Thursday, December 24, 2009

Vegan soy milk/tofu recipes for someone with a sweet tooth and healthy please?

Hey, here are some that satsify my sweet tooth =]





Banana soya milkshake





All you need is:


1 large banana


250mls of soyamilk


1 tabble spoon maple syrup


Handul of oats





Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend away!








Blueberry soya shake





All you need is


250mls soya milk / soya yogurt


Big handul of blueberries


25 mls apple juice


Handful of oats


Table spoon of maple syrup





Blend up the soya milk and the blueberries, add all other ingredients and blend away!











I like to make tofu sandwichs with salad, and tofu goes great for a substitute in your favorite curry sauce.








Goan Tofu Curry








8 oz block of firm tofu cut into 1 cm cubes


2 tablespoons cider vinegar


1 level tablespoon Dijon mustard


陆 teaspoon salt


1 large onion very thinly sliced


About 2 cm of root ginger peeled and finely chopped


4 cloves garlic chopped


陆 tablespoon ground coriander


陆 tablespoon ground cumin


1 teaspoon turmeric


2 cloves


A pinch of cinnamon


4 ripe tomatoes skinned and chopped


1/3 of a block creamed coconut grated


1 tablespoon tomato puree





Notes





Serve garnished with fresh chopped coriander, basmati rice (try adding a couple of bay leaves and some cardamom seeds to the rice whilst it is cooking) and lots of fresh green salad.


Method





First shallow fry the tofu cubes over a not too high heat until well seared. Then place in a bowl with the vinegar mustard and salt and mix until the tofu is evenly coated.





Put some oil in a pan and over a low heat cook the onions and ginger until the onions become very soft and start to disintegrate. Don't worry if the onions brown a little and start to stick to the bottom of the pan just stir well occasionally. This take time but is worth it for the wonderful sweet flavour you achieve.





Add the garlic and spices and allow to slowly cook for 5 minutes more.





Add the marinated tofu, you will find a lot of the marinade also goes into the pan - this just adds to the flavour. Also add the creamed coconut, chopped tomatoes and tomato puree.





Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Try to retrieve the 2 cloves before serving as crunching unexpectedly on one of these can be an unpleasant experience.








Raspberry Tofu Dessert


Serves 4





Ingredients:





225g/10oz raspberries,


fresh or frozen


1 packet firm silken tofu


陆tsp vanilla essence


2 tbsp maple syrup





Method:





1 If using frozen raspberries allow to thaw completely, retaining a few for garnishing.





2 Combine all the ingredients and press through a sieve to remove the raspberry seeds.


(This is made easier if first processed in a liquidiser or food processor).








Banana Delight with Lemon Frosted Topping


Serves 6


The base can be frozen for up to 1 month.





Ingredients:





Base:





1 packet/285g/10陆oz firm silken tofu, drained


2 bananas, roughly chopped juice and rind of 1 lemon


1 tbsp tahini


1陆 tbsp maple syrup


1 tsp vanilla essence





Lemon Frosting:





12g / 陆oz vegan margarine / butter


1陆 tsp soya milk


1陆 tsp lemon juice


陆 tsp lemon zest


225g / 8oz icing sugar


1-2 drops yellow food colouring





Method:





1 Put all the ingredients for the base into a food processor or liquidiser and process until smooth.





2 Pour the mixture into an 1 8cm / 7'; greased spring mould or flan tin lined with foil and bake at 350掳F/180掳C/gas mark 4 for 45 minutes until just set.





3 Leave in the tin to cool before removing.





4 To make the frosting, mix the margarine, milk, lemon juice and zest together before gradually adding the icing sugar.





5 Colour carefully with a little food colouring.





6 Roll into balls about 1.2cm / 陆'; in diameter, arrange over the base and fork down to make a pattern.





7 Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.








3 Divide the mixture between four dessert dishes and chill for up to 2 hours.





4 Garnish with reserved raspberries and serve.











Sweet Potato Salad








3 medium sweet potatoes


1 green pepper


2 sticks of celery


3 spring onions


3oz hazelnuts


half a walnut size piece of fresh ginger





For the dressing:


4oz organic tofu


2 tbsp olive oil


2 tbsp cider vinegar


1 tbsp lemon juice


1 tbsp dark soya sauce


Method





Boil the sweet potatoes whole in their skins. While they are cooking, finely chop the green pepper, celery sticks and spring onions. Chop the hazelnuts and grate half a walnut size piece of fresh ginger.





When the potatoes are cooked, let them cool a little and then cube them and gently mix with the other ingredients in a bowl.





Blend the tofu, olive oil, cider vinegar, lemon juice and soya sauce until smooth. Gently mix with the potato salad, garnish with parsley and serve.











Theres loads of other healthy things you can buy in the shops that satsify your sweet tooth, i really like vegan chocolate milk, it can be found in health stores such as holland and barrett or super markets such as sainsburys.








And theres some more you might like here - http://www.veganvillage.co.uk/recipes.ht鈥?/a>


http://www.vegsoc.org/cordonvert/recipes鈥?/a>





Hope this helps.Vegan soy milk/tofu recipes for someone with a sweet tooth and healthy please?
Today i went to Borders and got ';the complete idiots guide to vegan living .';


It is the best book if you need to know ANYTHING about vegan living .





some good brands are : Uncle Eddies, Goodbaker, Nana's, Health Valley, Fabe's Natural Gourmet, Sun Flour Baking Company, and Newman's Own .





:)





i hope that helps .


:)Vegan soy milk/tofu recipes for someone with a sweet tooth and healthy please?
Throw some veggies in a pan with a little bit of olive oil, let 'em simmer for a bit, throw in your tofu, mix it up a bunch, put in some seasoning of some kind (whatever looks good in your pantry should do fine) and voila! Instant healthy snack.
I'm not sure how healthy it is. But I like to use tofu to make a sort of tofu pancake. I slice up the tofu and bread it in a mix of cornmeal, raw sugar, and salt. Then I fry it in a pan for a few minutes and put maple syrup on it.

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