Adzuki Bean Enchiladas

This is spicy!  It is also totally vegan.  I use Las Palmas Red Chili Sauce instead of enchilada sauce-if you don't like as much heat as we do, try the enchilada sauce.

Ingredients:
15 oz can Adzuki (Aduki) Beans
10 oz pkg frozen chopped spinach
12 oz shredded vegan cheese
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 tbsp canola oil
28 oz can Las Palmas Red Chili Sauce
18 corn tortillas


Directions:
Thaw and drain spinach. *Easy tip:  Leave the spinach in the package and squeeze moisture out of the package.  In fry pan, sauté onions and and garlic in oil for about 1 minute, then add spinach, 1/2 cup of the Red Chili Sauce, and 1/2 cup vegan cheese.  Drain beans then stir into ingredients in pan.  Remove from stove.  Heat tortillas in microwave for about 2 minutes-until they are soft and pliable. In a medium casserole dish, spoon about 2 tbsp. of the bean mixture onto a tortilla then roll up.  Lay the tortillas side by side until the bottom of the casserole dish is covered.  Pour 1 cup of the red chili sauce over the 1st layer of tortillas and top with vegan cheese. Roll second layer of tortillas, top with vegan cheese, then pour 2 cups of the chili sauce over.  Cover and bake at 350 for approximately 40 minutes.  There will be chili sauce left over.

There is enough spice and sodium in this recipe that I don't add additional salt.  Black beans are also perfect with this recipe.

Sage Pesto

Great recipe as we prepare for Thanksgiving!  This can be used as a spread for breads, served with turkey, or add as flavoring to vegetables.

Ingredients:
1 cup fresh sage
1 cup parsley
1 cup walnuts or pine nuts (for nut allergies, I use garbanzo beans)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
salt/pepper to taste

Directions:
Wash sage and parsley, removing large stems. Add all ingredients to food processor and puree for 1 minute.

Gluten-Free Asian Pear Tart with Honey-Rum Glaze

Ingredients for crust: 

2 & 1/2  cups Bob's Red Mill gluten-free flour

3 tbsp sugar

8 tbsp Earth Balance butter substitute

1/4 tsp salt

1 small egg or 1/2 large egg

2 tsp. vanilla

Ingredients for filling:

5 Asian pears

1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp cinnamon

2 tbsp corn starch

Ingredients for honey glaze:

1/2 cup honey

1/8 cup water

2 tbsp. rum

Directions:

Peel and slice pears into 1/4-inch wedges. Mix lemon, brown sugar, and corn starch together, then add pears.  Cook pears in microwave for 5 minutes.

Mix flour, salt, and sugar in food processor, then add Earth Balance, mixing on pulse until dough starts to clump together.   Stir vanilla and egg together and add enough to moisten the dough.  The consistency of the dough should be similar to sugar cookie dough.  Press into tart pan.  Using a dinner fork, poke some holes in the bottom of the crust and bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.  Remove from oven and turn oven to 350.  Arrange pears in a circular pattern on top of the tart crust.  Return to oven and bake for 20-30 minutes until crust begins to brown.  

In small saucepan, bring water to a boil and add honey, turn down heat to simmer and cook for an additional 10 minutes, stirring constantly so it doesn't boil over.  Remove from heat and cool then whisk in rum.  After tart has cooled, brush honey glaze over the top.

I also tried this with apples...both yummy!

Pear Tart

Apple Tart

Veggie Stir-Fry with Turkey Cutlets

Ingredients:
1/2 pound turkey cutlets, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 tbsps oil
3 cloves chopped garlic, finely chopped
1-inch piece of fresh ginger, finely chopped
6 cups chopped, fresh veggies-I use broccoli, onions, carrots, red bell pepper, and zucchini
1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
1/2 cup peanuts
1 tbsp. sesame seeds
1-2 tbsps curry
2 tbsps low sodium soy sauce

Directions:
Saute' turkey in oil, adding garlic, sesame seeds, and ginger when almost cooked. Sauté until turkey is slightly browned.  Add veggies, peanuts, soy sauce, and pineapple to turkey.  Toss until veggies are hot, slightly softened but not soggy.  Season with curry powder to taste.  The more curry powder, the spicier this dish becomes. Add salt if needed.