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Meatless Monday/ Recipes

Urban Pasta Salad With Vegannaise Dressing

This grocery-friendly dish is very easy to make for your Meatless Mondays (or any day of the week!); with its cool and tart taste of fresh raw vegetables and creamy dressing along with your choice of pasta, it is unbelievably a low-fat dish. Best served cold. Total Prep Time: 30 mins Serves 3-4 persons Ingredients: 500 gms Penne pasta 2 carrots, peeled into ribbons 1/2 cup edamame, blanched 1/4 cup…

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Cooking/ Meatless Monday/ Recipes/ Veganism

Meatless Mondays: Raw Tomato Pasta

Hi! Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you creating this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 4 zucchinis (courgettes) peeled, mandolined or spiralised 4 tomatoes, diced 1 red capsicum (pepper), thinly…

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Health/ Nutrition/ Recipes/ Veganism

Have you tried these Four Alternatives to White Pasta? By Chef Mayra

Pasta rocks, but it rocks even more when you select a more nutrient-rich one than those made with refined white flour. Try one of these healthier alternatives: Quinoa Native to the Andes, quinoa is the seed of a leafy plant related to beets. When ground up and mixed with corn or wheat flour, quinoa produces mild-tasting, high-protein pasta. Gluten-free eaters should choose brands that contain only quinoa and corn flours.…

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