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Spanish Gazpacho is a speciality cocktail drink that’s been drunk throughout the decades by a variety of well-known supporters of ‘Gazpacho’ itself. It is a regional spicy peppery tomato cocktail – different regions have their take on it. It’s iced for those sweltering hot days at the golf club etc. Ingredients include: fresh tomatoes; skinned and seeded, peppers, shallots, garlic, spring onions; chopped then choose a hot sauce from the devilishly diabolical heat range right through to a…

This is a formula based on salsa. It is not unlike what 'Do Re Mi' is to music. The base ingredients in salsa are what notes are to song. e.g., Red Onion, Cilantro and Lemon or Lime quarters are the base and that is what we build on. All salsas should be chilled.

Choose 6 or less from this category

Vegetables and Fruits for the salsa:

Tomatoes, English Cucumber, White Onion, Brown Onion, Capsicum; all the colours, Radish, Continental Cucumber, Red Chillies, Green…

Buffalo Purple Cauliflower Steaks with Ranch Sauce

Eat Your Greens (and purples too)

Organic where possible. Serves 2

Do The Prep:

1 Head Purple Cauliflower

1 bunch of English Spinach

1 bunch of Purple Broccolini, trimmed

1 medium Purple Cabbage, shredded finely

1 large Purple or Red Onion, diced finely

1 bunch of Purple carrots, cut in rounds

1-2 fresh Green long Chillies, cut on the diagonal

2 tsp Ginger…

The Vinegars for the salsa:

All wine vinegars, Red Wine vinegar, White Wine vinegar, Rice wine vinegar, Umeboshi vinegar, Sherry wine vinegar, Balsamic vinegar

The Seasonings for the salsa:

Salt and Pepper

Paprika

Sumac

Red Pepper Powder

The Oils for the salsa:

Olive oil

Grapeseed oil

Canola oil

Safflower oil

Sunflower oil

All-purpose oil

The Olives for the salsa:

Spanish…

Southern Belle Candy-Striped White Radish and Tomato Medley Mix Salsa

Serves 2

8 small or 4 medium or 2 large organic Radishes, washed and trimmed

4 small Beets, cooked and peeled

8 small or 4 medium Cherry Tomatoes (different colours) Medley Mix, cut lengthways

3-6 fresh leaves of the Oregano, trim the stem off each leaf

2 cloves Garlic, crushed

1 handful Flat-leaf parsley, cut finely

1 handful Coriander, cut finely

½ large…

Mexican Spiced Tomato Sticky Rice and SE Asian Green Vegetable Curry

Serves 2

Ingredients:

2 medium Zucchini, washed and cut into rounds

8 medium Button Mushrooms, washed and cut

1 C Green Beans, washed and cut on the diagonal

2 fresh long Green Chillies

1 tsp powdered Cumin

1-2 tsp Keffir Lime Leaves

1-2 tsp Thai Green Curry Paste

2 large cloves of Garlic, crushed

8 leaves of fresh Thai Basil, 4 cut finely and 4…

Soured Red Cabbage, Shiitake Mushrooms and Brown Lentil Bolognese

Serves 4

½ medium red cabbage, finely cut

2 cans brown lentils

1 large red onion, diced

6 small garlic cloves, crushed

¼ Lemon juice to sour the red cabbage

2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil or grapeseed oil

8 fresh shiitake mushrooms

3 tbsp tomato paste

3/4 C of textured soy protein

1 tsp powder chilli powder

1 tsp cayenne powder

1 tsp…

Breakfast Salad 1:

Ingredients: Gourmet mixed leaf salad selection  including Gem and loose mustardy Rocket leaves mix.  1 large avocado, umeboshi or white wine vinegar, a medley of cooked mushrooms, vegan mayonnaise, ½ diced red onion, 1 tbsp nutritional yeast, 2 tsp mushroom water, 3 cloves crushed garlic salt and white pepper to taste. Combine.

Breakfast Salad 2: 1 large mixed Breakfast Salad Bowl including organic baby green and purple lettuce leaves, spinach leaves, cherry…

Tempura, Chickpea, Potato and Pineapple se Asia Coconut Curry

Serves 4

1pkt Tempura, cut into triangles and pan-fry in olive or neutral oil until golden. Put aside.

4 large Potatoes, washed, peeled and diced

2 handfuls Green Beans, trimmed

½ medium Cauliflower cut into florets

1 400g can of Chickpeas

4 cloves Garlic, crushed

1 can crushed Pineapple with ½ juice

3-4tbs Green curry paste

1 can Coconut milk

2 green…

Vegan Hot Dogs

Serves 4

Ingredients for the Marinade:

1tsp grated Ginger, 1ts crushed Garlic, ½ tsp powdered Turmeric, 3tsp Sweet Chilli sauce, 1tsp Soy sauce,1tsp Olive oil or Grapeseed oil, Salt to taste

1 packet of Tempeh, 2 ribs per ‘dog’

1 large Onion, chopped and diced

2-3 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar

1 tbsp raw sugar

4 slit sideways, Hot Dog Buns, warmed

6 large fresh Shiitake mushrooms, French-style cut in quarters

Extra…

Take 250mls of your favourite plant based milk

Take 2 heaped teaspoons (10g) of hot chocolate powder (cacao).

