Monday, November 19, 2012

A Very Vegan Thanksgiving Menu

I teach vegan cooking classes at a local museum. This month's class is all about vegan meals you can make for the holidays. Just because you eat plant based products doesn't mean you can't enjoy the holiday!

Stuffed seitan roulade
2 c vital wheat gluten
¼ c nutritional yeast
½ tsp salt
2+ cups warm vegetable broth
Coconut oil

Mix yeast, gluten and salt till well combined. Add the broth slowly until well moistened. Knead dough. Roll out into a rectangle. Let rest 15 minutes. Cut into smaller rectangles. Heat coconut oil over high heat. Pan fry until golden brown on both sides. Set aside

Stuffing
2 c mushrooms
1 c diced onion
1/3 c cashews
1 tbsp peanut butter
Vegetable broth
Dash sage
1 tbsp minced garlic

Melt coconut oil, add garlic and onion and sauté until translucent. Stir in mushrooms, cook until well done. Transfer to a blender. Puree. Scrape down the sides, add cashews, peanut butter and sage and dash of broth to keep mixture moist. Set aside.

Place stuffing in the middle of a seitan sheet. Roll tightly and tie with twine. Lightly brush with olive oil and bake on a parchment covered baking sheet for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn during cooking to ensure even color and cooking.

Cranberry Orange Sauce
1 bag cranberries
1 c water
2 tbsp honey
1 orange

Add water, cranberries, juice of orange, zest to sauce pan. Stir in honey. Heat over medium high heat. After cranberries pop, reduce heat. Sauce will thicken as it cooks. Can be served warm or cold.

Green bean casserole
1 bag frozen green beans
2 c soy milk
3 tbsp flour
1 tbsp soy sauce
French fried onions
1 c mushrooms, chopped
½ c chopped onion
1 tsp coconut oil

Sauté onion in coconut oil until soft and translucent. Add to a casserole dish, along with green beans, soy sauce and mushrooms. In a saucepan, heat soy milk with flour until thickened. Pour over green bean mixture. Stir until well coated. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Top with onions and serve

Pumpkin pie

1 c pumpkin puree
1 pkg silken tofu
1/3 c soy milk
1 vegan pie crust
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice

Preheat oven to 400. Mix pie ingredients together, pour into pie shell. Bake at 400 20 minutes, reduce heat to 350 until set.

1 comment:

another jennifer said...

Very cool. I'm not vegan, but I'm also not a fan of turkey. These recipes look great!

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