A Gathering of Veggie Deliciousness!
Red Quinoa Southwestern Lettuce Wraps Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 6 Making simple food swaps can make a huge impact on your diet and your health. By skipping the flour tortilla and using a crunchy lettuce leaf instead you skip the empty calories and fat and add…
Heirloom Tomato Ricotta Tart Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 A Super Colorful Heirloom Tomato Ricotta Tart. Ripe tomatoes layered on top of flaky puff pastry and smothered with herbed ricotta cheese. Top with fresh basil and parmesan cheese! Ingredients 1 sheet of puff pastry 1 cup…
Shredded Brussels Sprout and Apple Salad Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: about 4 A vegan and gluten free shredded Brussels sprout, apple and pine nut salad lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Ingredients 16 ounces Brussels sprouts 1 large apple 2 garlic cloves 1/3 cup pine nuts 1-2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil A couple…
Artichokes with Sun-Dried Tomato Dip Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: These artichokes with sun-dried tomato dip make an amazing and elegant appetizer, light dinner or the prettiest side dish ever. Ingredients 2 artichokes 4 sun-dried tomatoes 3 lemons, juice 1 clove of garlic bunch of fresh herbs (I used parsley and basil) 4…
Vibrant Penne Pasta Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 8-10 servings Delicious penne pasta! Pasta + fresh veggies + basil + pine nuts = YUM! Ingredients 1 box (16 ounces) of penne pasta olive oil (to drizzle the bottom of a pan with) 4 garlic cloves, minced 3 large (or 9 baby) carrots, chopped…
Guacamole rice salad Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: This guacamole rice salad is perfect to eat on the go. Guacamole is one of my favorite oil-free salad dressings, it’s so healthy and tastes amazing! Ingredients 1 avocado ½ cup cooked brown rice (65 g) ¼ cup diced tomatoes (50 g) ¼ cup diced…
Corn, Edamame and Chickpea Salad Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Total time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 Jam-packed with corn, edamame, chickpeas, and tomatoes, this Corn, Edamame and Chickpea Salad is full of flavor and makes the perfect light lunch or dinner! Ingredients 6 ears fresh corn 1 cup shelled edamame, cooked 1…
PB&B Quesadilla Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A fun, delicious, quick, and easy meal! Ingredients 2-4 tablespoons of peanut butter 1 banana 2 small flour tortillas a handful of chocolate chips cooking spray Instructions View the full recipe at Peanut Butter & Ellie →
Pesto Protein Bowl Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Pesto protein bowl : a mix of Mexican and Italian flavors! It’s easy to make, and it doesn’t take long to prepare. It can be a simple, flavorful meal OR a hearty side dish! Ingredients FOR THE PESTO: 2 cups of fresh basil 4 cloves…
Almond-Crusted Goat Cheese, Peach and Fig Salad Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 4 An easy salad recipe with warm almond-crusted goat cheese, fresh peaches, fresh figs, greens and summer herbs. Ingredients For the Goat Cheese: 1/3 cup Salted Caramel Blue Diamond Almonds 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. black…
Cheesy Guacamole Toast Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 15 minutes Serves: 4 This Cheesy Guacamole Toast is loaded with creamy guacamole, mozzarella cheese, and fresh tomatoes! Ingredients 4 slices thick bread (I used a honey oat bread) 8 tablespoons guacamole, divided 8 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese, divided 1 medium tomato,…
Grilled Veggie Taco Bowl Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: A crispy-crunchy, amazingly flavourful, veggie-loaded taco bowl with all the fixins’. Ingredients Grilled Veggies: ⅔ cup zucchini, halved and sliced ⅔ cup sliced bell peppers (red, green and yellow) ¼ red onion, thin sliced ⅔ cup sliced mushrooms 1 handful baby spinach, roughly chopped…