Whisk until frothy.

Add sweetener of choice i.e., Vanilla paste, cinnamon powder, 1-2tsp rice syrup.

Can add dairy-free marshmellows on top. Enjoy!

Note: Can add 1/4 tsp of chilli powder to the hot chocolate or 1 tsp melted bitter dark chocolate

Some Marinades

The Marinades are important to vegan cooking. Here are some of mine. Also, some pointers on marinades include: Where soy is mentioned, coconut aminos seasoning can substitute. There are some food items that suit marinades including tofu, pears and mushrooms for their ability to ‘suck it up’ , as it were, the liquid marinade. There are 20 minute marinades through to overnight (in the fridge) marinades. The longer the better for a more intense flavour some say although 20…

On A Chilly Eerie Evening Lentil, Corn And Coconut Stew

Serves 4

4 cans brown Lentils

2 large tomatoes, chopped

1 red Chilli, cut on the diagonal

8 Corn Cobettes, previously air-ovened for the kernels

3 tbsp fresh Coconut, grated or 4tbsp Coconut milk

2 tsp Chipotle powder or 2 Chipotles in Adobo sauce

1 tsp dried Thyme

1 tsp dried Coriander leaf

1 tsp Cumin

1 tsp Turmeric

1 tsp red Chilli paste

1 tsp…

Air-Ovened Char-Grilled Bell Peppers, Habanero Hot Sauce and Spring Onions

Serves 4

Ingredients:

4 Orange and Green marble Bell Peppers or any colour, wash, trim and cut in half lengthways

1 tsp Sage, fresh or dried

Habanero hot sauce

Olive oil or Grapeseed oil

8 Spring onions, wash and trim

Salt and Pepper

Instructions:

Preheat the air-oven to 250C. Place the 8 shells of Orange-Green Bell Pepper and the 8 Spring Onions in…

1. Matcha Sponge cake with vegan whipped cream

2. BBQed sweet Pineapple slices cut into wedges with dairy-free cream and maple syrup

3. Marble vegan cheesecake

4. Madeira sodden sponge cake with orange icing

5. Raw Caramel slice with a Universal crust

6. Orange and chocolate Jaffa slice

7. Peppermint slice

8 Fresh fruit

9. Sticky date pudding and sticky toffee pudding

10. Red Velvet Whoppie pies

Wasabi Crème Cauliflower Scallops Seared and Encrusted In Sesame Seeds

Serves 2

1 whole medium Cauliflower, washed, trimmed and the woody spine removed

Wasabi Crème; enough to cover the scallops or small wings

1C sesame seeds

5tbp Olive oil

Flat leaf Parsley to garnish

Red Chilli Powder to garnish

Salt and Pepper to taste

Wedges of Lemon to serve

Air-oven the individual cauliflower scallops (wings) in 1 tbsp of olive oil…

South East Asian Moneybags (sometimes known as Gold Bags), Ashwaganda tea, Greek Pastizzis, either sweet such as apple, cinnamon and chocolate or savoury, New Zealand seaweed Karengo and Tomatillos pickle ou d'oeuvres, Indian Biryani, Vegan Bake with Porcini Mushroom sauce,Scottish Cock-a-Leekie soup, Finnish Pyttipannu, Indonesian Gado Gado with vegan vegetable chips or equivalent e.g., rice crackers. Argentinian chimichurri, Chinese Dumblings, Polish Pierogi. Vegan Mulligatawny soup…

VIXENs FIX-INs

 Make your own burritos DIY with family and friends. This Mexican feast is for all!

NEXT LEVEL BURRITOS: include

VEGETABLES: Iceberg lettuce, strips of red capsicum, green capsicum, orange and yellow capsicum, slaw with carrot, sprouts, onions, garlic, broccolini, eggplant, tomatoes, spring onions.

BEANS: Black beans, Red Kidney beans, Lentils, Chickpeas, White beans, Mexican beans.

THE BEEF: A selection of plant-based meat including…

I'd like to hear from you with your expressions from the plant and vegan kingdom.

 Of Cabbages and Kings

Brussel Sprouts with Clout

Orange Renaissance/Orange Blancmange

Hoisin Boursin

Love and Peas

Blazin Raison Balsamic

Lemon Pepper Pot/Lemon Bad Boy/Lemon Pepper

Native Swede with cousin Turnip

Lettuce Show You Around/Lettuce Entertain You

Red Alert/Red Slaw/Kale Ale/Cauliflower Contrivance

Gutter Tactic Spud…

Air-ovened Corn-On-The-Cob with Green Cayenne and Corn Sauce

Prepare 4 ears of corn. Wash the corn throughly. Leave the husk on and disregard the silky bit. Trim the tip of the corn and prepare and trim the pulled back foliage of the husk to fit the roaster pan keeping the husk intact with the corn which will eventually give a smoky effect. We are not looking to remove the husk.  Add a thin film of canola oil or olive oil for the ears of corn to roast at 250C degrees for 15 minutes.…