Sweet Enchiladas with Cilantro Avocado Cream Sauce

Sweet Potato, Black Bean, Spinach, and Pepper Vegan Enchiladas

Yield: 4 Enchiladas

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• 1 onion, chopped (~2 cups)

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 cup sweet potato, chopped (or zucchini)

• 1 bell pepper, chopped

• 2 handfuls spinach, chopped

• 1 can black beans (~2 cups), drained and rinsed

• Enchilada sauce or Pasta sauce (about 2.5 cups)* see note

• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

• 1.5 tsp ground cumin

• 1-2 tbsp fresh lime juice, to taste

• 1/2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste

• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp chili powder, or to taste

• 4 whole grain tortilla wraps (I used Food for Life Ezekiel)

• Cilantro Avocado Cream Sauce, to pour on top (recipe below)
• Green onion & chopped cilantro, to garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F and grab a baking dish large enough for 4 enchiladas. Pre-cook the chopped sweet potato, by simmering it in a small pot of water for about 5-10 minutes until just tender. Do not overcook. Drain and set aside.

2. In a large skillet or pot, add 1 tbsp oil and bring to medium to low heat. Add in the chopped onion and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until translucent. Add in garlic and reduce heat to low and cook for a couple more minutes. Now add the chopped pepper, pre-cooked sweet potato, drained black beans, and chopped spinach. Cook for about 5-7 more minutes on medium-low heat.

3. Now add in your enchilada or pasta sauce. Stir well, and add in your seasonings: nutritional yeast (optional), cumin, fresh lime juice, salt, garlic powder, chili powder- all to taste. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Stir well.

4. Scoop about 3/4-1 cup of the mixture onto the bottom of your casserole dish and spread out in a thin layer. Scoop about 1/2-3/4 cup of the mixture onto each tortilla and wrap, placing the fold down on the casserole dish. Repeat for the remaining 3 tortillas and leave a bit of filling left to spread over the top. Sprinkle with vegan cheese if preferred.

5. Bake tortillas at 350F for 18-20 minutes. Meanwhile, make your Cilantro cream sauce (see below). When enchiladas are cooked, remove from oven and pour the sauce over top. Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onion. Serve immediately. Makes 4 enchiladas.

Note: Depending on what kind of sauce you use, you will have to adjust the seasonings to taste. I used a pasta sauce so I likely needed more seasonings to achieve the taste I desired.

Read more: http://ohsheglows.com/2011/05/04/vegan-enchiladas-with-cilantro-avocado-cream-sauce-2/#ixzz3PgcdqUJG

Cilantro Avocado Cream Sauce

Inspired by Kathy’s Cashew Cream Sauce.

Yield: ~1.25-1.5 cups

Ingredients:

• 1 & 1/4 cup avocado flesh
• 2 tbsp water, or more as needed to thin out
• 2-3 tbsp lime juice, to taste
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (optional)
• 1 cup packed fresh cilantro
• 1 tsp kosher salt, to taste
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 3/4 tsp ground cumin
• Black pepper, to taste
• Red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. In a food processor, process the avocado flesh and water until creamy. Now add in the rest of the ingredients and process until smooth and well blended. Use immediately for best results.

Read more: http://ohsheglows.com/2011/05/04/vegan-enchiladas-with-cilantro-avocado-cream-sauce-2/#ixzz3Pgcjafen

Adapted from Time Crunch Vegan Enchiladas.

Vegetable Quiche Bites

Vegetable Quiche Bites

Prep Time: 15 minutes bake time: 40-45 minutes depending on which oil you useYield: 24+ mini quiches

INGREDIENTS

For the food processor

• 1/2 cup cashews
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbs grape seed oil or coconut oil
• 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 heaping tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/8 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 12oz package of extra firm tofu, cubed

To (finely) chop:

• 1 cup spinach (or any dark leafy green)
• 1 cup broccoli
• 1 cup mushroom
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes
• 1/2 cup green onion

Step 1: Blend the food processor ingredients

You want to start out with the cashews. Just the cashews.  

As you can see, the cashews aren’t ground into a fine pulp. Rather, it’s broken down to tiny little bits. 

After that, add all the other food processor ingredients (oil, milk, nutritional yeast, salt, smoked paprika) but the tofu. We’ll save the tofu for last.

As far as oil preference, I’ve found that different oils produced a different quiche. If you’re looking for a light, airy quiche, use  grape seed oil. The batch containing coconut oil was more moist and hearty, so if that’s what you’re all about, use coconut oil. The ones photographed here contained coconut oil, but I’ll admit that I prefer the taste/texture/results of grape seed oil in this recipe.

Now, what I like to do with the tofu is plop in the cubes while the food processor is turning. I don’t know if it does anything special, but I like to think that it’s less overwhelming for my appliance.

Once all the tofu is mixed in, you’re going to be left with a strange concoction: the base! Pour/gloop the base into a big bowl. Set aside.

Step 2: Place chopped veggies in the bowl

If you haven’t chopped your veggies yet, now is the time to do so.

You can use other veggies. Once your vegetables are chopped, place them in the same bowl as your base. Mix.

Step 3: Pour and bake
These quiche bites use a mini muffin pan. A regular muffin pan will not yield the same fantastic results; it’s too heavy and thick, causing the quiche to fall apart.  

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Get out the mini muffin pan. No need to spray the pan, the mixture has enough oil in it to moisturize the pan.

Stack them high.   

If you used olive oil or grape seed oil, your bites should be ready in 40 minutes. Coconut oil, bake them for 45.

Take them out and let them cool down for 5 minutes. They’ll seem a little moist when you first take them out, but the cooling process will help them harden a bit.

Step 4: Spoon out quiche bites
'Fork out' the quiches (with a fork). 

Inspiration and credit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/73253931414519376/