Tipsy Tarts Deli

INGREDIENTS 2 (15-ounce cans) chickpeas, drained with liquid reserved ⅓ cup chickpea liquid, or more, as needed ½ cup tahini ¼ cup olive oil 2 lemons, juiced 2 garlic cloves 1 teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon kosher salt GARNISH extra-virgin olive oil paprika freshly chopped parsley INSTRUCTIONS Add all the ingredients to a high-powered blender and secure the lid.  Turn the blender on high for 30 seconds (or more for a creamier texture)   Add more chickpea liquid, if desired, for a softer hummus. Add the hummus to a small serving bowl and garnish with olive oil, paprika and fresh parsley. L

TACO SALAD Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, browned and drained 1 16 ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 head lettuce, shredded 1 pound cheddar cheese, grated 4 tomatoes, diced 1 10 ounce bag GF corn chips, crushed Directions Mix together beef and beans; chill 3 hours or overnight. Place in large bowl and top with lettuce, cheese and tomato. Before serving, add corn chips. Toss. Add dressing. Toss and serve. OLIVE-STUFFED CHICKEN with CREAMED MUSHROOMS Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 pound button mushrooms, sliced 1 cup olives, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 1 cup heavy cream 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon dried thyme ¼ cup olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons butter 4 toothpicks, optional 1 ½ teaspoons each salt and pepper, plus more to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Rinse and pat dry chicken. Cut a pocket in the thickest part of the breast and stuff with ¼ cup of chopped olives. If olives spill out, pierce with a

Ingredients 100 gr tempeh 1/4 teaspoonful salt 1 spoonful soy sauce 4 cups of cooked black beans 1 cup of cooked lentils 1 cup of cooked chick peas 1.5 cup oat flour 1/2 cup finely chopped onion Salt, pepper, garlic (Optional and to taste) Olive oil Sauce 2 cloves garlic 2 tomatoes 1 stalk spring onion 1 pinch salt 1 teaspoonful sugar Saute all in a pot. Preparation Combine cooked all except olive oil and oat flour separately then mix all ingredients in a food processor until you get an easy to handle “dough.”   Then slowly add the oat flour mixing by hand as you go until it is mixed with the tempeh/bean mixture and you can shape the steaks accordingly. Preheat a frying pan. Add olive oil to coat the pan, and fry the steaks until they are a golden color (about 2 minutes each side until it gets crispy) Remove from pan and serve immediately with a favorite sauce.

BLACKENED PRAWN STROGANOFF 455 g fresh prawns, peeled and deveined 15 ml olive oil 10 g Cajun seasoning 170 g fettuccini pasta 15 g butter 290 g fresh mushrooms, sliced 10 g chopped shallots 160 ml chicken broth 115 g sour cream 10 g cornstarch 235 ml chicken broth 195 g roasted red bell peppers 10 g drained capers Combine peeled shrimp, oil, and Cajun seasoning in a medium bowl. Set aside. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Meanwhile, melt butter over medium heat in a large frying pan. Cook and stir mushrooms and shallot in butter until tender. Remove from pan. Add shrimp cook until shrimp turn pink about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from pan. Add 2/3 cup chicken broth to pan, and bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until reduced to 1/4 cup (2 to 3 minutes). In a small bowl, stir together sour cream and cornstarch; mix in 1 cup chicken broth. Stir into reduced chicken broth in the fryi

I'm no Vegan but my partner is and it kills me to pay R100 for a 300g piece of processed plant protein. So I did a bit of digging and found this. It's vegan, mouth-watering, tender, chewy, juicy, flavourful and meat-like. Amazing! BBQ or pan fry then serve whole or slice and put on top of salad for a steak salad. So delicious and satisfying! Ingredients For the vegan seitan steaks: 1 ½ cups vital wheat gluten 1 cup cooked lentils (I used canned) 6 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon chili powder ½ teaspoon liquid smoke ¼ teaspoon black pepper For the vegan seitan steak marinade: ¼ cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon maple syrup or agave Instructions To make the vegan seitan steaks: Add all of the vegan seitan steak ingredients to a food processor and pulse to combine, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed until everything is well mixed.

Who says Vegetarian food is boring? I'm by no means a Vegetarian but often have to cook for Vegetarians and Vegans. I got home this evening and was too lazy to go shopping or go to any great lengths to cook, for that matter. My best is foraging through the fridge and cupboards and making something out of nothing. This took me just 10 minutes. Boil the kettle and soad 1 cup Soy Mince (or any plant based mince) in 1 cup boiled water. Put the pot on the stove and heat to medium heat. While that is warming up, crush 4 garlic cloves; chop 2 Jalepeno chillis Place in pot (no oil) with 2 heaped teaspoons Basil Pesto. Then add the Soy Mince and mix well. Spices - 1 tspn Paprika, 2 tspn masala, salt and pepper Add a can of chopped tomatoes Some chopped fresh mint At the end add half a tub of Mascapone cheese. Yum!!