Tofurky Panini

Tofurky Panini

This hot sandwich is nutritious, delicious and easy to make!

Substitute your favorite soy deli slices and cheese to personalize this panini.

 

 

Ingredients

 

2 slices of wheat bread

4 tofurky deli slices

1 ounce muenster cheese

1/4 cup fresh baby spinach

1 small roma tomato, sliced

1 tablespoon olive oil

  Directions

 

We are going to assemble our paninis from the bottom up.  Start with one of the slices of wheat bread and top it with 1/2 ounce of the muenster cheese.  Next add the slices of tomato and the baby spinach.  Follow that with the tofurky slices and the remainder of the cheese.  Top with the 2nd slice of bread.  Preheat a pan to medium heat.  Place 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil in the center and place the sandwich over the oil.  Pour the rest of the oil on top of the sandwich.  Cook for about 4 minutes on each side.  Use a spatula to press down on the sandwich.  This will help keep all of the ingredients in tact and make it into a panini.  Enjoy!

Tofu Scramble with Polenta

Tofu Scramble with Polenta

A tofu scramble is a delicious and protein packed breakfast.  Add polenta and you get a comfort food that will fill you up and keep you going throughout your busy day.

 

Make extra polenta to use as fries for tomorrow's meal!

 

 

Makes 4 servings

 

Ingredients

 

Polenta

1 cup of yellow corn meal (polenta)

5 cups of water

1 tablespoon parsley

salt and pepper to taste

Spinach

5oz fresh spinach

1/2 tablespoon olive oil

 1 garlic clove, minced

salt and pepper to taste

Scramble

1 block of tofu

6 morning star veggie sausage links

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 oz muenster cheese

2 roma tomatoes

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Polenta

Bring four cups of water to a boil.  Add the yellow corn meal and simmer.  You will need to stir the mixture very frequently.  Simmer this mixture for about twenty minutes, slowly adding the last cup of water throughout.  Add the salt, pepper and parsley.  Keep stirring :)  When the polenta begins to pull away from the walls of the pot, you are done.

Spinach

Place the olive oil and garlic into a cold pan.  Turn the heat to medium.  When the garlic starts to sizzle, add the spinach to the pan.  Toss the spinach around with the garlic.  (Make sure to not leave the garlic on the bottom of the pan or it will burn and make the whole dish bitter.)  Add the salt and pepper and cook for approximately 10 minutes.

Scramble

 Preheat the pan to medium heat.  Add the olive oil and veggie sausages.  Cook for about 5 minutes and remove the sausages from the pan, chop them into bite size pieces and return them to the pan.  Remove the tofu from it's container and dry off any extra moisture with a paper towel.  Cut the tofu into bite size pieces and add it to the pan.  Add salt and pepper.  Cook for about 15 minutes.

Now it's time to assemble the scramble.  Place 1 cup of cooked polenta onto the plate.  Add 1 1/4 oz of the spinach and a quarter of the scramble mixuture.  Add 1 oz of shredded muenster cheese and the chopped tomatoes.  Enjoy!

 

 

Simple Arugula Salad

Simple Arugula Salad

Arugula has a wonderful peppery flavor and a simple lemon dressing is the perfect compliment for making a delicious salad.

 

This quick and easy salad is vegan and gluten free!

 

  

Serves 4

 

Ingredients

 5 oz fresh arugula

1 avocado, diced

2 Roma tomatoes, diced

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Rinse your arugula in cold water to clean it and freshen it up.   Dice the tomato and avocado.  Toss them together with the arugula.  In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.  Whisk the dressing with a fork until the ingredients are fully incorporated.  Pour the dressing on top of the salad and gently toss.  Enjoy!

Caramelized Vegetable Flatbread Pizza

Caramelized Vegetable Flatbread Pizza

 

Take care of your pizza craving with this healty and hearty Flatbread Pizza.  Caramelized Vegetables make for the perfect topping on the low fat Flatbread crust.  Top with Mozzarella cheese and enjoy!

Substitute whatever cheese and veggies you like, to personalize your pizza.

 

Ingredients

Flatbread 

  1/2 medium onion chopped

3/4 cup corn

1 tomato

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 cup mozzarella cheese

1 table olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

This recipe is another great way to utilize your homemade Flatbread.  Maybe you even have some left in the freezer from the last time you made it :)  For the purposes of this recipe, I'm going assume that you have your Flatbread, made and ready to go.

Start by preheating a pan to medium heat.  Add the olive oil to the pan, followed by the onions and corn.  Cook them until they have a brown coloring, hence the caramelization.  Salt and pepper the veggies to taste.  Chop your tomatoes, shred your cheese, and we are ready to assemble the pizza.  Start by drizzling the balsamic vinegar onto the flatbread.  Now evenly distibute the corn, onions, and tomatoes over that.  Top with the mozzarella cheese.  Place the flatbread into a 400 degree oven and bake for about 5 minutes.  Everything is already cooked, so this is really just to get the cheese melty and the crust crispy.  Enjoy!