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Curried Black-Eyed Pea Soup
Indian flavors permeate this delicious recipe for vegan curried black-eyed pea soup with spinach, carrots, coconut milk, fresh ginger, garam masala and more. It’s simple, hearty and great for the colder months of the year or whenever the mood strikes you. This recipe makes ~6-8 servings. A few things… Please enjoy! Maybe with some brown…
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Lentil Salad with Shiitake Mushrooms, Spinach and Miso Mustard Dressing
This is a super simple, flavorful vegan lentil salad recipe with shiitake mushrooms, spinach, and a homemade miso mustard dressing. Like most UVK recipes, it involves opening some cans (or boiling lentils), rinsing off the lentils, sautéing a few ingredients and then, mixing everything in a bowl. And BOOM, you’ve got an amazing side dish.…
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Sweet Potato Sushi Rolls with Maitake Mushrooms, Spinach and Sesame Ginger Garlic Sauce
This is a vegan sweet potato sushi roll recipe with maitake mushrooms, fresh spinach, and a ginger garlic sesame sauce. Roasting the sweet potato caramelizes the external sugar, which adds flavor and texture. The maitake mushrooms bring a rich umami earthy, nutty quality that pairs beautifully with the ginger garlic sesame sauce. And the spinach brings freshness, bitterness…
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Green Pea Soup with Spinach and Vegan Pistachio Pesto
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Baked Barley with Chickpeas, Spinach and Vegan Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Inspired by Italian flavors, this is a hearty vegan baked barley recipe with chickpeas, spinach, homemade sun-dried tomato pesto, and a crispy garlic bread crumb topping. It answers the question, “What if I used barley instead of pasta in a casserole?” And I’ll tell you… the barley lends such a lovely chewy texture and slightly nutty flavor…
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Strawberry Spinach Pasta Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
Often, I write down recipe ideas, and come back to them later. This month felt like a good time to circle back and look for inspiration. And there within all the scribbled notes was this little gem. What could be more delightful than an easy vegan recipe for strawberry spinach pasta salad with poppy seed…
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Vegan Stuffed Shells with Tofu Ricotta, Spinach and Fennel
This is an easy, baked vegan stuffed shells recipe with tofu ricotta, spinach and fennel bulb. It’s garlicky, savory and totally nut free (no cashews, no almonds). And best of all, they are super delicious and easy to make. It makes 24 jumbo shells or ~4-6 servings. A few things… This recipe for vegan stuffed…
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Vegan Spinach Mushroom Wild Rice Casserole
This vegan spinach mushroom wild rice casserole recipe is creamy, savory, and delicious. It works well as a main dish (plenty hearty!) or as a side dish. It’s a vegan wild rice casserole that’s fancy enough for the holidays, like Thanksgiving, but doesn’t have to be a holiday dish. It’s gluten free, has no nutritional…
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Vegan Greek Spinach Pie
Inspired by Greek spanakopita, this savory vegan spinach pie recipe uses phyllo dough, frozen spinach, silken tofu, raw cashews and more. While you can use dried herbs for this recipe, the fresh marjoram and dill are very nice. Fresh marjoram is like a sweeter, woodsier oregano. The Greeks thought of it as a symbol of happiness.…
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Tempeh Turnip Hash
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Vegan Sourdough Stuffing with Spinach, Fennel and Vegan Italian Sausage
This a flavorful and savory homemade vegan sourdough stuffing recipe with vegan Italian sausage, spinach, fennel, and sourdough bread cubes. It’s perfect for fall, winter, Thanksgiving, holiday celebrations or any time you want really good vegan stuffing. When my family gets together, I always ask, “What dish do you want me to make?” And…
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Roasted Garlic Spinach Artichoke Dip
After several years on the blog, I decided to revise this recipe. It retains many of the original ingredients, but has been modified for simplicity and flavor. This vegan roasted garlic spinach artichoke dip recipe has silken tofu, raw cashews, lemon juice, miso, nutritional yeast and more. It’s still creamy, savory and mouthwatering. And whether…
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Slow Cooker Middle Eastern Eggplant Chickpea Stew
This vegan eggplant chickpea stew recipe is inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine—pomegranate molasses, saffron, cardamom, and more. It smells absolutely heavenly while it’s cooking! The flavor is warming, slightly tangy, and comforting all at once. And it tastes delicious served over a bed of fluffy couscous or short grain brown rice. Pomegranate molasses is a common…
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Gnocchi with Cannellini Beans, Spinach, and Tomatoes
When I am tight on time, this gnocchi and white beans recipe is one of my favorite quick vegan dishes. It is fast, easy, and hearty. And it has…drum roll…8 ingredients, including the salt and the optional vegan parmesan! Sometimes, simple is best, and leave it to this recipe for gnocchi with cannellini beans, spinach…
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Butternut Squash Spinach Soup
This is a savory, easy vegan butternut squash spinach soup recipe with lite coconut milk, celery, sage and lemon juice. It’s perfect for the cooler months of the year. And it cooks up fast. If you are feeling particularly fancy, top this vegan butternut squash soup with fried fresh sage leaves. To make fried sage…
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Zesty Pesto and Artichoke Ricotta Vegan Lasagna
Having experimented with vegan artichoke ricotta for the recipe for Carrot Artichoke Tortellini, I decided it might be worthwhile to whip up a summer lasagna that incorporated it, as well. As such, this is a recipe for vegan lasagna without tofu and without cashews. Garden tomatoes, fresh basil, and a tasty, zesty pesto. The pesto’s…
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Spinach Cannellini Bean Orzo
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Vegan Minestrone Soup
This easy vegan minestrone soup recipe is loaded with zucchini, green beans, carrots, celery, spinach, tomatoes, pasta and a little dry white wine. It’s a wonderful Italian vegetable soup for summer, because it uses so much of the season’s bounty. But really, it’s great any time of year. Is minestrone soup vegan? Sometimes. Some cooks…
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Spinach, Wild Mushroom and Pea Gnocchi
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Vegan Spinach Frittata with Fresh Herbs
Traditionally served at Persian New Year’s, kuku sabzi is essentially a frittata that’s heavy on the herbs and greens, but light on the eggs. Inspired by the classic Iranian dish, this is a vegan spinach frittata recipe with fresh dill, chives, parsley, tarragon, scallions, leeks and blended silken tofu. It’s easy to make, gluten free,…
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Pear Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
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Vegan Antipasto Salad
This Italian-inspired vegan antipasto salad recipe hardly qualifies as “ugly”. It’s completely gorgeous, which is just so Italian. Italians have a way of making everything beautiful. And while it may not be a traditional antipasto (an appetizer that includes meats, cheeses, pickled vegetables, olives, artichokes, etc), it’s a delicious, fresh and herbaceous vegan Italian salad!…
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