages of beans are that they're low in fat, high in protein and loaded with fiber. Gram for gram, they're a much more economical source of protein than meat. Topping off the wrap, sprouts (like alfalfa or clover) are one of the foods most packed with nutrient, and putting them in a wrap is a yummy way to eat a big measure of them.

Vegetarian Dishes

This vegetarian wraps formula makes sufficient for 6 large wraps.

Vegetarian Wraps formula Ingredients
1 cup canned or cooked aduki beans (or other bean) 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp olive oil Flat leaf parsley, chopped half of a sweet onion, sliced 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 cucumber, sliced with skin 1 cup sprouts (alfalfa, clover, broccoli, etc) 6 wraps

Vegetarian Wraps formula Directions
Dried aduki beans, if you're using them, need to be fully cooked before you start. Soak half a cup of the dry beans overnight with lots of water. Drain them, add 2 cups of water, bring to a boil and simmer for an hour. Do not use salt while the cooking process. Putting a piece of kombu (seaweed) in the water while the beans cook will help make the beans more authentically digested. Using canned aduki beans is less work, but be sure to look for beans that do not have any salt. Some brands authentically cook the beans with kombu, which is ideal. Mix the olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice together, and you can add any herbs or spices you like, but be sure to add a pinch of salt. If you are using a vinaigrette from the store, make sure there's salt in the ingredients. If not, add some! Since the beans are not cooked with any salt, they need a bit after cooking. Pour the vinaigrette over the cooked beans in a small bowl. Chop some parsley, then stir it into the beans. The beans will appreciate marinating for at least an hour, but they only get better the longer you leave them. To get dinner together once the beans are flavored, heat a small pan tp medium. Sauté the onions briefly in a small number of olive oil, to soften their flavor. Feel free to can skip this step if you prefer your onions raw. There are a few ways to heat up your wraps: toaster oven, full-size oven, or heat briefly in the pan you used for the onions. Dispose some beans, vegetables and sprouts in the middle of the wrap, fold one end in, roll and enjoy your vegetarian wraps recipe!

Vegetarian Wraps formula - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The perfect Veggie Wraps

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Vegetarian Sushi recipe (Also Vegan) - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The excellent Sushi

This vegetarian sushi method is more of a tutorial to get you started. Once you get straight through a few practice sessions, sushi makes an incredibly easy vegan dish for a snack, supper or addition to your next pot luck.

Sea vegetables are packed with minerals, and the nori sheets used in production sushi are a tasty way to get his highly nutritious food into your diet.

Vegetarian Dishes

This method will serve 4 citizen as a main dish.

Vegetarian Sushi method Ingredients

1 cup short grain brown rice 1-2 Tbsp brown rice or apple cider vinegar 4 sheets of nori 1 carrot, julienned Section of zucchini, julienned 1 mushroom, sliced 1 Tbsp tamari (or soy sauce) 1 green onion, sliced lengthwise

Vegetarian Sushi Equipment

You'll find things much easier if you get a sushi rolling mat, although it  isn't necessary. There are kits with a lot of fancy stuff that are expensive, but you can find a rolling mat individually for a few dollars. There should be some in a grocery store or a Chinese food store.

Vegetarian Sushi method Directions

Before you start, cook the rice by bringing 2 cups of lightly salted water to a boil, adding the rice and then turning it down to simmer for 45 minutes. In place of white sushi rice, the short grain brown rice is sticky sufficient but has more nutrients than white. Long grain brown rice will not work. Stir in a tablespoon or two of vinegar, so that the rice sticks to itself, and let it cool. The mushrooms need to be started ahead of time as well. Place the slices in a package with a lid that seals, then add a pinch of sea salt and about a tablespoon of tamari, seal the package and shake. Leave the mushrooms for about an hour, and they will come to be soft. The excess tamari needs to be squeezed off the mushrooms, since it will seep straight through your sushi roll and make things too moist. Lay a nori sheet out on the rolling mat, with the grooves in the nori parallel to the direction you're facing. Spread rice onto the nori sheet, leaving a gap on the back edge to seal the roll. Lay a small estimate of vegetables in a row on the edge of the sheet closest to you, perpendicular to the direction you are facing. Roll the sheet colse to that row of vegetables. You'll need to press tightly backwards (to you), and slightly down onto the roll. Don't squish it, but the roll should be tight. Take the rolling mat out a bit so that you don't roll it into the sushi, and continue rolling tightly until you get to the end of the nori, where the gap was left to seal the roll closed. Letting the sushi roll sit a few minutes allows the nori to soften from the moisture in the rice. Once it's ready, cut the roll into slices and you now have created the perfect vegetarian sushi recipe. The coarse accompaniments are a dipping bowl of tamari, pickled ginger and wasabi.

Vegetarian Sushi recipe (Also Vegan) - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The excellent Sushi

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Vegetarian Bean Recipe - Ingredients And Directions To Make The Perfect Vegetarian Beans

This vegetarian bean recipe is an oven-baked casserole that uses some of the herbs and vegetables typically found in food from the Provence region in France. Adding pinto beans makes this vegan dish hearty but light-tasting. You can use this recipe as a base to incorporate any vegetables you may have in the fridge, or herbs you may have in the cupboard.

