Vegan Chicken Salad Recipe

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Pumpkin

Do you know what today is? It’s Friday Friday Friday Friday…and tomorrow is Saturday Saturday and after that it’s Sunday Sunday. (ode to that terrible but memorable song). Every last handful of Saturdays, G and I have took off for days adventure, first making a stop at Native Bean for our Saturday special – Bagels & Veggie Chicken Salad. It makes for a perfectly delicious start to the weekend. Today, I am starting our weekend early, with an attempt to recreate Native Beans amazing vegetarian chicken salad. Here’s my recipe, it comes really close to theirs and is just missing the everything bagel… G and Cee Lo Green.

vegan chicken salad recipe

Here’s the Base Recipe (Must have ingredients) for Vegan Chicken Salad

  • Tofu (whole pack)
  • Vegan Mayonaise. I use
  • Sea Salt to taste
  • Nutritional Yeast (2-4 spoons)
  • Shredded ~1.5 carrots
  • Shredded ~2 celery stalks
  • onion (I use dry 2 spoons)
  • Lemon Juice – one drop
  • Curry – 1 spoon

Optional/Experimental Ingredients to try:

  • .5 spoon of Agave
  • dry basil
  • Marmite (small drop)
  • Cumin
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Paprika
  • Apple Cider Vinegar, one teaspoon
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Seitan From Scratch

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Pumpkin

I made seitan from scratch today!  I saw a seitan class offered at the Natural Gourmet school and thought I’d try it myself, it turned out to be pretty easy.

I combined about 1.5 cups of wheat gluten with vegetable broth in a bowl.  After stirring this mixture up with a fork (it gets hard and stringy quickly) I broke off chunks and sauteed them in olive oil, water, vegetable broth and spices (basil, salt, nutritional yeast, onions) for about 45 minutes.

Vegan Seitan Recipe

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Vegan Chana Masala

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Pumpkin

vegan chana masala recipe

Here’s a super simple recipe for a Vegan Chana Masala. It takes about 10 minutes to make and comes out delicious!

  • Fry 2 small onions in vegan butter (one spoon) and olive oil
  • Add 2 diced tomatoes
  • Add one can of chickpeas
  • Add spices: garam masala, turmeric, curry, pepper, rock salt
  • One spoon of lemon juice
  • Frozen spinach
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Veggie Delight – Vegas

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Pumpkin

Head over to Veggie Delight, one of the only few vegetarian restaurants in Vegas (no wonder they call it the sin city). This bare bones quiet restaurant serves tasty vegan/vegetarian dishes and quick.

The soup was pretty soupy tasting, just what one may expect from a vegan vietnamese soup.  The herbs they use are delightful smelling and this alone is a filling meal. But since you are here already, try one of their vegan baguettes, and for drinks, order a tapioca smoothie. The purple one is the best!

Veggie Delight Vegan Soup

The Baguettes:

Vegan Baguette at Veggie Delight in Vegas

and the drinks:

Drinks from the veggie delight in vegas

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Red Velvet Cafe – Vegas

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Pumpkin

This is hands down the best vegan tuna melt in the world. You can find it at the Red Velvet Cafe, a two room recently expanded healthy food restaurant that now serves meat/fish (BOOO) but also promises to veganize any of the food. They have  a number of vegan desserts to choose from as well. The staff is super friendly and happy, but seriously the tuna melt is TDF. Get an extra to bring home.

Red Velvet Cafe Vegan Tuna Melt

Here’s a vegan pizza from Red Velvet, it was very cheesy and tasty, but the vegan tuna melt wins the tastiest food award.

Red Velvet Cafe Vegan Pizza

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Yard House Veggie Sliders

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Pumpkin

If you are visiting Vegas, these veggie sliders are a reason enough to visit the Yard House Restaurant at the Red Rock Casino. These little miniature vegan burgers (ask for no cheese, and you may want to confirm the sauce is vegan) come in a set of 4 with french fries. This appetizer alone, is a good mid night snack in between streneous slot machine arm exercises or a Texas Holdem game. The Yard House began serving veggie “gardein” food in late 2010 and now has at least a half a dozen veggie options for appetizers or entrees.

Yard House Veggie Sliders Gardein

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Chickpea Salad

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Pumpkin

  • Nayonaisse
  • Pecans
  • Chickpeas
  • Red Pepper
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Pasta Salad

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Pumpkin

  • Nayonaisse
  • Chickpeas
  • Parsley
  • Red Pepper
  • Bow Tie Pasta
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Veggie Couscous

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Pumpkin


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Vegan Potato Latkes

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Pumpkin

It’s a been a non-stop but good day in the life of Iguana. Happy to finally settle in and enjoy some pretty good vegan latkes with my roomie to celebrate first day of Hanukah. We have a 6 foot xmas tree in the living room and a new kitty Dixon, who arrived today, thanks to atailatatime.org. There’s lots to celebrate.

Recipe for Vegan Potato Latkes. Combine the following ingredients in a bowl.

  • Hand grate 3 potatoes
  • Chop half a large onion
  • 2 spoons of olive oil
  • Spices: I used basil, rosemary, pepper
  • Salt
  • Lemon Juice (optional)
  • 3 spoons of corn starch
  • 4 spoons of white or whole wheat flour. I used both.
  • and the secret ingredient in Chinese Chili Garlic Sauce (totally optional)

Use hands to mix up this mixture and add more flour/corn starch if it’s not sticking together. Don’t add too much though!

Fry both sides.

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