In an effort to help our clients stay healthy and avoid from using their long term care insurance policy as long as possible, we are committed to featuring health tips and tricks found on the health tab of our website. Here you can find news, videos, and “Feature Friday’s Healthy Recipes”, available to you every Friday.

This Friday’s Featured recipe includes five healthy VEGAN recipes for you to try! These meals look and taste great and are all completely Vegan friendly! (Please note none of these recipes belong to LTC TREE)

Whole roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole cauliflower
  • 2 tablespoon oil, divided
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon zaatar spice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Batch TAHINI SAUCE
  • Garnish with fresh herbs – parsley, dill and or mint, sprinkle with optional aleppo chili flakes, drizzle with this optional Tahini sauce!

 

Bombay burritos

Ingredients:

  • 16 ounces baby potatoes – quartered
  • 1 tablespoon ghee, olive oil or coconut oil, more to taste
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 23 teaspoons yellow curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon granulated onion or granulated garlic powder
  • 1 head cauliflower- cut into small florets
  • 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained well
  • 12 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • generous pinch chili flakes
  • 1 teaspoon whole fennel seed
  • 1 teaspoon whole coriander seed
  • 4 x extra-large, whole wheat tortillas
  • 2 handfuls baby spinach
  • Few tablespoons Cilantro Mint Chutney
  • Few tablespoons Quick Pickled Onions

 Vegan Alfredo 

Ingredients:

  • 12 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 white onion
  • 4 fat garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews
  • 1 cup veggie broth
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon white miso paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 5 ounces dry pasta, cooked to package directions
  • 1 cup fresh peas (or frozen, or sub snow peas or steamed broccoli)
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, sauteed, or try smoked mushrooms!
  •  pepper, chili flakes, lemon zest

Portobello mushroom burger

Ingredients:

  • 2 large portobello mushrooms
  • 1 Tablespoon Miso ( any color)
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • 2 turkish cucumbers, cut length-wise into ribbons
  • 1 scallion, sliced at diagonal
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 1/2 cups matchstick carrots
  • 1 scallion
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 extra large avocado, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
  • 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
  • pinch chili flakes and sesame seeds

Blackened tempeh with avocado

Ingredients:

  •  ⅓ cup vegan ranch dressing
  • ½ –1 teaspoon cajun spice blend
  • 1 block tempeh
  • 23 tablespoons Cajun Spice like Black Magic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 45 leaves of lacinato kale, tough stems removed
  • 1 teaspoon oil, pinch salt, lemon zest from ½ a lemon
  • 4 radishes, sliced
  • 1 scallion, sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • ¼ cup pickled onions
  •  sprouts or microgreens, cooked quinoa, large whole wheat tortillas, sauerkraut.

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