I decided to do a healthy take on the traditional mayonnaisey-bacony-cheesy broccoli salad! I prepared my version with beautiful Romanesco, though feel free to substitute for broccoli. The creamy sauce is a blend of (mainly) plain Greek yogurt and mayonnaise, with major flavour additions: fresh garlic, apple cider vinegar and nutritional yeast. SO good! Ingredients:4…
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Fennel, Apple & Kohlrabi Salad with Pomegranate
I absolutely love salads without leafy greens. I find it’s all the goods that are added TO the leafy greens that are my favourite….so I decided to go leafless with this one! It’s filled to the brim wit so many tasty, nourishing and refreshing ingredients. This salad features one of my favourite vegetables, kohlrabi. A…
Roasted Winter Panzanella Salad
Sweet, bitter, spicy and tangy- these flavours come together to make this salad an unforgettable one! You won’t find fresh garden tomatoes and basil in this panzanella- it’s inspired by winter, featuring seasonal vegetables like fennel, carrots and red onions. This salad features a variety of textures and temperatures too- a playground for the senses!…
Heirloom Carrot and Lentil Salad
Aren’t heirloom carrots beautiful? I love the varying hues of purple, yellow, orange and white. I have a thing for fruit and vegetables that are different than their usual shade (am I the only one?)- green cauliflower, orange tomatoes, yellow beets, purple potatoes. So fun! Heirloom vegetables are not merely a feast for the eyes-…
Autumn Harvest Bowl
The changing seasons are an endless source of inspiration for my cooking. One of my favourite seasons (for the food!) is fall – squash, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, beets, parsnips, apples…I could go on. I decided to celebrate the flavours of fall with this autumn harvest bowl- bursting with roasted Brussels sprouts, butternut squash and red…
Moroccan Couscous with Crispy Chickpeas and Spiced Yogurt
Make healthy eating work with a busy schedule by choosing quick-cooking ingredients. Like whole grain couscous that’s ready to go in 5 minutes! 🕐 To make this dish in even less time, skip the crispy chickpeas and go for plain right out of the can. Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat couscous (uncooked) 1-19oz can chickpeas,…
Roasted Vegetable Salad with Crispy Lentils and Yogurt Pesto
I’ve made roasted chickpeas many times….and today I decided to experiment with roasted lentils! Success! Such a great crispy salad topper! Ingredients: 2 large handfuls baby spinach Feta, to serve Sprinkle of hemp hearts For the roasted veggies: 2 sweet potatoes (I used purple ones!), scrubbed clean and cut into wedges 1 head cauliflower (I…
Beet Hummus
After an amazing trip to the west coast, I’m enjoying being back in the kitchen with my little sidekick 🐶💕 And after many delicious and slightly indulgent meals, this big ol’ bowl of veggies could not taste better! I mean, I may have even ordered carrots and celery on the PLANE! Who does that. This…
*Almost* Vegan Cobb Salad
*Almost* vegan Cobb salad!!!! ⭐️ing super yum tempeh bacon and cashew-chive ranch! Yes pleeeease 🙋🏼 Use the recipes below for tempeh bacon and cashew-chive ranch in whatever dish you’d like! Or use in a Cobb salad like this one with chopped tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, avocado, corn, green onions, chickpeas and hard-boiled eggs! So, so satisfying…