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Considering the recent frozen foods and Morning Star threads, why not a thread on vegan and vegetarian product reviews?
I'll start...
I buy veggie slices American flavor. By no means are they "healthy" but they work great as a grilled "cheese" sandwich to go well with vegetarian chili or tomato soup.
I also occasionally melt one slice with refried beans, when cooking in a pot on the stove.
One of my best finds is Lara bars. They are raw, vegan, unprocessed and portable. My favorites are apple, pecan pie, and cashew. You can buy them in bulk at Costco for cheap.
Another is raw, organic agave nectar. Wonderful to use in hot tea and atop oatmeal. Trader Joe's has really good pricing.
And another that I've mentioned before is Food for Life sprouted grain products. I enjoy the bread and wraps.
I miss tuna. Strange, I know. I have not eaten fish in 15 years and did not even eat tuna often when I was younger - but I still have a strange craving every once in a while.
I have been searching for mock tuna recipes for a while now and finally settled on a mish mash of 3 or 4 similar recipes. It - was - awesome.
When I told hubby about my intent to give this a shot for dinner, he was none to excited. He usually takes a lot of coaxing to try any "mock, imitation, etc" of any meat.
I made this for myself on an evening when I knew he would not be home until 8:30, so therefor I could call this dinner my own and make him something else if needed.
He came home, gave the bowl a dirty look, grilled me about the ingredients and then took a bite. And another, and another. He was able to - with a full mouth - say, "You nailed it". I actually made a fist and said, "Yes!". (think DJ from Full House)
Ingredients:
1 can of chick peas
2 tablespoons of Veganaise
2 celery ribs
a nice slice of thick rings of white onion
garlic salt
pepper
a squeeze of lemon
Drain and rinse the chick peas. Add veganaise and mash, mash, mash with a fork. I left some whole chunks for texture.
Slice celery ribs and chop onion, add and stir. Add garlic salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon - stir.
I also added a dash of "garlic and wine seasoning" that I have. Go ahead and add any other spices you would have usually added to tuna.
This was eaten at room temperature, so delish! I suppose this could serve 2 people if eaten as a sandwich with some "fixins'" and thick bread. For my meal, I ate this on it's own and left hubby just 5 bites or so.
I would like to try serving this as an appetizer on crusty bread slices!
I used Veganaise for the first time last night to make a "mock tuna salad" with chick peas ...
Thanks for this! Tuna is one of the most nagging desires I have had since my diet had changed. I so miss a dish from the cafeteria at work. Very simple, a scoop of tuna salad on a ripe quartered tomato on a bed of green lettuce, with saltines I look forward to making your recipe
Ingredients:
1 can of chick peas
2 tablespoons of Veganaise
This is probably one of the easiest and closest "tuna" spreads you can do. I usually only use these two items plus salt. I'm too lazy to add the other stuff. You can make it chunky or smooth.
This is probably one of the easiest and closest "tuna" spreads you can do. I usually only use these two items plus salt. I'm too lazy to add the other stuff. You can make it chunky or smooth.
Perfect, I'll try that soon! Just cooked my own chick peas, took a while but I guess it saves moneys and less waste! but think they are just a tad undercooked... that is ok though.
cr1039,
Wow, I just never thought of this kind of recipe, sounds great! Yummy, I love Veganase too!
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Tuna is one of the most nagging desires I have had since my diet had changed. I so miss a dish from the cafeteria at work. Very simple, a scoop of tuna salad on a ripe quartered tomato on a bed of green lettuce, with saltines 
I look forward to making your recipe
but think they are just a tad undercooked... that is ok though.
