First I made Cabbage Rolls, a recipe from my second cookbook that I still come back to over and over when I'm looking for a hearty holiday main dish. The rolls are filled with a vegan loaf made from walnuts, brown rice, and garbanzo beans.
Our side dishes were baked sweet potatoes and Green Beans with Walnuts and Pomegranate Seeds. This was a recipe I saved from an old Martha Stewart Living magazine, sorry I can't find it online; the dressing is made from champagne vinegar, mustard, and shallot and a drizzle of walnut oil (my only non-nutritarian concession to the holiday).
For dessert I made sugar-, salt-, and fat-free Pear Ginger Cookies (sorry, not pictured), a recipe I picked up during our recent stay at TrueNorth Health Center.
So that was it -- no dead turkey, no sugar, no salt, no temptations to deal with. Best of all, no food coma afterwards! This was my favorite Thanksgiving ever!
5 comments:
that is impressive, and sounds tasty.
It sounds wonderful! Where do you get Salt-Free mustard and soy sauce for the cabbage rolls? I want to try this, but I too avoid salt which means I have to avoid most commercial condiments.
Nice to hear from you again, and about your wonderful healthy Thanksgiving dinner. Those green beans sound fabulous :) I hope I can get through the challenge of Christmas with my family in a similarly healthy way !
this sounds like a lovely dinner. I too am interested in salt-free condiments. Can you post what brands they are?
Westbrae Natural makes salt-free stoneground mustard:
http://www.westbrae.com/products/condiments/smns.php
It's really good!
I use Bragg's Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce, but you could also leave it out or substitute some veggie broth.
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