Sunday Streets, a city-organized block party occurring in a different neighborhood every month, was in the Excelsior today. Salsa and rock bands, booths, food trucks, and lots and lots of happy people on bicycles.
On a whim, we sent out an email inviting friends over for an open house today, so I made some cool snacks: it’s always good to serve some cherry tomatoes, carrot sticks, and blanched green beans, and I had a winter truffle cheese from Miyoko’s Kitchen. I also roasted an eggplant and served two fun inventions:
Eggless Salad
1 block extra-firm tofu
1.5 tbsp Just Mayo or Vegenaise
2 tbsp good quality brown mustard
about an inch off a leek, just the white part
1 large dill pickle
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp chana masala/garam masala powder
salt and pepper to taste
Mix mayo and vegenaise in a mixing bowl. Slice leeks very finely, then cut through to obtain thin strips. Cut pickle into small cubes.
Crumble entire block of tofu into bowl. Add leeks and pickle and mix well. Season to taste and keep refrigerated.
Stuffed Mushrooms
20 white or brown champignon mushrooms
1-2 tbsp Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
2 tbsp parsley
3 onion cloves
2 tbsp strained tomatoes
1 vegan sausage (I like using Field Roast)
Carefully remove stems from all mushrooms. Place stemmed mushrooms on a tray and sprinkle Bragg’s Liquid Aminos on top. Slice sausage into twenty discs and place one in the hollow of each mushroom. Finely chop the stems, parsley, and garlic, and mix with strained tomatoes. Spoon a bit of the mix on top of the sausage in each mushroom and bake for about 30-45 mins or as long as you like until the tops are browned.
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