As I mentioned, my mom fed me A LOT of cheese last week...so I'm trying to eat mostly vegan this week. It's also summer (hot) in Florida (hotter) and I just started my summer class, so I need easy stuff to bring with me on those days and stuff that will be low maintenance to make. Well here's what I've done yesterday and today (some recipes may already have been posted):
ATA (Avocado, Tomato, Alfalfa Sprout) Sandwich
1/2 avocado, sliced
1-2 slices tomato
handful alfalfa sprouts, rinsed
2 slices of bread or 1 wrap of choice
Earth Balance "buttery spread" to taste (if non-vegan, mayo works well with this sandwich)
Butter one side of each slice of bread, or the inside of the wrap. On top place sprouts, tomato slice and avocado slices. Place other piece of bread on top or wrap your wrap. Serves 1.
Avocado-Strawberry Salad (not as good as the avocado mango salsa/salad, but I worked with what I had)
1/2 avocado, chopped
1/2 tomato, chopped
3-4 strawberries, chopped
1 jalapeño, chopped
lime juice as needed for avocado
salt, pepper, cumin to taste
Mix ingredients together in a bowl. Note: makes a much smaller portion than the amazing avocado mango salad and tastes more sweet- no onion or cilantro. Refrigerate after use. Serves ~2.
Veggie Snack Mix
1 bag snow peas
1 bag baby carrots
1 box cherry/grape tomatoes
Rinse ingredients, drain, and mix them together. Keep on hand (in fridge) for easy snack for school/work or to throw in salads.
KT'S Vegan Salad
2 leaves romaine lettuce, rinsed, torn
handful alfalfa sprouts, rinsed
veggie snack mix to taste
handful dry, roasted peanuts
balsamic vinaigrette to taste
Mix lettuce, sprouts, and snack mix together in a bowl. Sprinkle peanuts on top and dress. Serves 1.
Strawberry-Banana Smoothie
1 banana, sliced
1.5 cups frozen strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup juice of choice (I used Welch's Orange Pineapple Apple)
Place ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth adding more or less juice for your perfect smoothie consistency. Serves 2-3.
now is there any way to add booze to the last recipie? in the comfort and safety of my own home of course. sorry clubs, you are too much
ReplyDeleteWell I mean if you left out the bananas and threw in lime juice and rum instead of the juice you'd have a daiquiri. Use tequila instead of rum as mentioned and it's a strawberry margarita. You can blend it with ice, or serve over ice.
ReplyDeleteFor a non-blended alcohol fruit drink you could mix wine (white or red) with fresh fruit...again I'd probably leave out the banana, but you could your like strawberries and raspberries or mangoes, or citrus fruits for homemade sangria. Sometimes people also throw in sugar and/or extra alcohol (vodka, something fancy like Grande Marnier, Triple Sec, Cointreau) to make it work quicker.
damn girl you know your stuff
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