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Raw. Vegan. Not Gross. - "A Mixed Bag of Greens"

20
Cook Time
(Minutes)
Raw. Vegan. Not Gross./A Mixed Bag of Greens/Bento Box

Ingredients

Quinoa Pizza Bites

  • 1/4 cup onion, roughly chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, diced
  • 2 flax eggs
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 cup brown rice flour
  • 2 cups cooked quinoa

Pizza Sauce

  • 1/2 cups sun dried tomatoes
  • 5-6 roma tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1/2 of the onion/garlic mixture from the pizza bite recipe

Kale Chips

  • 1 bunch kale
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 cup soaked walnuts
  • 1/2 cups nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 cups maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Steps

Quinoa Pizza Bites

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Saute onion and garlic on a skillet with a dash of olive oil until softened.
  3. Put half of the onion, garlic mixture into a bowl and reserve the other half for the pizza bites.
  4. Add the flax egg, dried basil, dried oregano, nutritional yeast, baking soda, salt and brown rice flour to the bowl and mix together.
  5. Add in cooked quinoa and mix together.
  6. Lightly spray the bottom of a mini-muffin tin with olive oil spray, and fill with 1-2 tablespoons of batter into each muffin, gently press them down to make them compact.
  7. Bake for 15-20 minutes and let cool.

Pizza Sauce

  1. Put all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until desired consistency.
  2. Add the onion and garlic mixture from the pizza bites recipe and pulse till combined.
  3. Sides: Dates Filled with Almond Butter & Watermelon Cutouts

Kale Chips

  1. Soak nuts overnight and then strain them.
  2. Place nuts in food processor, add remaining ingredients, and pulse until the entire mixture is fully incorporated.
  3. Place kale leaves in a bowl, add your mixture, and then massage the mixture into the leaves.
  4. Spread the coated leaves on your dehydrator sheet or on cookie sheet with wax paper.
  5. Dehydrate overnight or bake in oven at 200F until crispy.