Hey guys, I’ve been asked to feature some vegetarian / vegan dishes on my blog. I will definitely do so in the future! In the meantime here are some vegetarian options to my Herb Goodness recipe:
Portobello mushroom option:
- Brush big Portobello mushroom caps with extra virgin olive oil on both sides.
- Season with salt and pepper
- Grill or saute both sides for about 4-5 minutes
- Slice the mushrooms
- Toss the sliced mushrooms in hot pasta of your choice with Herb Goodness
- I would recommend a short pasta such as penne or maybe a bow tie pasta
- Make sure that the pasta water is well seasoned with salt when cooking
- I would also top the dish with some freshly grated parmesan before serving and you are good to go!!
- I love seitan! It is a great vegetarian alternative and you can find it at Whole Foods or other health food stores. (For those of you who don't know what seitan is: it's a wheat gluten and it is delish!!)
- Slice the seitan in about 1 inch cubes and saute with some diced onions and a tablespoon of olive oil until golden brown.
- Then toss in 2 tablespoons of Herb Goodness.
- Add salt if needed.
- Serve with either brown rice or roasted veggie couscous.
Roasted veggie couscous:
- Cut eggplant, bell peppers, zucchini in 1 inch cubes.
- Slice 1 medium size onion.
- Toss all veggies in olive oil with 2 cloves of minced garlic and season with salt and pepper.
- Place on cookie sheet and roast for 35-40 minutes at 425 degrees.
- Flip veggies half way through.
- Toss in couscous.
- I recommend you get the 5 minute couscous at the store (bring water or chicken stock to a boil - add couscous - turn heat off - cover and let stand for 5 minutes! EASY!!)
Obviously, you can enjoy these dishes even if you are not a vegetarian. I bet you'll still like them!! Just because it's healthy that doesn't mean it has to be tasteless - quite the contrary!
Happy eating!!
J
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