Category: Vegetarian

Gluten free breadsticks

  • 1 cup plus 2 tbsp self rising flour – can use gluten-free
  • 1 cup non fat plain Greek Yogurt
  • cooking spray
  • Lowry’s Garlic Salt* (or a mix of butter, garlic, and herbs)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • In a medium bowl use a sturdy spoon or your dough hook to combine 1 cup of self rising flour and the greek yogurt until the dough begins to pull away from the sides. Sprinkle in extra flour if needed.
  • Dust a piece of parchment paper with self rising flour and gently press the dough into a rectangle shape, about 10 inches long by 5 inches wide. Use a sharp knife to cut at least 8 breadsticks. Spray the tops with cooking spray and sprinkle with the garlic salt to your desired taste.
  • Bake for 17 to 19 minutes, or until tops are lightly golden brown. Let cool slightly before enjoying!
Notes

To make self rising flour combine 1 cup all purpose flour with 1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt.If you don’t have Lowry’s Garlic Salt, simply combine 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp dried parsley and use as desired.

2 Ingredient Dough Garlic Breadsticks

Homemade Marinara Sauce

Place a medium saucepan over medium heat and add 2 Tbsp olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add 1/2 cup chopped onion stirring often until soft and golden (about 5 min). Add minced garlic and stir 1 min, or until fragrant.

Stir in 28 oz crushed tomatoes, 1/2 tsp oregano,  1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Bring to a light boil then reduce heat and simmer partially covered for 15 minutes. Add a touch of sugar if needed.

Finally, stir in 1 Tbsp chopped fresh basil then turn off the heat.

Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce (VIDEO)

Gluten-Free AIR FRYER FALAFEL

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 small yellow onion, quartered
  • 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped parsley
  • 1/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro
  • 1/3 cup chopped scallions
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons all purpose flour, plus more for dusting (I used gf)
  • Olive Oil Spray
  1. Dry the chickpeas on paper towels.
  2. Place the onions and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the parsley, scallions, cilantro, cumin, salt, and red pepper flakes.
  3. Process until blended 30 to 60 seconds, then add the chickpeas and pulse 2 to 3 times until just blended, but not pureed.
  4. Sprinkle in the baking powder and the flour, scape the sides of the bowl down with a spatula and pulse 2 to 3 times.
  5. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate, covered, 2 to 3 hours.
  6. Form the falafel mixture into 12 balls, if it’s too sticky add some flour to your hands and your work surface.
  7. Preheat the air fryer 350F.
  8. Spray the falafel with oil. Cook 14 minutes, in batches until golden brown, turning halfway.

These guys were awsome and I served it with Quinoa Tabbouleh and Tzaziki sauce.

Recipe was found at www.skinnytaste.com/air-fryer/falafel

BBQ Jack Fruit

I’m trying to eat less meat for my health. Trouble is – I love meat. The thought of just having a salad for dinner makes me sad. I heard about jackfruit awhile back. While wondering around Whole Foods, I found a can of it. Why not . . .

My son and I tried it out of the can. Not horrible, but didn’t seem like a meat. Tastes like a mild artichoke out of the can. I stumbled upon a few recipes for making BBQ sandwiches out of it and picked a few things from each.

Actually, it turned out fantastic.

1 can of jackfruit (rinsed)
1/2 cup or so of chopped onion
a few dashes of liquid smoke
BBQ sauce

Over medium heat, cook the jackfruit and chopped onion for around 10 minutes. I added water whenever it started to stick – maybe 1/4 cup or so. You can add water as often as you want. You probably could cover and lower the temp, but I never seem to do this.

After the 10 minutes or so, smash the jackfruit with a potato masher or use two forks to give it a stringy pork BBQ texture. Add some bbq sauce and let it heat through. Put on your favorite bun and enjoy!