I'm kind of a posting-fool today! This is one of 3 entries so be sure to scroll down to see the others! I did a different sort of a Black Bean Dip a few days ago! I used 2 C of Black Beans, 2+ T of Wildtree Balsamic, 1 to 2 T of Ketchup, about a teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar, a little dash of California Garlic Pepper, as well as a bit of Red Pepper Flakes. It turned out pretty good!
If you look at the post from earlier today you will see that I went camping over the weekend. I'm not sure what it was but the Macaroni Salad was calling my name - and I didn't even like Mayo before going (near) vegan. Regardless - I stood my ground - I didn't cave - I went home and made a Vegan Version afterwards. This is right after mixing! Over night everything blended in and blended together even better! I was VERY impressed with myself for this attempt! I used about 4 C of Elbows, 1 C of Vegan Mayo, 1/3 C of Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Sugar, 2 T of Apple Cider Vinegar, 1/4 C of Grey Poupon Mustard, a couple of dashes of California Garlic Pepper from Wildtree, and at the end I throw a small handful of Wildtree's Savory Spinach in there, too!
This made a HUGE batch! I have already eaten in with 3 meals! My husband who is a meat eater even said it looked good - he said it even looked "normal" which is a compliment! LOL :)
Next time I want to add Carrots, Celery, and Peas to it!
You know I LOVE Chickpeas! Well, I have come up with yet another side creation with those lovely Garbanzo Beans as the 'beef' of the dish! Check this out!
I used Basil Pesto Grapeseed Oil in a Wok (only because my Frying Pan was in need of some TLC). I then added 3 T of Wildtree Fiesta Salsa Blend as well as 3 heaping T of Diced Tomatoes. This was so simple it's CRAZY yet it was so flavorful! The Fiesta Blend gave it a nice kick and the Tomatoes a wonderful tang! I would totally do this again! I went back for 2nd's! My husband told me I should write a cookbook of 101 Chickpea Vegan Dishes. I doubt that will ever happen. Maybe a few years from now there will be 101 Vegan Chickpea Dishes on my blog, tho!
I've been TRYING to work on Full-Plates of Vegan Goodness lately! Here is one from last night! Starting from the top is leftover Vegan Macaroni Salad, then clockwise - is Applesauce with Organic Cinnamon, then the Fiesta Chickpeas, then some bare Green Beans, and finally some Maple Bacon Tempeh at about 11 o'clock - on the plate.
This was a very complete meal and very filling! I was very happy about this! The only other thing I would have added was a salad but I didn't have any on hand. I need to go shopping for produce! I hope to this weekend!
