Vegan Tortilla Pizzas & Pita Sandwiches w/ Daiya

VEGAN TORTILLA PIZZAS W/ DAIYA:
I made these tortilla pizzas the other night when I was craving pizza but didn't have any marinara on hand. I took some whole wheat tortillas, spread some mild salsa over them, and topped with chopped tomatoes, black olives, a sprinkle of cumin, herbs and Daiya. All I did was pop them in the oven for 20 minutes until the Daiya got a little melty and had them with tortilla chips and shredded lettuce.  Very tasty and easy to customize. Next time I'd try making these with black beans...

VEGAN PITAS W/ DAIYA:
I also made some Daiya Pepperjack pitas stuffed with spinach & dressing. All I did was pre-open the pita a bit, sprinkle Daiya on top, heat the pitas up in the toaster oven until the cheese gets melty, and then stuff with shredded lettuce/spinach that has a bit of dressing on it. Tasty lunch!

Raw Vegan Soft Tacos

One of my favorite raw vegan meals is raw soft tacos, from Matt Amsden's book Rawvolution. I've even posted them in my blog as a back-dated entry awhile back: (link), but never posted the recipe. I make his recipe for raw soft tacos & add the cashew cheeze recipe as well. Its delicious! Add jalapeno or other peppers to the salsa for extra kick. Wrap ingredients in a large leaf such as a collard green, chard, or napa cabbage and top with some shredded greens of any kind.

RAW VEGAN SALSA:

2 cups chopped tomatoes

3/4 cup chopped cilantro

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion/scallions

2 tbsp fresh lemon/lime juice

1 tbsp olive oil

4 garlic cloves minced

rounded 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

3/4 tsp sea salt

1 1/2 tsp ground cumin

3/4 tsp ground coriander

--Mix ingredients in a large bowl.

RAW VEGAN CASHEW CHEESE:

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup Nama Shoyu

1/4 red bell pepper

2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled

1 1/2 cups raw cashews (soaked)

--Blend ingredients in a high-speed blender.

RAW WALNUT TACO FILLING

1 1/2 cups raw walnuts

1 1/2 tsp ground cumin

3/4 tsp ground coriander

2 tbsp nama shoyu or tamari

--Chop raw walnuts in food processor and mix with nama & seasonings.

BASIC VEGAN CHEESE QUESADILLA

BASIC VEGAN CHEESE QUESADILLA

INGREDIENTS: tortillas, Rice Vegan cheese & Daiya vegan cheese, Earth Balance butter, cherry tomatoes, salt & pepper.

DIRECTIONS: Lightly butter each side of the tortilla, toast on a frying pan for a minute, add Rice vegan slices, sprinkle with Daiya vegan cheese, put the slices together, flip a few times, sprinkle w salt & pepper... DONE!

NOTES: Next time I'll come up with a more creative version, adding veggies & tomatoes right into the slices, but this is just super simple. I still have cravings for cheese quesadillas and grilled cheese sandwiches, so this is a good vegan alternative. Currently my favorite vegan "cheeses" are Rice Vegan and Daiya, but you could easily make this with another brand. It might not trick your non-veg friends, but I found it to be quite flavorful and satisfying. The photo doesn't do a good job of representing the cheezy-ness, but you get the idea ;)

Raw Vegan Soft Tacos!

Raw Vegan Soft Tacos  This is one of my absolute favorite Raw Vegan creations. Essentially its freshly made salsa, walnut taco "meat," and cashew cheeze inside fresh lettuce wraps (collard greens or chard work well).

Raw Vegan Tostada

Raw Vegan Tostada