Tofu "Egg" Salad Recipe

With a tablespoon of mustard to give it a yellowish hue, this tofu egg salad recipe really looks and tastes like egg salad. Serve on bread with lettuce for a vegan "egg" salad sandwich.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 block firm tofu, drained
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise (use Vegenaise for a vegan version)
• 1/3 cup sweet relish
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 stalk celery, diced
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp mustard
• dash paprika for garnish (optional)

Preparation:

In a medium-sized bowl, mash the tofu with a fork. Add remaining ingredients and stir together until well combined. Sprinkle with paprika for garnish, if desired. Serve on bread with lettuce for an "egg" salad sandwich, or spread on crackers for a casual hors d'ouerves

enjoy my little herbivores

courtesy of vegetarian.about

Crisp Cucumber Salsa

 

Note: 1/4 cup is only 16 calories!
 

In one bowl combine:
 2 cups finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber
 1/2 cup finely chopped seeded tomato
 1/4 cup chopped red onion
 2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
 4-1/2 tsp minced fresh cilantro
 1 garlic clove, minced or pressed
 

In another bowl combine: 

 1/4 c reduced-fat sour cream
 1-1/2 tsp lemon juice
 1-1/2 tsp lime juice
 1/4 tsp ground cumin
 1/4 tsp seasoned salt

Pour the liquid mix over the cucumber mixture and toss gently to coat. Serve immediately with chips.

 

Enjoy my little herbivores.

Make Food Fun

It’s time to make food fun and enjoyable for kids and yourself. Fruits and veggies are colorful but it’s all in how you arrange them that create the interest to get people, particularly kids, to actually enjoy them. Here are some great inspirational pictures to get you enthused to make healthy food fun!

 

 

 

AWKWARD APPIES

Being a vegetarian, you have probably been to quite a few events where you feel a bit awkward when the appetizers come out. Most of the time people serve common things like shrimp rings, wings or crab cakes. (They might have a veggie platter if you are lucky.) You then have to decline and make the host/hostess feel bad because they weren’t aware of your lifestyle choice. Well this won’t erase those awkward moments but maybe, just maybe, they will like these appies so much that they will ask for a recipe at your next party. Or you could always just show up with one of these dishes in hand as a surprise. This is a list I found on Martha Stewart’s website. There are over 60 delicious looking appetizers to choose from. I pulled the pictures of the ones I would really like to try which include the guacamole hummus, stuffed jalapenos and spinach dip. I will try these and let you know how they turned out and if it was a success.