Tasty Raisin » Vegetables http://www.tastyraisin.com Sat, 17 Jan 2015 23:34:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 Hummus Pizza http://www.tastyraisin.com/2015/01/17/hummus-pizza/ http://www.tastyraisin.com/2015/01/17/hummus-pizza/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2015 23:34:16 +0000 http://www.tastyraisin.com/?p=226
Hummus Pizza
 
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Ingredients
For dough
  • 1 tablespoon dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup warm water (115F)
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
For toppings
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup yellow squash, sliced
  • 1 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 cup spinach, stems trimmed
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 cup Classic Hummus
  • ½ cup green onion, sliced
  • ¼ cup mozzarella, grated
  • ¼ cup feta, crumbled
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450F
  2. Combine water, sugar, and yeast and allow to proof; about 10 minutes
  3. Add flour and salt, stirring to combine
  4. Let dough rest for 10 minutes
  5. Flatten dough and bake just until bubbles form
  6. Sauteé spinach with garlic until wilted
  7. After dough has rested, cover with hummus, leaving a ½ inch border for crust
  8. Add toppings as desired, topping with cheese
  9. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes

This is a recipe to make a quick, healthy, pizza, replacing tomato sauce with hummus and reducing the amount of cheese compared to a traditional pizza.  First, check out our Classic Hummus recipe and make at least a cup.  Next, slice the vegetables and sauteé the spinach with a bit of garlic.

Fresh vegetables and hummus.

Next, make the dough.  This is by no means a perfect pizza dough, but it’s fast and really tasty!  We added some oregano, thyme, garlic powder, and pepper to the dough, but you can experiment with others.

Rolled dough.

After letting the dough rest for a few minutes, put it in the oven just to crisp the bottom and form bubbles.

After a quick minute in the oven.

Spread the hummus, leaving room for a bit of a crust…

Hummus spread.

Add veggies and cheese, bake, and enjoy!

Before going into the oven.

The result after baking!

Nice and crispy!

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Spicy Vegetable Kebabs
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
Vegetables
  • ½ green pepper
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 medium tomatoes
  • 1 cup baby portobello mushrooms
  • 1 cup fennel, chopped
Marinade
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • ½ tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
Instructions
Kebabs
  1. Chop the green pepper, tomato, and onion into large pieces.
  2. Add the vegetables to skewers in any order you like.
Marinade
  1. Add all of the spices to the vegetable stock in a container large enough to fit the kebabs.
  2. Mix in the honey and the olive oil into vegetable stock mixture. Its helpful to measure and add the oil before the honey because the residual oil on the tablespoon helps the honey easily glide off the spoon.
  3. Once the marinade is fully mixed, add the kebabs to the container with the marinade and make sure to rotate the kebabs in the marinade.
  4. Let the kebabs sit for 20 minutes in the marinade, rotating every few minutes.
  5. Cook the kebabs on a grill over medium flame, making sure to watch and rotate the kebabs as they start to cook and occasionally baste the kebabs with the left over marinade .
  6. Remove the kebabs from the grill when the vegetables are done (Approximately 15 minutes), basting one last time with the marinade and serve.

Add the vegetables to the skewers in any order that you like. I found we had to be very careful when adding the mushrooms, especially the smaller ones as they would sometimes break and fall off. They were really good on the kebabs though, so it was worth the extra effort of adding them. I love the hearty texture of mushrooms in vegetarian dishes.

Before marinade.

Once the marinade is complete place it in a pan with the kebabs. The marinade does not have to fully cover the kebabs (ours didn’t, obviously) just be sure to rotate the kebabs every few minutes in the marinade so that they get completely covered. You can really let them sit in the marinade as long as you like but we let ours go for 20 minutes and the flavor of the vegetables was perfect.

Marinading.

Make sure to occasionally baste the kebabs while they are cooking on the grill. It adds extra flavor to the veggies. Once the veggies are all slightly charred, they are done and ready to be served.

After cooking.

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Turkey and Potato Soup
 
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1½ cup potatoes, in bite-size pieces (we used red potatoes, but any should work)
  • 1 cup white onion, finely diced
  • 1 cup fresh green beans, halved
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ⅔ cup celery, sliced
  • ½ cup carrots, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • ½ cup green peppers, finely dice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1½ teaspoon dried sage
  • 1 1/1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
  1. In a pan, sauté garlic and ⅔ cup onion until onion is translucent.
  2. Add ground turkey and garlic powder to pan. Stir frequently.
  3. In a pot combine broth, green beans, celery, carrots, peppers, bay leaf, seasonings, and ⅓ cup of onions to pot over medium heat.
  4. When turkey is browned, add contents of pan to pot, salt and pepper to taste, then reduce heat to medium-low and cover.
  5. Let simmer for at least one hour, or until potatoes are tender.

This is a super easy recipe that is savory and healthy.  First combine onion, garlic, and ground turkey in a pan.

Browning onion, garlic, and ground turkey.

Cook until the turkey is browned, and the onions are translucent.

Browned turkey.

Simmer broth, veggies, and the turkey over medium-low heat until potatoes are tender.

Simmering it all together.

Voilà!  A hearty meal with only a few minutes of active cook time.  Great for the cold weather!

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French Green Beans with Mushrooms and Garlic
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups fresh green beans
  • ⅔ cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons green onions, chopped
  • 8 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
  • 4 tablespoons of broth (chicken or vegetable)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Slice the green beans length wise.
  2. In a frying pan, sauté the garlic and mushrooms with the olive oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the green beans and continue to cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Add the broth to the pan and continue cooking until the green beans are tender.
  5. Finish with the green onions and parsley.
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste.

For a fancy looking side dish, this is an easy recipe.  The mushrooms and garlic in this dish make it quite savory and hearty. We are always looking for new ways to cook vegetables and this turned out to be one of our favorites.  This is also a very easy recipe to make vegetarian/vegan by using vegetable broth instead of chicken broth.

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