Peppers Recipes

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  Gazpacho

  Ingredients:

  • 1 small clove garlic
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 cups V-8 juice
  • 2 & 1/2 tbsp red-wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 tsp Tabasco sauce
  • 1 large ripe tomato
  • 2 tbsp finely minced fresh onion
  • 1/2 fresh cucumber - diced
  • 1/2 fresh green pepper - diced
  • 1/2 tsp freeze-dried chives
  • 1 tbsp fresh green onion tops - chopped
  • 1 fresh yellow squash - diced, not peeled
  • 1 cup fresh eggplant - diced (for color - optional)

  Preparation:

  Place garlic, parsley, V-8 juice, vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, vegan sugar, salt, white pepper, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce in large bowl and stir until well blended.

  Peel and dice tomato. Rinse remaining vegetables and place in large container with tomato. Pour blended soup mixture over vegetables. Chill for at least 2 hours.

  Serve as appetizer garnished with lemon wedges and club vegan crackers or garlic toast. Works wonderfully as a cool and refreshing, easy to serve summer-time dish.

  Serves: 8

  Preparation time: 1 hour

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  Fennel & Vegetable Stir Fry with Nut Rice

  Directions:

  Tofu can be fried (do before anything else) or tossed into stir fry with out previous cooking. I've also made this many times with no tofu and it is still good. Coarsely chop onion and mince garlic. Slice bok choy stocks into bite size pieces, coarsely chop green tops. Slice and/or chop the rest of the veggies any way you prefer.

  Heat 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet or wok. Add 1 teaspoon fennel seed until is begins to sizzle. Add onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes, add garlic toss a few times with spoon.

  Begin cooking vegetables from hardest to softest: bok choy stocks (save green tops for later) for 1 minute. Add carrot and cook for 1 minute... red pepper 1 minute... broccoli 1 minute, etc... Repeat with all the vegetables except for bok choy greens (they will go in later with the tofu). Add a dash of salt while cooking - it really brings out the flavor of the veggies.

  Transfer veggies to bowl and put 1 tablespoon oil in skillet/wok over medium heat. Add nuts and begin to toss while cooking. As nuts begin to turn golden color, add 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed. Let nuts overcook to a dark brown - its okay to have some black nuts as it adds flavor. Once the nuts are done, add cooked rice to skillet/wok and mix in oil, nuts, and fennel. Add dash of salt to rice mixture and let cook for a couple of minutes while stirring. Transfer to serving bowl.

  Heat veggies back up and add tofu - cook until heated through. Add bok choy green tops just at end, cook until wilted. Salt and pepper to taste, serve over rice.

  Serves: 4

  Preparation time: 30 minutes