For the past three years I’ve created an all raw vegan “Living Thanksgiving”. This year I’m changing things up a little, I think I maxed out my nut-and-oil-free-but-still-satisfying-and-holiday-themed-raw-vegan recipe creativity. I’m including cooked foods this year and shifting “Living Thanksgiving” to mean you can still feel alive and upbeat after the holiday feast rather than heavy and in need of a nap. I’ll also be taking a lot of recipe inspiration from other bloggers this year, I dedicated an entire Pinterest board to potential holiday recipes! Here is my contribution to the many wonderful holiday recipes that are circulating, Shepherds Pie is traditionally not a vegetarian dish and usually made with white potatoes so this is a stretch. It turned out to be a perfectly filling but not too heavy, comforting holiday dish.
Ingredients:
1 cup button mushrooms, sliced
1 cup brussel sprouts, shredded
1 cup baby carrots
1 cup leeks, sliced
1 cup green beans, chopped
small handful sage, chopped
small handful thyme, stemmed
2 sweet potatoes, baked and peeled
2-4 Tbsp coconut oil
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 400. Coat all veggies besides sweet potatoes in coconut oil and herbs in a baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes. Mash sweet potatoes and add a bit of coconut oil, salt, and pepper to taste. Remove veggies from oven and top with sweet potato mash. Return to oven and broil until sweet potatoes start to brown.
For some raw vegan holiday inspiration check out last years Living Thanksgiving:
Herbed Cauliflower “Couscous”
Pumpkin Pie in a Bowl – Kabocha Style
Raw Creamed Corn with Oregano
Avocado Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms
Jicima “Potato” Salad with Dilly Dijon
Spiked Vanilla Chai
What are you having for Thanksgiving this year?
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), 90 days is the current goal. And the fruity lifestyle? I can’t imagine stopping. I don’t know if this is a forever sort of a thing for me but unless I stop feeling amazing, I have no reason to do anything else. I don’t know what this means for The Vegetable Centric Kitchen, I’m just going to give it time and let the blog evolve with me. And in the meantime…ice cream!
