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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

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When you have a big pile of zucchini sitting in your fridge and you have a huge sweet tooth…what else are you supposed to make other than zucchini bread. Let’s be real.

Embedded with chocolate chips, sweetened with maple syrup, hints of tahini, and of course zucchini. You’ll be wanting to eat the whole loaf, let me tell you.

I am kind of indecisive when it comes to the textures I am looking for in a sweet bread like this. Do I want it fluffy? Dense? Fudgy? Moist? Why not all four?

Fudgy from the chocolate, so moist and fluffy, yet perfectly dense. It is heavenly.

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Vegan Breakfast Sausage Patties

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Vegan and sausage in the same sentence? Well it’s not quite a meat sausage, but it’s the perfect breakfast patty packed with meaty, umami, and smoky flavors. Pair with a buttered English muffin, alongside a tofu scramble, or stuff in a plant-based breakfast sandwich.

This quick and easy breakfast patty brings all the right flavors to the table with lentils, maple syrup, herbs, balsamic, and more. Tender, crispy, smoky, and sweet. …

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Thai Red Curry Noodles with Crispy Chickpea Socca

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If you have some extra time to make a dinner and you want to make sure you impress your guests AND you’re a fan of Thai food…you found the perfect recipe.

A rich, creamy Thai Red Curry Noodle dish paired with a crispy socca flatbread and baked, crispy chickpeas. Flavored with all the right spices, simple ingredients, and will make your mouth water (before, after, and during making it).

Sure…there may seem like many components to this recipe but they all work in harmony to create an absolutely flavorful and impressive dish.

With the rich, creamy noodles, crispy chickpeas coated in warm spices, and crispy socca flatbread…all the right flavors come together right on your tastebuds. …

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Thai-style Sweet & Sour Cauliflower Bites

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I’ve always been a huge fan of cauliflower, because there are countless ways of preparing it and making it delicious. One of them being battering it, baking till crispy, and smothering it in a delicious sweet and sour sauce. Sound amazing? It tastes amazing too.

Soft and crispy cauliflower bites coated in a Thai-style sweet & sour sauce. Sprinkled with sliced green onion, toasted sesame seeds, and crushed peanuts. The perfect party dish, side dish, or meal if paired with rice.

This recipe is extremely easy.

Simply cut the cauliflower into florets. Drench it in a simple batter. Throw it on a baking sheet and bake until crispy. Toss in a sweet and sour sauce and sprinkle with a bit of green onion, sesame seeds, and peanuts.

That’s it.

So delicious.

This recipe is…

  • Simple
  • Easy
  • 100% plant-based
  • Gluten-free
  • Healthy
  • Oh so delicious!
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Thai-style Sweet & Sour Cauliflower Bites

Soft and crispy cauliflower bites coated in a Thai-style sweet & sour sauce. Sprinkled with sliced green onion, toasted sesame seeds, and crushed peanuts.

Course Main Course, Side Dish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chickpea flour
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup non-dairy milk
  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets

Thai-style Sweet & Sour Sauce

  • 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup gluten-free soy sauce (tamari)
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tsp lemongrass, minced
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp ground ginger

Toppings

  • Green onion, sliced
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Whisk together chickpea flour, garlic, salt, and almond milk until creamy. Taking a slotted spoon, dunk each cauliflower floret into the batter to fully coat (making sure to shake off any excess batter). Place on baking sheet. Repeat with all florets. Bake for 25 min. until golden brown and crispy.

  3. While cauliflower is baking, prepare the sauce. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 5-6 min. until thickened and reduced.

  4. Add cauliflower to a large bowl and pour over sauce. Toss to coat. Transfer to a serving dish and top with sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds, and crushed peanuts.

One-Pot Lentil Bolognese Pasta

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Some days all I want to do is throw a bunch of ingredients in a pot for dinner. Well this recipe is just that. Minimal prep, simple ingredients, quick, and absolutely delicious.

This one-pot lentil bolognese is packed with flavor, from fresh basil to sun-dried tomatoes. Enveloped in a rich, flavorful tomato sauce with lentils and topped with fresh basil and red pepper flakes. If you’re looking for a lazy, simple dinner meal then you’ve found the right recipe.

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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Swirl Blondies

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When you’re indecisive and want both peanut butter and chocolate in your dessert…you end up with this. Worth every effort.

These blondies are fluffy, chewy, moist…and will melt in your mouth. A peanut butter blondie swirled with a chocolate batter and sprinkled with chocolate chips. Need I say more?

These are secretly healthier than your average blondie. Sweetened with coconut sugar and 100% gluten-free. And of course they are also completely vegan.

I highly recommend to sprinkle with a little flaky sea salt when they come right out of the oven!

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