Vegan Recipes needed

Make an account on http://www.pinterest.com and try different search terms for vegan and low calorie.
http://www.pinterest.com/explore/low-calorie-vegan/

Here is a lentil soup recipe form Alton Brown. Or you could just do what I do and add water to lentils in a crockpot. Seriously. It is easy to make vegan food if you like beans and lentils and nuts and tofu.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 pound lentils, picked and rinsed
1 cup peeled and chopped tomatoes
2 quarts chicken or vegetable broth

Place the olive oil into a large 6-quart pot and set over medium heat. Once hot, add the onion, carrot, celery and salt and sweat until the onions are translucent, approximately 6 to 7 minutes. Add the lentils and tomatoes and stir to combine. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook at a low simmer until the lentils are tender, approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Serve immediately.

My body prefers a plant based diet as well. I second that Pinterest is a great place to find tons of vegan recipes.

Another soup -- kind of into soups. Saute chopped onion and chopped kale together. Set aside. Cook chopped potatoes (I leave skins on) until soft in veggie broth. (I usually use half & half broth and water so it's not so salty.) Add 1 can rinsed, drained white beans. Puree until smooth Add kale/onions. It's kind of like that Olive Garden zuppa toscana without the sausage.

I'm not a vegan, but love a lot of vegan foods. There are so many good recipes out there.

Hi
I'm not vegan, but have a ton of recipes, because I love that cuisine!!
One is complicated, but you may like to try it in the future.
YES OF COURSE YOU LIKE SALADS *ahem, collects herself* You just haven't had a good one, for a meal. Okay, here's a side salad, too. Also a veggie nut spread/stuffer.


This is raw vegan. Although I like any vegetarian style.

Sweet and Sour Fried Nuggets

4 carrots
¼ yellow onion
1.5T olive oil
1C sesame seeds (grind them in your coffee grinder after measuring)
1T honey
2 dried figs, soaked (or 3 dates)
1tsp unrefined salt
¼ t cayenne pepper
3T apple cider vinegar
2tsp cumin powder
½ t black pepper
2 tsp soy sauce
2T water
2 T gound flax seed
2 tsp black sesame seeds (optional)

In your food processor with blade, process the carrots and onion well. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until smooth. Oil a mesh dehydrator tray with olive oil. Spoon teaspoonful-size mounds on to a tray by sliding your finger behind the mixture and flicking it gently. Dehydrate at 105 degrees until desired crispiness (8 hours or more)

The Sweet and Sour Sauce!!
In your blender:
Juice of 3 big oranges
2 soaked figs
½ C raisins
1 clove garlic
¼ of a jalapeno (not the seeds)
Unrefined salt to taste (½-1 tsp)
1 tsp Dijon mustard
¼ C apple cider vinegar
2 cm piece of raw ginger

Blend until creamy. If it’s too runny, replace the blender top and turn it on, add in a handful of raisins and/or a drizzle of olive oil while blending to thicken. You can also add in ½ tsp cumin powder and a dash of cayenne if you like.


Marinated Vegetable Salad
Place the following in a mixing bowl:
Collard ribbons from one bunch of collards (Or else--my fav--One head of thinly sliced cabbage)
2 red and 1 yellow bell peppers, julienned
1 carrot julienned
I/2 sweet potato, julienned
(You could also substitute the above veggies with zucchini, yellow summer squash, beets made into angel hair noodles using a spiralizer, broccoli florets, etc)
3 big dried figs, soaked and sliced thinly (or 3-4 dates)
Bunch of cilantro chopped (¼ stems removed)
¼ Vidalia (or sweet yellow onion), sliced
1 TBS or more minced raw ginger root
1 tsp or more minced jalapeno
1 TBS minced garlic
¼ C or more fresh lemon juice
¼ C or more soy sauce ( I prefer low sodium)
¼ C olive oil (this is optional, I often leave it out)
Unrefined salt to taste (¼-½ tsp)

Marinate over night, or do what I do…..dig in! My family hardly lets me finish making this salad, and they gobble it up until I almost have none to marinate overnight and eat with breakfast boo!

Taco "Meat"
Soak raw walnuts overnight in lotsa water. Drain and place in food processor with fresh cut corn (right from the cob), lots of cilantro, and season to taste with lots of cumin powder and soy sauce. Season it well, it should really pack a flavorful punch!
You can place this in a heated corn tortilla along with slices of avocado and fresh homegrown tomato (summertime you know!).

My husband and I were Vegan for about 2 years but unfortunately it didn't work well for us. I do have a very full Pinterest board of nothing but Vegan Recipes which you can visit here: http://www.pinterest.com/carlyskiles/vegan-food-baby/

I will say that it is important to not be a junk food vegan to limit your starches. A diet of nothing but pasta will not do you any service.

Good luck on your continued weight loss and healthy living!

God Bless

Carly Fink

Meatless Chili

2 Cans of light kidney beans
1 Can dice tomatoes w/green chilies
1 small low sodium tomato sauce
2 C trinity mix (onion, celery and peppers)
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp Morton's Nature Seasoning
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Saute trinity mix and add remaining ingreds.

www.ohsheglows.com awesome recipes

This. And some free ones on the Engine 2 Diet site:

http://engine2diet.com/recipes/favorites/

And Happy Herbivore:

http://happyherbivore.com/recipes/

And Forks Over Knives:

http://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/

Someone told me about Thug Kitchen today, burn some calories laughing before you start cooking:

http://thugkitchen.com/

bumpssss

Vegan chili is awesome and freezable.

BLACK BEAN SOUP!!! This is a killer recipe, and one of the only things my ENTIRE family enjoys (picky sister and teenage brother included)

1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 cup vegetable broth
2 cans black beans, undrained
½ teaspoon cumin
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
Juice of ½ lemon

1.Combine first six ingredients, sauté for 10 minutes.
2. Add ½ can of beans, cumin and cook 5 minutes
3. Puree the soup, then add rest (1 1/2 cans) of beans.
4. Combine cornstarch with 1½ tablespoons of water. Add lemon juice and cornstarch mixture to soup. Heat until thickened. If soup is too thick, add additional ½ cup water.

This super is so satisfying, especially in the colder months. Its especially delicious when eaten with some crusty bread

I'll see if I can think of any more vegan recipes.

EDITED to ask: What are some of your favorite foods?

Let's see, some of my faves are: fresh rolls, pureed veg soups (usually squash), peanut sauce on rice noodles w/ veggies, bbq beans (vegan, homemade), veg minestrone, veg curry w/ coconut milk over brown rice... the good news is that all of these are very inexpensive as well