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ALANA’s PICKLED VEGGIES

February 18, 2025 By Liz Pilotto

INGREDIENTS

3 organic beets

1 organic bunch of radishes

4 organic watermelon radish

5 stalks organic celery

2 heads of organic garlic

1 organic red onion 

4 cups organic apple cider vinegar 

4 cups water

2 1/2 cups organic date sugar

2 organic cinnamon sticks

12 whole organic cloves

2 tablespoons organic pickling spice in a piece of cheesecloth 

THE PROCESS 

Cut the ends of the beets. Put them in a pot, cover them with water. 

Bring to a boil then turn down to medium/low heat and cook until firm but can be pierced with a knife easily. Drain the beets when done and cover them with cold water to cool. Peel them and cut into bite sized pieces. 

Cut the celery and carrots into sticks. 

Cut the radishes into bite sized pieces. 

Cut the onion into 4ths. 

Peel the garlic cloves. 

In a pot add the vinegar, sugar, water, spices. Bring to a boil. Turn down and simmer on low for 10 minutes. 

In one big glass jar, or separate little glass jars put in the veggies to the top. 

Add the vinegar all the way to the top, covering the vegetables. (Take out the spices if you want)

Refrigerate at least overnight for flavor.

Keep in the refrigerator.

Filed Under: APPETIZERS, Salads, vegetables

HUMMUS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER AND ONION

February 12, 2025 By Liz Pilotto

INGREDIENTS 

1 – 15 oz can organic garbanzo beans

1 – roasted organic red pepper

1 – roasted organic onion

1/4 cup organic lemon juice (Italian Volcano. Amazon) 

1/4 cup organic olive oil (Thrive Market brand) 

1/4 cup raw organic pumpkin seeds (GoRaw.com., Vitacost or Iherb or Amazon)

1 clove organic garlic chopped 

Dash Simply Organic red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon Simply Organic cumin

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 tablespoon white sesame seeds

2 tablespoons organic nutritional yeast (microingredients. Amazon)

PREPARE

Roast the red pepper (cut in half) and onion (cut into 3rds) in the oven on Roast at 400 degrees. Coat the veggies in olive oil. 

*open, drain and always save the liquid from the garbanzo beans. 

Add to a high speed blender or food processor all of the above ingredients and blend until smooth. 

TOMATO/CUCUMBER/GREEN OLIVE SALAD 

INGREDIENTS 

3-4 organic baby cucumbers

Sweet baby organic tomatoes 

Organic Green olives cut up (365 Whole Foods)

Organic Olive oil (Thrive Market brand)

Dried Simply Organic oregano 

Sea salt and pepper to taste 

In a bowl slice cucumbers, baby tomatoes and olives.

Drizzle with olive oil.

Sprinkle on some oregano, salt and pepper. 

Put the salad around a platter with the hummus inside. 

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Dips, salads, vegetables

GUACAMOLE 

January 19, 2025 By Liz Pilotto

2 ripe organic avocados 

1 tablespoon organic lime or lemon juice (Italian Volcano from Italy. Amazon)

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon Simply Organic chives

1/2 teaspoons Simply Organic parsley or cilantro 

1/2 teaspoon Simply Organic garlic powder 

1 tablespoon very finely chopped organic onion 

Organic red pepper flakes to taste

2 tablespoons chopped ripe, red, organic tomato (use more if you like)

Mash the 2 avocados in a bowl. Add the rest of ingredients and mix together. 

Keep the avocado seed in the guacamole to keep it from turning brown. 

Filed Under: Appetizer, Dips, vegetables

KALE PESTO 

December 3, 2024 By Liz Pilotto

(lasts 1 week in refrigerator or 2-3 months in the freezer)

4 cups of fresh, organic kale, stems out, torn in pieces. 

1 tbs Organic lemon juice

1/2 tsp sea salt 

*2 cups at a time, salt the kale, sprinkle with lemon juice and work the kale with your fingers. This gets all the bitterness out. 

*In a blender you will add:

The Kale

1/2 cup organic nutritional yeast

1/2 cup organic Olive oil  (Thrive Market Brand)

1/2 cup Organic raw walnuts (Terrasoul. Terrasoul.com or Amazon)

1/4 cup Organic raw pumpkin seeds.  (GoRaw. Thrive Market or Amazon)

1 head organic roasted garlic (recipe below)

1 cup organic basil leaves

When all the ingredients are in the blender, blend until smooth. Use it as you would any pesto.  

ROASTED GARLIC

Roast as many bulbs as you wish. Just 1 is used in this recipe. 

Cut the pointy top off the garlic bulb. Pull some of the skin back so the olive oil can seep in. Place the bulb or bulbs in a suitable size baking dish. Pour the olive oil over the top.  Roast it in the oven 350 until the garlic bulb is soft, approximately 25 minutes. 

Filed Under: Dips, Sauces

PUMFU JALAPEÑO DIP/CHEESE

September 2, 2024 By Liz Pilotto

2 – 8 ounce packages of organic Foodies Pumfu (foodies vegan.com, Whole Foods,  Amazon)

One clove organic garlic

1/4 cup organic nutritional yeast  (Microingredients. Amazon)

4 organic raw, hot banana peppers (seeds removed)

2 tablespoons organic lemon juice (Italian Volcano. Amazon, Whole Foods, Costco)

1 teaspoon pink Himalayan sea salt

2 tablespoons organic vegan butter (Thrive Market Brand or Nutiva. Thrive Market, iherb, Vitacost or Amazon)

So simple. Put all of the above ingredients in a food processor and blend. You’ve just made your vegan cheese.

Filed Under: Dips

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