Call for (healthy, gluten-free, vegan) Recipes
It’s hard to believe that in less than two months, we’ll be heading back to the beautiful U. S. of A. This means it’s finally time to start cleaning out the cupboards–and I need recipes!
Our pantry is teeming with lentils, chickpeas, quinoa, beans…you name it. We have oodles of healthy vegan protein, but 1) almost no time to cook and 2) a dearth of recipes. So I’m asking you: what are your favorite healthy, gluten-free, vegan recipes that will help me use up all this good stuff. (Pardon the mess…and summertime stash of Country Time Lemonade for Arnold Palmers.)
Here’s our pantry-cum-shoe-closet:
Oatmeal, chia seeds, chickpeas, adzuki beans, oh boy!
And one of our cupboards:
Quinoa, cornmeal, and oodles of spices.
Project numero uno:
Chickpeas galore simmering for a giant batch of delicious hummus.
And per the brilliant Voracious Vegan‘s suggestion, this will be happening soon, too:
Mediterranean Black Bean Quinoa Burgers with Red Onion Basil Aioli by the Voracious Vegan
(Of course, no bread for me.)
So, what say you? What recipes should make my must-cook list for these next seven weeks? I’m looking for healthy eats that will keep me going for these 75+ hour weeks, and can easily be made ahead in big batches as Sundays are the only time I really have to cook.
Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
July 11th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Thank you for your sweet comment
I so appreciate it. I felt weird even blogging about it, but I do think it was important from a women’s health standpoint.
Now recipes – I am 99% sure you own Veganomicon, but if you dont I am happy to scan and send you PDFs of these two:
Chickpea-Quinoa PIlaf on p. 115-116 (gluten-free with no modifications)
Pineapple-Quinoa-Cashew Stir-fry on p. 176 (gluten-free as long as you substitute tamari for soy. I also skip the pineapple juice part and just use water)
Also:
Espinacas con Garbanzos http://lobstersquad.blogspot.com/2007/02/espinacas-con-garbanzos.html
Curried Adzukis with Mango and Spinach
http://www.citylifeeats.com/2010/06/curried-adzuki-beans-with-mango-and.html
Lime Quinoa Salad (I often addchickpeas)
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/08/lime-quinoa-salad-with-mint.html
Those five are all great to make on Sundays and last well for several days in the fridge.
I have pictures of a few of these, so may get a blog post up about these.
July 13th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Here is another from Veganomicon with my own additions:
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Quinoa w/Black Beans & Mango
http://blissfullyvegan.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/aztec-salad/
Also, try the French Lentil Salad, Curried Red Lentil Soup, Tabbouleh and Rice Salad on my blog
July 13th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Oh my goodness, these look delicious! Thanks for the tips!