{"id":7156,"date":"2015-04-22T12:12:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T16:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=7156"},"modified":"2015-04-22T12:12:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T16:12:24","slug":"celebrate-earth-day-with-these-easy-vegan-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/celebrate-earth-day-with-these-easy-vegan-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH THESE EASY VEGAN RECIPES"},"content":{"rendered":"

What better way to honor Earth than by eating vegan cuisine. Here are some recipes to enjoy!<\/p>\n

Mexican Tossed Salad<\/strong> (from Conveniently Vegan<\/a>)
\nServes 6<\/p>\n

1 pound green leaf or Romaine lettuce, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
\n14-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
\nSmall ripe avocado, chopped
\n1 cup salsa<\/p>\n

Toss all the ingredients together in a large salad bowl. Chill for at least 30 minutes and serve cold.<\/p>\n

Asian Noodle Bowl<\/strong> (from Vegan Menu for People with Diabetes<\/a>)
\nServes 2<\/p>\n

1-1\/4 cups cooked noodles, chilled (start with \u00bd cup uncooked noodles)
\n1\/4 cup shredded green cabbage
\n1\/8 cup sliced radishes
\n3\/4 cup diced tofu or seitan (wheat gluten)
\n2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
\n1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
\n1 Tablespoon oil
\n1 teaspoon soy sauce
\n2 Tablespoons cashews or peanuts<\/p>\n

In a large serving bowl, toss noodles, cabbage, radishes, tofu or seitan, garlic, and ginger until combined. Add oil and soy sauce and mix to combine. Garnish with nuts before serving.<\/p>\n

Spanish-Style Rice<\/strong> (from Vegan Microwave Cookbook<\/a>)
\nServes 4<\/p>\n

1 clove garlic, minced
\n3\/4 cup chopped onion
\n1\/4 cup chopped green pepper
\n1 Tablespoon oil
\n1 cup long-grain rice
\n1 cup vegetable broth
\n1 cup tomato sauce
\n1 teaspoon black pepper
\n1\/2 teaspoon dried oregano<\/p>\n

Place garlic, onion, green pepper, and oil in a 2-quart bowl or casserole. Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and cover. Microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes. Stir and reduce heat to MEDIUM. Microwave for 10 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked. Serve with a fresh salad and toasty baguette.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What better way to honor Earth than by eating vegan cuisine. Here are some recipes to enjoy! Mexican Tossed Salad (from Conveniently Vegan) Serves 6 1 pound green leaf or Romaine lettuce, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces 14-ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained Small ripe avocado, chopped 1 cup salsa Toss all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7156"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7158,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7156\/revisions\/7158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}