As regular readers know, this blog brings a variety of articles, studies, thoughts, music and recipes! It is presented in a magazine style - we hope something for everyone. Our main focus is about the Low Carb Higher (Healthy) Fat lifestyle, LCHF for short, and you can read/find out more about that here
In recent months we have seen that more and more we have regular readers, and followers, who choose to eat vegetarian or vegan.
With that in mind I am passing on this recipe suggestion from "Sainsbury's it's a vegan spaghetti and mushroom power-ball recipe, is totally raw and utterly delicious. This 25-minute recipe uses ready-made courgetti,(or make your own), a tangy no-cook tomato sauce and juicy 'meatballs' made with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes and sticky dates. Top it off with a sprinkling of decadent cashew vegan cheese for an easy pasta dish that's sure to impress …"
This recipe works out at 31.9g carbs per serving so may not/will not be suitable for all!
Ingredients:
Serves Four
For the power-balls 250g pine nuts
30g dried mushrooms, soaked and drained
8 sundried tomatoes, soaked and chopped
4 dates, soaked until softened
7g fresh basil, shredded
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
2 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp olive oil
2 x 300g courgetti
For the cashew vegan cheese
75g cashews
1 tsp garlic powder
1½ tsp mustard powder
For the tomato sauce
150g fresh tomatoes, chopped
4 sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
5 basil leaves
75ml water
2 garlic cloves
1 date, soaked and chopped
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. olive oil
Method:
1. Place all the power-ball ingredients together in a food processor with plenty of seasoning and pulse until just combined. If the mixture seems a little dry, add 1-2 tbsp. water. Using wet hands, form 24 balls. Transfer to a plate and refrigerate until needed.
2. Blitz together the cashew cheese ingredients until just finely ground. Method:
1. Place all the power-ball ingredients together in a food processor with plenty of seasoning and pulse until just combined. If the mixture seems a little dry, add 1-2 tbsp. water. Using wet hands, form 24 balls. Transfer to a plate and refrigerate until needed.
3. Blitz the tomato sauce ingredients together with plenty of seasoning. Serve with the courgetti and power-balls and sprinkle over the cashew cheese.
looking for similar courgette/courgetti recipes, here are a couple
Porcini and green lentil Bolognese with courgetti
It's a veggie Bolognese and has heaps of flavour from the porcini mushrooms,
it works out at 5.8 grams of carbohydrate per serving.
So if you are living the LCHF lifestyle this could fit nicely into your meal plans!
see more here
Spinach and ricotta lasagne with courgette pasta
Some say this dish is just "perfect for eating on an evening in springtime",
The recipe per serving works out at 19.3 g carbs,
if you'd like to know more see hereThe recipe per serving works out at 19.3 g carbs,
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27 comments:
Looks delicious. May have to try the lasagna recipe.
All of these look so good!
All three look delicious! I eat meat less and less - prefer fish nowadays. Not quite vegan :)
now thats clever!!
Both look yummy..sound good too..Thanks for stopping by my blog..Blogger won't let us respond any more..real pain!! Have a good weekend
All three recipes sound divinely delicious!
Happy Weekend,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
The spinach lasagna sure looks good! I eat plainer meals most of the time. I need to try this recipe!
this is picture perfect and the power balls sound so interesting!!!
and i love the versatility i find here on your blog, i always enjoy my visits!!
Jan, looks good! I'm an omnivore, but I eat vegetarian most of the time. Had broccoli salad and nuts for breakfast today, beans for lunch, but will have chicken for dinner with my husband (he doesn't thrive on a meatless diet). I haven't really delved into the whole raw thing as yet.
That sounds delicious. I would try this for sure.
Quite a meal for those who go vegan.
Hummm pratos deliciosos e bem saudáveis.
Um abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
Sounds soooo wonderful. Hugs, Valerie
The lasagna looks perfet for any evening, any season.
Thank you. Food for thought when planning my menus this week.
It is so nice of you to find all of these alternatives for a healthier diet...thank you! They look very tasty!!!
Hugs
That looks good !
Love that they don't need to be cooked! Sounds yummy!
Looks so good! And I really should try that spinach and ricotta lasagna.
Hi Jan,
Thanks for this great sharing, my son will love it.
Many greetings
Maria
Divagar Sobre Tudo um Pouco
...now that's different!
I'm so glad to read about a vegan dish. Although I will never give up dairy, I have given up meat. That's why this recipe is such a winner in my book. Thank you.
These all look really good, the first the best. They were grilling tofu the other day on a cooking show, I never have tried that.
Feliz semana.
Loving that vegan dish, must give that a whirl, thank you!xxx
thank you Jan!!! Big Hugs!
Thanks for this delicious-sounding vegan meatball recipe. I also learned a new word! I didn't know what courgetti was!
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