Rainbow Salad with Crispy Lentils and Green Tahini

Eat the rainbow! Not only do colourful dishes look beautiful, they are also incredible for your health. I even turned the tahini green with the addition of fresh parsley and basil in the dressing. This vibrant salad full of crunchy, creamy, sweet, savoury and spicy goodness will keep you coming back for more! The crispy,…

Lentil-Walnut Meatless Balls

This recipe was actually inspired by a fridge full of zucchini! We’ve headed north for the weekend (as far north as I’ve ever been, in fact- Thunder Bay, Ontario!), and I wanted to use up our fresh produce before we left town for a couple days. You may know by now that I despise throwing…

Strawberry Quinoa Tabbouleh (adapted from Sprouted Kitchen)

How do you get inspired in the kitchen? Is it farmers’ markets? Cooking shows? Maybe it’s recreating restaurant favourites? I have friends who do a delicious job of recreating their favourite steakhouse dinner, complete with tempura green beans (sadly no longer available on the menu [what were they thinking?!]). A main source of inspiration for…

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,…

Purple Cauliflower Tabbouleh

🦄Purple cauliflower tabbouleh💜 Super bright and fresh-tasting…perfect for summer! ☀️🌷🌱🍋 Ingredients: 1 small head cauliflower (I used a purple one!), cut into smaller pieces and processed into “rice” 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 small bunch parsley (or 1/2 large bunch), chopped 1 handful fresh mint, chopped 1…

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…

Veggie Lover’s Bowl

The veggie lovers bowl! This ☝🏼 sums up a perfect meal for me. Loads of veggies (including my fave, beets! Oh and my other fave, asparagus!), red quinoa and chickpeas, topped off with a delicious creamy parsley-dill sauce. And of course, avocado! Who am I kidding, I love alllllll the veggies. 💕 This parsley-dill green…