Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Salad

• Open a bag of organically-grown salad greens. Rinse and put some into a bowl.
• Pour on a little flax oil or olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• Toss and serve.

• a few drops of sesame oil;
• slices of ripe avocado or tomato;
• fresh basil leaves;
• pieces of raw walnuts or sunflower seeds;
• freshly ground black pepper;
• a little red wine vinegar;

Pressure-cooked Brown Rice

• Get some organically grown, short grain, brown rice at a natural food store.
• Measure rice into a bowl
• Rinse with clean, cold water. Pour it off through a sieve.
• Put the rice into a pressure cooker.
• Add measured drinking water.
  2 cups of dry rice takes 4.5 cups drinking water
  3 cups of dry rice takes 7 cups of drinking water
  
• Rinse some dried seaweed (e.g. kelp or Wakami) and add to the rice.
• Add a few sliced mushrooms (either fresh or dried) to the rice.
• Bring to a boil on high heat. When steam hisses out of the little hole, put on the pressure valve, turn down the heat so that it hisses gently, and set timer for 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes under pressure, turn off the heat, but leave the pressure cooker on the stove, under pressure, for at least 5 minutes, to allow the rice to absorb the water.

Serving suggestions

• Serve with cooked vegetables and tofu.
• A few drops of Shoyu or Tamari (naturally fermented soy sauce)
• Flax oil or freshly-ground flax seeds and chia seeds.
• Walnuts or almonds (raw, unsalted)
• Peanut butter or sesame tahimi
• Freshly ground black pepper

Vegetable Soup with Kelp-Tofu-Miso

• Put some water into a saucepan.
• Put in frozen or fresh vegetables.
• For more protein, you can include frozen peas, edamame, or tofu.
• Rinse some dried kelp and add it to the saucepan.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Wash and slice a tomato and add it to the saucepan.
• Season as desired with Italian herbs, chopped garlic, chopped ginger root, chopped turmeric root or powdered turmeric root, freshly ground black pepper, or curry powder.
• After about 10 minutes of boiling, turn off heat.
• Stir in 2 teaspoons of miso paste. (Do not boil miso.)

• Organic flax oil or olive oil
• a sprinkling of Red Star Nutritional yeast
• sesame tahini
• brown rice

Oatmeal Porridge with Berries, Tofu, and Nuts

• Get some organically grown rolled oats at a natural food store.
• Measure about 1/4 cup (60 cc) into a saucepan or microwave pyrex glass bowl.
• (optional) Add 2 tablespoons (30 cc) organically grown oat bran.
• Add a few dried wolfberries (goji berries or lycii) and dried elderberries.
• Add raisins for sweetness.
• Add about 1 tablespoon freshly ground raw chia seeds and flax seeds.
• Add about 1/4 pound of cubed tofu.
• Add several frozen strawberries, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, and 1/4 cup of blueberries.
• Add about 1.5 cup (360 mL) drinking water.
• Cover and bring to a gentle boil on stove or in microwave oven. Add more water, as needed.
• Turn off the heat.
• Allow to sit, covered, while frozen fruit melts, and while oats absorb water. Reheat as needed. Check that the strawberries have heated all the way through, and are soft.

Serving suggestions:

• Raw, unsalted Walnuts or Almonds
• Pour on some unsweetened soy milk.
• Sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
• Serve warm or cold.

Frozen Blueberries

• Put 1/4 - 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries in a microwavable dish.
• Thaw in microwave oven (about 4 minutes at half power)
• Add your favorite fruits.
• If desired, pour on some unsweetened soymilk, sprinkle with ground cinnamon.

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