Whole Roasted Spiced Cauliflower
I recently ate at Laser Wolf, an Israeli restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and their Shawarma Spiced Cauliflower entree was out of bounds! It inspired me to make a copy-cat version and this is what I came up with. No doubt different from what I enjoyed at Laser Wolf, yet quite delicious in its own right.
Spiced Roasted Chickpeas
Moroccan Quinoa Veggie Bowl
I can eat this dish for any meal, any day of the week. It contains the perfect combination of ingredients in my opinion--roasted cauliflower, sweet potato and red onion along with quinoa, kale and chickpeas. All brought together in a pan sautéed with olive oil spiced with garlic, cinnamon, coriander, cumin and ginger.
Gluten-Free Chickpea Flatbread with Arugula and Tomato Chutney
This recipe is bursting with both nutrition and flavor from the chickpea flour, tomatoes, arugula and rich combination of Middle Eastern herbs and spices. To boot, the Tomato Chutney is a recipe unto itself. Double or even triple it, store in the fridge, and you have a condiment for burgers, toasts and sandwiches, a flavor enhancer for rices, and a topping for chicken and fish all week long.
Summer Quinoa Salad
I love the Japanese philosophy and artistic expression of wabi-sabi: appreciating the beauty in the imperfect. We don’t appreciate the beauty of imperfection in Western society, so we have to take the initiative to cultivate it for ourselves and within the communities and cultures to which we belong. What does this have to do with Summer Quinoa Salad? Nothing, except that the day I created this recipe, I was reminded of the concept of wabi-sabi and wanted to pass it along.
Sweet Potato with Peanut Butter, Chili Crisp and Scallion
When you want something fast, healthy and satisfying, this loaded sweet potato is it. The combination of flavors may seem odd, but they are oddly complementary to one another. I often bake a few sweet potatoes on Sunday so that I can make this quickly when I don’t have much time for lunch or dinner throughout the week. You can also microwave the sweet potato, but roasting caramelizes the skin and makes for a softer, sweeter end result.