Vegan Sloppy Joe

Polenta topped with vegan Sloppy Joe mix. Served with steamed broccoli, pear & dried cranberries with pine nuts, a dash of lemon juice and cinnamon.

Polenta topped with vegan Sloppy Joe mix. Served with steamed broccoli, pear & dried cranberries with pine nuts, a dash of lemon juice and cinnamon.

Baked tempeh, marinated in lime juice, Braggs, olive oil, cumin, black pepper & red chili pepper. The salad was made of raw carrots & beets, an orange and it’s juice, dried cranberries, pine nuts, lemon juice, agave nectar and cinnamon.

Not very pretty but it sure was tasty. It was basically the remaining pumpkin from yesterdays meal, pureed with vegetable broth, parsley, spinach, dried cranberries and garlic. Also put in some pepper, cayenne, cumin and allspice. This was all blended to a somewhat smooth yet still kinda lumpy consistency. Then I mixed it in with the leftover couscous-mushroom-peppers concoction from yesterday, heated, and topped with a drizzle of hemp seed oil. It was super good, but if I attempt something like this again I’ll use less garlic.

Baked pumpkin seasoned with olive oil, Braggs, sea salt, pepper and cumin. The couscous was made with fresh parsley, bell pepper, mixed mushrooms, rice vinegar, pepper and lime. The green beans were steamed and topped with dried basil.

Morrocan stew with quinoa. The stew was deliciously spiced and had butternut squash, potato, chickpeas, zuccinni and more. The red paste on top of the quinoa is spicy harissa. Came with sour cream which I didn’t eat.

Carrot - miso - ginger soup. I was expecting hot soup (it’s freezing outside!), but alas, this was chilled. I suppose that’s a big duh on my part, considering that Leaf is a raw foods restaurant… I guess not heating the soup comes with the territory. It was just ok, a bit on the bitter side and much thicker than what I would normally consider to be soup. More of a side dish than soup I’d say…

These are the side that came with the sandwich I ordered. The top one is a “rawslaw” with cabbages and carrots and coconut. Fantastic. The bottom one is a sort of curried potato and vegetables thingy. I don’t know what all was in it but it was very tasty.

Wow, this was great. The “Unturkey” sandwich had a creamy pesto sauce, tomato, lettuce, and whatever the faux turkey was made out of (it doesn’t really taste anything like turkey, but it’s yummy just the same). The star of this though is really the fantastic mango bread that it came served on.