Sauces to make your vegetarian and vegan meals heavenly
It was very difficult for me to switch to a vegan diet because I truly love animal products and do not really enjoy fruits and vegetables very much. I grew up entirely on a mid-western diet of meat and potatoes (where even chicken and fish were not considered real meat).
For those of you who, like me, are hooked on flavor-full foods and have not found a way to truly love vegetarian and vegan options, try sauces… It is so simple, yet the simple addition of a gourmet sauce can turn a ho-hum meal into a gourmet decadence! This is great to help your whole family love your evening meals and finally love veggies!
There are a few good resources for sauces, but my favorite has so many great sauces that make it easy to start right away. Try it and let me know which one is your favorite. Veggie Sauces
Cool Maharaja Sandwich by Sarat Varanasi
July 1, 2009 by admin
Filed under recipe, vegetarian
I guess my creative juices are flowing. My wife and I were thinking about what we should make for a quick dinner and experimented with a sandwich. Pavani does not like raw vegetables or Salad or a sandwich but she ended up eating this sandwich twice.
Ingredients
- Lettuce
- Carrots -1
- Cucumber -1
- Onion – ½
- Tomato – 1
- Ginger Mango Pickle (you will get this in any grocery store like Giant or Harris Teeter) – 2 table spoons
- Tomato Pudina sauce (you will find this in Indian store)- 2 table spoons
- Spicy pepper oil – ¼ table spoon
- Pepper Jack Cheese
- All purpose Herbs
- Ranch Dressing
Process
Apply 1 tablespoon of ginger mango pickle to one slice of bread. The ginger mango pickle is sweet and sour and gives it a unique taste to the sandwich. On the other slice apply the tomato pudina sauce. Peel the carrots, Cucumber and cut the carrots, onion, cucumber into small circles. Put slices of lettuce, all the other vegetables, add a pinch of spicy pepper oil on top, add the all purpose herbs. On top of it all pour ½ table spoon of ranch dressing, add slices of Pepper Jack Cheese and it is ready to eat. This sandwich is a little spicy, little sweet and has all the great ingredients. Enjoy..
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