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  • Vegan Stuffed Zucchini with Italian Herb Risotto

    Vegan Stuffed Zucchini with Italian Herb Risotto

    This is a delicious vegan stuffed zucchini boats recipe with herb risotto rice. It’s almost too perfect. Because let’s get real here, zucchini loves fresh basil 💚 This recipe makes ~6 stuffed zucchini boats. Try to select medium zucchini that are all roughly the same size, so they cook through at the same rate. It…

  • Vegan Brussels Sprout Soup with Potatoes

    Vegan Brussels Sprout Soup with Potatoes

    I might be someone that has mistakenly called a Brussels sprout, a “brussel sprout”. I had no idea those tiny cabbages were named after Brussels, Belgium! Regardless of how you’ve said it, maybe we can agree that they can be absolutely delicious? And this recipe for vegan Brussels sprout soup with potatoes attempts just that!…

  • Vegan Tofu Pot Pie

    Vegan Tofu Pot Pie

    When I was growing up, my mom’s close friend was vegan. In the 1980’s, this was uncommon in the U.S.’s Midwest. She was a wonderful role model–compassionate, kind, and giving. And she’d often shared recipes with my mom. It didn’t take long for her savory vegan tofu pot pie recipe to become a staple in…

  • Vegan Tofu Quiche with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Mushrooms, and Arugula

    Vegan Tofu Quiche with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Mushrooms, and Arugula

    This was one of UVK’s first recipes. It’s been through several revisions over the years, but this is by far, the best of them all. A vegan quiche recipe with tofu, chickpea flour, sun-dried tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, arugula and a little plant based parmesan? Yes please! A few things… This recipe for vegan tofu quiche…

  • Vegan Stuffed Red Peppers with Chickpeas and Rice

    Vegan Stuffed Red Peppers with Chickpeas and Rice

    This is an easy vegan stuffed red bell peppers recipe with brown rice, chickpeas, turmeric, lemon juice, cilantro, mint and more. It’s partly inspired by UVK’s Golden Beet and Couscous Salad with Slivered Almonds and Currants and to some extent, it’s inspired by elements of Indian cuisine. This dish is easy to make, tastes amazing,…

  • Vegan Italian Herb Risotto

    Vegan Italian Herb Risotto

    This is a delicious recipe for vegan herb risotto with fresh basil, oregano, parsley and nutritional yeast. It’s easy and uses simple ingredients, but it isn’t super quick. It takes time to stir, ladle, and stir some more. But, it’s worth it to end up with a super creamy, savory vegan herby risotto! When it…

  • Radish Salad with Fresh Dill and Scallions

    Radish Salad with Fresh Dill and Scallions

    Inspired by Slavic flavors, this vegan red radish salad recipe has a pleasing, bright flavor with fresh dill, scallions and distilled white vinegar. It offers a nice counterbalance to rich foods. I feel like it would go very well with Vegan Potato and Onion Pierogi or with a large, holiday spread. It’s always nice to…

  • Lemon Chickpea Asparagus Soup

    Lemon Chickpea Asparagus Soup

    This is a simple, warming, nourishing vegan chickpea asparagus soup recipe. Tarragon lends a somewhat licorice flavor that pairs very well with the lemon and asparagus. The chickpeas and potatoes bring a little more substance. In all, it’s very tasty. This recipe serves 4. One thing to note, tarragon can be very assertive; as in,…

  • Artichoke Potato Salad

    Artichoke Potato Salad

    This quick, easy vegan artichoke potato salad recipe is positively delicious. The entire recipe came together in less than 30 minutes. You steam baby potatoes, cool them down, make a dressing and combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. And thanks to the fresh dill and parsley, it tastes really fresh. This simple potato…

  • Herbed Millet Skillet with White Beans and Asparagus

    Herbed Millet Skillet with White Beans and Asparagus

    When I was growing up, my mother was a big fan of millet, which meant it made frequent appearances at our dinner table. Thanks in part to the gluten free movement, millet is more popular in the U.S. today, but I’d say we’re still far from from apex millet. For the uninitiated, millet is slightly…

  • Middle Eastern Wheat Berry Salad with Kale, Cucumber and Tomato

    Middle Eastern Wheat Berry Salad with Kale, Cucumber and Tomato

    If you love tabbouleh, you’ll love this hearty vegan kale wheat berry salad recipe! In some ways, it is very similar—tomatoes, cucumber, lemon juice, and olive oil are all involved. In other ways, it’s a departure—no parsley, loads of oregano, wheat berries, kale and capers. Heavily influenced by Middle Eastern flavors, this easy kale cucumber…

  • Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini and Za’atar

    Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini and Za’atar

    After a trip to Aviv, a plant based Israeli restaurant in Portland, Oregon, I was really impressed.  A lot of Israeli food is already plant based, but not all of it.  It was inspiring to try their versions of shawarma and labneh, but what stuck with me the most was their fried cauliflower. I got…

  • Roasted Carrots and Chickpeas with Harissa Dressing

    Roasted Carrots and Chickpeas with Harissa Dressing

    This vegan harissa chickpeas and carrots recipe works well roasted in the oven or cooked out on the grill.  I’ve included directions for how to do either method. No matter how you do it, I love the way the harissa dressing mingles with the carrots, red onions, chickpeas and garlic.  Served on a bed of…

  • Artichoke, Fennel and Farro Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

    Artichoke, Fennel and Farro Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

    This is an easy recipe for vegan artichoke, fennel and farro salad with lemon vinaigrette. It’s super tasty for lunch, a light meal, or as a side dish. Enjoy it right after mixing it together or after it’s chilled in the refrigerator. A few things… Enjoy! And check out more UVK recipes, like Asparagus Salad…

  • Vegan Panzanella Primavera Salad

    Vegan Panzanella Primavera Salad

    Especially popular in Tuscany and Umbria, panzanella salad is usually composed of stale bread, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, fresh basil and an olive oil and vinegar dressing. Most people think of it as a summer dish, but why be so limiting? What if it had more of a spring vibe? Inspired by the classic Italian bread…

  • Carrot Artichoke Tortellini with Garlic Butter Arugula

    Carrot Artichoke Tortellini with Garlic Butter Arugula

    This vegan tortellini recipe is a fresh spin on the classic Italian pasta. The vegan tortellini filling uses grilled marinated artichokes, finely chopped carrots and fresh parsley. No nuts. No tofu. No soy. If you positively love artichokes, this is the one for you! Vegan wonton wrapper tortellini? Yes, it can be that easy to…

  • Soy Curl Tetrazzini Primavera

    Soy Curl Tetrazzini Primavera

    Tetrazzini is an American pasta dish named after an opera singer.  It involves a cheesy sauce, some kind of meat (usually chicken or tuna), and some vegetables.  When I was a kid, I thought it sounded very classy.   This vegan chicken tetrazzini recipe is built around a delicious cashew cream sauce.  White wine, raw…

  • Spinach, Wild Mushroom and Pea Gnocchi

    Spinach, Wild Mushroom and Pea Gnocchi

    I made vegan gnocchi for the first time in college.  It was during the time I was studying the Italian language, and it was an epic fail.  My gnocchi were too wet, and fell apart in the water.  The ones that didn’t fall apart clumped together on the bottom in one big, oddly shaped ball.…

  • Watermelon Radish Slaw

    Watermelon Radish Slaw

    This easy vegan red cabbage and watermelon radish slaw recipe is acidic, sweet and slightly bitter in a pleasing way. It’s a delightful salad of very thinly sliced apples, watermelon radishes, red cabbage, carrots and scallions with a classic coleslaw dressing with celery seed and apple cider vinegar. This recipe serves 4. Watermelon radishes are…

  • Vegan Spinach Frittata with Fresh Herbs

    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,…

  • Lemon Artichoke Asparagus Soup

    Lemon Artichoke Asparagus Soup

    This vegan lemon artichoke asparagus soup recipe was inspired by the springtime flavors of two places I hold dear, California’s Monterey Bay and the U.S.’s Pacific Northwest. For a time, we lived close to California’s Monterey Bay.  After a long day of hiking, we would stop off at one of the roadside farms for fried…

  • Fennel Carrot Soup

    Fennel Carrot Soup

    This vegan fennel carrot soup recipe is spicy in a warming way from the ras el hanout, bright from the lemon juice, savory from the fennel bulb, and a bit sweet from the carrots. All in all, it uses few ingredients, cooks up fast, and is very easy to make. And best of all, it…

  • Lemon Tahini Kale Salad with Toasted Pita

    Lemon Tahini Kale Salad with Toasted Pita

    Inspired by Levantine fattoush, this vegan lemon tahini kale salad recipe has crispy, toasted pita bread, a homemade dressing, crunchy cucumbers, radishes and red bell pepper and more. It’s light and refreshing, but hearty at the same time. This kale and pita bread salad makes ~4-6 dinner salads or 2 large dinner salads. It is…

  • Golden Beet Soup

    Golden Beet Soup

    Slavic people love borscht, and thus, there’s so many ways to make it. Taking inspiration from the classic soup, this is one tasty, easy vegan golden beet soup recipe with fresh dill, leeks and potatoes. Why golden beets instead of red beets? Because golden beets are little less sweet than red beets. They’re mellower. And…