Vegetarian Bean Recipe Ingredients



To watch a free video of me making this vegetarian bean recipe, so I can show you the exact techniques that will make the perfect vegetarian beans, go to http://www.healthyveganrecipes.net/video/vegetarian-bean-recipe


Heather Nauta is a registered holistic nutritionist who teaches you how to live a healthy vegan/vegetarian lifestyle, including how to get proper nutrition, enough protein, vitamin b12 and other minerals, and how to make an amazing variety of simple, fast healthy recipes that taste incredible for you and your family.

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Free Soul Food Recipes Moving Toward Healthier Ingredients

Free soul food recipes sites continue to  work toward healthier dishes for consumers. With a growing population concerned with a more balanced diet, increasing numbers of site owners and publishers are researching more ways to include healthier alternatives. Southern cooking has long had the reputation for delicious eating that's satisfying to the soul. But it has also had the reputation for containing ingredients and cooking methods that's  been proven unhealthy.
Normally this popular southern cuisine contained high levels of salt, fat and other high calorie ingredients. Now you'll find more recipes with lower fat ingredients. For example, instead of cooking with heavy oils, such as lard or other animal fats, many recipes now cook with lighter oils like olive, peanut and sesame seed oils.  Healthier cooking methods continue to grow in popularity for a growing number of people determined to eat healthier.
One of the biggest untapped market now is for healthy soul food.  More food industry insiders see this and continue to work feverishly to meet this growing consumer demand. Now you'll find  more southern cooking involving baking, steaming, roasting and even stir frying. These methods help to preserve valuable vitamins and nutrients that's normally boiled or fried away in traditional soul food recipes. The ongoing challenge is to create southern dishes that's healthy and nutritious while still keeping the down home flavor and satisfaction  people have enjoyed for generations.  
As free soul food recipe sites continue to evolve to healthier menus more people have comeback to this southern cuisine.  With more health conscious consumers focusing on  balanced eating the demand will continue to grow.  In addition to healthier ingredients and cooking methods you can also find vegetarian soul food growing fast for those people who have decided to eliminate meat from their diets. With the fast changes taking place in the industry,  the recipe publishers, restaurant owners  and food manufacturers who adapt to this change will experience the biggest financial rewards.



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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The Perfect Chickpeas

This vegetarian chickpea recipe uses cinnamon and lime to liven up chickpeas, which are also called garbanzo beans. Iron and protein are found in good quantities in chickpeas, along with many other important nutrients. If you have the time, cooking dried beans rather than using canned gives a really nice texture. They also retain more of their nutrients, and you can be sure that they are cooked without salt.

Using cauliflower brings some additional vitamins to the dish, and also mellows out the concentrated protein and carbohydrates of the chickpeas. Spicing up the cauliflower and chickpeas makes them taste delicious so that even the pickiest eaters will enjoy their cauliflower.

Vegetarian Dishes

Makes enough for 2-3 for dinner.

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe Ingredients

Dry chickpeas: ½ cup  or Canned chickpeas: 14-19oz can 1 tsp olive oil 1 diced onion 2 cloves minced garlic half head of chopped cauliflower Sea salt to taste 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp cumin 1 lime, zested and juiced

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe Directions

The chickpeas must be fully cooked before you begin if you are using dried chickpeas. Start them the night before and leave them overnight to soak in plenty of water. The next day, boil them gently for 1 hour without any salt. To help the digestibility of the chickpeas, you can add a bit of kombu (seaweed) to the water while they cook. Otherwise, if you are using canned, try to find a can that does not list any salt in the ingredients. Before using them, be sure to rinse and drain the chickpeas. Using a large pan heated to medium, sauté the diced onion in olive oil until softened. Next add the garlic, and let it cook until soft. Add the cauliflower to the pan and stir it around to coat it in oil. Leave it to cook until it starts to look shiny and wet. Finally, add the chickpeas to the pan. Now you can pour the salt, spices and lime zest over the whole dish. Stir everything together to combine, then pour the lime juice into the pan. If you have a lid, cover the pan and leave the dish to cook for at least 10 minutes. The chickpeas need this time to absorb the flavors of the spices and the lime. Served the dish over greens, or over a cooked grain like rice or quinoa.

Vegetarian Chickpea Recipe - Ingredients And Directions On How To Make The Perfect Chickpeas

To watch a free video of me making this vegetarian chickpea recipe, so I can show you the exact techniques that will make the perfect chickpeas, go to http://www.healthyveganrecipes.net/video/cinnamon-lime-chick-peas

Heather Nauta is a registered holistic nutritionist who teaches you how to live a healthy vegan/vegetarian lifestyle, including how to get proper nutrition, enough protein, vitamin b12 and other minerals, and how to make an amazing variety of simple, fast healthy recipes that taste incredible for you and your family.

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