Udon Noodle Salad with Fried Tofu, Shiitake Mushrooms, Bok Choy & Wasabi-Mirin Dressing

Key Words: Asian, bok choy, Japanese, mirin, noodles, salads, shiitake mushrooms, udon, vegan, Vegetarian, wasabi

Hummus Cucumber Cups

Key Words: Add new tag, bell peppers, chickpeas, cucumbers, garbanzo beans, light, Vegetarian

Summer Vegetable Ragout over Risotto Cakes

Key Words: gluten-free, Italian, mushrooms, squashes, tomatoes, vegan, Vegetarian, zucchinis

Asparagus Frittata Squares

Spears of asparagus are stacked on top of each other and bound within an herb custard that is gently baked to form a smooth cake with a delicate crust. Juxtaposed and combined, these textures strikingly evoke a mixed-media forest collage.

Key Words: Vegetarian

Grilled Summer Vegetable Sandwich with Balsamic Vinaigrette & Feta-Yogurt Sauce

Key Words: bell peppers, feta, lacto-vegetarian, tomatoes, Vegetarian, yogurt

Asian-Style Grilled King Oyster Mushrooms

Key Words: Asian, gluten-free, mushrooms, Vegetarian

Vegetable Ragout

One would be hard-pressed to find a vegetarian dish more simultaneously elegant and hearty than this. Tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, eggplant, and onions are stewed with sliced hot peppers and served over herbed polenta wedges pan-crisped to a golden crust.

Key Words: corn, eggplants, gluten-free, polenta, ragouts, squashes, tomatoes, Vegetarian, zucchinis

Vegetable Curry

A plethora of legumes and vegetables – notably chickpeas, cauliflower, tomatoes, green peas, and potatoes – are slowly simmered with equally diverse spices sautéed in oil – to form a thick stew with great depth of flavor. Rustically scooping up chunks and sopping up juice with the accompanying handmade Indian whole-wheat flatbread (which was brought to East Africa by merchants during the British colonial period), you’ll think you’re on safari!

Serving Suggestions: Served with handmade chapati (Indian whole-wheat flatbread, brought to East Africa by merchants during the British colonial period).

Key Words: cauliflower, chickpeas, curries, garbanzo beans, Kenyan, potatoes, tomatoes, Vegetarian

Tofu Steak with Enoki Mushrooms in Soy-Mirin Sauce

Key Words: Asian, Japanese, mirin, mushrooms, soy, tofu, vegan, Vegetarian, with sauce

Samosas

Peas and diced potatoes are pan-simmered with sautéed onions, hot peppers, and Indian spices until tender and thickened, and then folded within pastry half-rounds and baked until bubbly and golden.

Serving Suggestions: As hors d'oeuvres and snacks, portioned in bite sizes. As brown bag entrée for a meal-on-the-go, portioned as individual hand pie.

Key Words: hand pies, Indian, peas, potatoes, samosas, savory, turnovers, Vegetarian