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Meatless Monday/ Recipes

Steamed Veggies with Garlic and Italian Herbs

This is hearty dish is easy to prepare and goes well with anything from bread to rice to pasta or even mashed potato. Ingredients: 2 cups broccoli florets 1 small carrot 3/4 cup button mushroom 4 cloves garlic salt and pepper Italian seasoning (basil, oregano, marjoram) 1. Peel carrot and cut diagonally. 2. Steam the broccoli florets and carrot until tender-crisp. Set aside. 3. Mince garlic. Set aside. 4. In…

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Meatless Monday: Crispy Spring Rolls

These light and crispy rolls are delightful treats. Feel free to be creative by pairing the rolls with different dips and sauces. Prep time: 30 minutes Serves 3-4 persons Ingredients: 10 large spring roll wrappers 1 cup soy granules, hydrated, combined with mashed tofu 1/2 cup carrots, grated 2  stalks spring onion 1 tablespoon Chinese celery, finely chopped 1 tablespoon raisins, optional 1 small red onion, finely chopped 2 garlic…

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Crispy Bean Curd with Garlic Mushroom & Sweet Ginger Sauce

  Chinese cuisine offers a wide variety of vegetarian dishes. With a little imagination, you could combine recipes of different dishes and come up with a new one.  Treat yourself to this easy to prepare and delicious Chinese cuisine inspired dish. Prep time: 20-30 minutes Serves 3-4 persons Ingredients: -1 block tofu -2 heads Chinese white cabbage or bok choy -100 gram canned button mushroom, sliced -3 medium sized fresh…

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Meatless Monday: Sizzling Tofu

This quick and easy recipe is perfect for dinner parties. This can be prepared within 20-30 minutes. The combination of the different ingredients makes this dish healthy and tasty; the vibrant colors makes this dish appealing. Enjoy! 1 block firm tofu 3 garlic cloves 1 medium red onion 2 green chili 1 small red bell pepper 1 1/2-tablespoon soy sauce Salt Ground black pepper . . 1. Cut the tofu…

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Meatless Monday: Tofu Tempura

Who can resist these crisp golden brown tofu and nori treat? The ginger and soy sauce dip gives added zing to this simply irresistible dish. 1 block tofu package 2 large sheets seaweed soy sauce Batter: 1 cup flour 1 cup cornstarch 1 1/2 cup drinking water 2 teaspoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 clove fresh garlic, grated bread crumbs     Sauce: 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4…

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