The Vegan Atlas

Mediterranean Flavored Tofu with Fresh Tomato Sauce

August 14, 2019 By Nava Atlas Leave a Comment

One fine hot day, a bunch of basil and some great local tomatoes came together to inspire a Mediterranean flavored tofu dish. This preparation has been a summer favorite ever since. An easy double tomato sauce (fresh and sun-dried) is served on sautéed tofu cutlets. This is a splendid main dish for warm evenings, served with a big salad and fresh corn, or just a nice substantial pasta salad like Salsa Pasta Salad with Avocado, Corn, and Peppers.

Quick and simple to make, there’s not a whole lot more to say about this than give it a try if you’re a tofu fan! Recipe adapted from Vegan Express by Nava Atlas. Photo at top by Susan Voisin, FatFreeVegan.com.

Black Bean and Tomato Salad with Croutons and Olives

August 14, 2019 By Nava Atlas Leave a Comment

This appetizing black bean bean and tomato salad adds color and crunch to many kinds of meals, and is especially good with grain dishes and vegan quesadillas. You can even make it a main dish salad in the summer, served with fresh corn. It takes minutes to put together and gets its yum factor from crisp croutons and green olives.

It’s one of those recipes that’s hard to blather on about, so I won’t. I’ll conclude by saying that if you like black beans, make this salad — you won’t regret it. To feed a bigger crowd, this doubles easily. Recipe adapted from Vegan Express by Nava Atlas. Photo at top by Susan Voisin, FatFreeVegan.com.

7 Plant-Based Meal Planning Tips to Save You Time and Money

August 11, 2019 By Nava Atlas Leave a Comment

Planning meals for the week not only saves time and money, but restores sanity. Last-minute shopping trips, expensive convenience foods, makeshift meals, and take-out dinners will become the exception rather than the rule if you take even a half hour each week to do some basic meal planning. These plant-based meal planning tips are general enough to provide inspiration to anyone who wants life in the kitchen to run more smoothly.

Whether you’re single, part of a couple or a family, or live with a house full of roommates, you’ll find some tips following that will make the daily dinner task easier.

At first, it might be challenging to get into a regular meal-planning session that includes making a shopping list. If you do your grocery shopping on the weekend, that might mean making your meal plants on Friday night or Saturday morning, but that sounds like about as much fun as getting your teeth cleaned or taking your car in for an oil change. But you’ll be amazed at how much time is saved by a brief meal-planning and shopping list-making session.

Simple Scallion Pancakes

August 9, 2019 By Nava Atlas 1 Comment

Scallion pancakes, a classic appetizer on Chinese restaurant menus, are most always vegan. The problem is that they’re as greasy as they are irresistible. This homemade version puts you in charge of the oil content. Also, have you ever bought a batch of scallions, only to come home and find that you already have almost a full bunch in the fridge? This is a great way to use some of them up.

Serve these easy homemade scallion pancakes as part of an Asian-themed dinner. They’re fantastic paired with many kinds of soups, Asian-inspired or otherwise, such as Easiest, Cheapest Ramen Noodle Soup Ever.

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