By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
Think about a pair of spooky eyes staring up at you from a plate of pale orange strands (or, may it’s hair?), topped with purple sauce. Then image “bones” to dip into extra purple sauce (blood?) and you’ve got the makings of a Halloween dinner.
Vegan Eye Balls (Tailored from Vive le Vegan! By Dreena Burton)
(makes 18 balls)
7 ounces agency or extra-firm tofu, torn or minimize into items
1 Tablespoon cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon lowered sodium soy sauce
1½ Tablespoons catsup
1 teaspoon minced garlic (or to style)
1 teaspoon oregano
1 Tablespoon dietary yeast flakes
1 Tablespoon olive oil plus further oil for baking sheet
Pepper to style
1½ cups breadcrumbs
½ cup quick-cooking oats (raw)
18 pitted olives (pimiento stuffed olives are a pleasant contact, however black or inexperienced olives would additionally work)
Preheat oven to 375 levels Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and drizzle on just a little olive oil. In a meals processor, purée tofu till easy. Add remaining elements besides breadcrumbs, oats and olives and course of till easy. Switch combination to a bowl and stir in breadcrumbs and oats. Let sit for five minutes to agency up. The combination ought to maintain collectively – add extra breadcrumbs if crucial. Type combination into balls concerning the measurement of a golf ball, fastidiously urgent an olive into every ball, and place on the baking sheet, olive dealing with up. Bake for 20-25 minutes till golden.
Spaghetti Squash
You can begin baking this whilst you put together the “eye balls.” Minimize a spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and place cut-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 375 levels for 30-45 minutes, till squash is tender. Take away from oven and let cool sufficient to deal with. Take away seeds. Use a fork to comb by means of the squash, separating the strands. Place the strands in a serving bowl.
Prime the spaghetti squash (or you should utilize common spaghetti) with pasta sauce (home made or your favourite vegan model) after which add a few “eye balls.”
Breadstick “Bones” (Tailored from The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook, edited by Louise Hagler)
(makes 15 small breadsticks)
1 teaspoon vegan sugar
1 Tablespoon baking yeast
6 Tablespoons heat water
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup wheat flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons dietary yeast flakes
In a medium bowl, mix sugar and baking yeast and add heat water. Stir and let proof for five minutes. Add olive oil, all-purpose flour, wheat flour, salt, and dietary yeast and stir, including water or flour to make a easy dough. Knead dough for five minutes. Type dough into comparatively skinny bones shapes (or simply make skinny breadsticks), place on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet, and let rise for an hour. Preheat oven to 400 levels. Bake for 9 minutes or till performed. Serve with a small bowl of pasta sauce for dipping.
Pleased Halloween!
