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Recipe Reset
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Looking around, I noticed February’s beautiful hearts appearing on every paper, ad, social media, and Valentine’s Day cards. That made me think that maybe it was time to think about our own little hearts, and if we could do anything to make its job easier. We were anxious to find some little ways to change some of our recipes, making them just a little healthier and saving us from the newest fad diet. So, we chatted with Vasudha Viswanath, the author of a new cookbook, “The Vegetarian Reset,” who knew just how to help us. So, stay tuned in to discover how to enjoy a new lifestyle that makes sense and puts nutrition back in focus.
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Plant Forward Recipes Around the World
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Root Vegetable Lasagna for Tw0
Root vegetable slices add lots of flavor and nutrition
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About the Recipe: Root Vegetable slices have a similar texture to deli meats and make a great substitute to use for a plant-based lasagna dish. The dish uses a cheese sauce, tomato sauce, grated Parmesan cheese, root vegetable slices, and lasagna noodles. The vegetable slices can be softened or used al dente in the dish. It’s delicious and easy to prepare with oven-ready lasagna pasta sheets.
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Fresh Mexican Pasta Salad
Zoodles join avocado sauce topped with Pico de Gallo
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About the Recipe: This refreshing pasta salad would be a great entrée or side dish for those warm weather days. If the grill is available, It’s delightful with grilled sausages and caramelized vegetables or potatoes. The Mexican flavored avocado sauce turns the zoodles into a fun pasta that is topped with juicy Pico de Gallo.
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French Onion Mushroom Soup
Packed with flavor, caramelized onions, and wild mushrooms
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About the Recipe: This recipe is filled with caramelized onions, umami mushrooms, and flavorful garlic. It is delicious served with French loaf bread that is cut into the bowl size and toasted. The melting cheese is tempting, oozing, and plain delicious. It’s a wonderful dinner dish to serve on a cold snowy day.
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The Vegetarian Reset – Book
Vasudha Viswanath is the founder of We Ate Well, a community for foodies that focuses on eating mindfully and sustainably in a vegetarian diet. She has been a lifelong vegetarian and passionate home cook.
Her journey from eating healthy started with a doctor’s note about her elevated blood sugar after a routine physical. She transformed the way she cooks to cut out excessive starch and sugar and has never felt better.
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Vasudha is the author of The Vegetarian Reset, that embraces whole foods and a plant-forward diet in a satisfying and nutritious way, allowing your body to reset and adapt to healthier options. It has 75 low-carb and high protein recipes that are rooted in whole foods like vegetables, legumes, spices, and healthy fats.
In her debut cookbook, Vasudha Viswanath takes readers on a little trip around the world, drawing inspiration from an array of traditional and global cuisines that are rich in whole foods like vegetables, legumes, and healthy fats. Seasonal vibrant recipes are moderately low-carb and put vegetables front and center, while also being gluten-free! Learn to bake healthy bread from scratch, make paella out of cauliflower rice, transform paneer into gnocchi, and sweeten brownies with dates! Whether you already follow a low-carb lifestyle or simply want to add more healthy dishes into your rotation, The Vegetarian Reset will delight and inspire vegetarians, vegans, and omnivores alike to eat well, fully nourish, and reset your body.
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Low Carb Plant Forward Recipes
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Zucchini Bread
Vasudha Viswanath’s favorite gluten free bread that can be used for everything
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About the Recipe: This low-carb, gluten-free protein-rich bread has a mild savory flavor and gorgeous moist texture from the zucchini. It is endlessly versatile—use it for everything from grilled cheese to Pav Bhaji to breadcrumbs. There are several recipes in her cookbook that use this ingredient. This bread is dense and filling.
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Level-Up Avocado Toast
Serve this triple decker treat with tangy balsamic baby tomatoes
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About the Recipe: Avocado recipes are so delicious solo, but this recipe adds a tangy layer of diced baby tomatoes, flavored with white balsamic vinegar. That adds an extra layer of goodness. It’s so easy that you will want to add it to your other favorite sandwiches.
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Eggplant Chile Cheese Toast
Vegetarian styled street food favorite in India
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About the Recipe: Vasudha uses eggplant in place of toast and tops them with a spicy cheese filling. It is crispy when hot but will soften as it sits. For more traditional texture, use her zucchini bread or the bread of your choice. Chile cheese toast is one of India’s top five street food creations.
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Plant-Forward Recipes Around the World
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Curried Lentil Mushroom Bolognese
Healthy weeknight dinner that is easy and quick to serve
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About the Recipe: This classic meat Italian Bolognese recipe has a new twist, featuring a curried flavor, lentils, and mushrooms. The onions, carrots, celery, and bell peppers can be quickly chopped in a food processor, making it an easy, quick evening dinner recipe. Fresh zucchini noodles add a delightful contrast of textures. If desired, serve your favorite vegetable pasta.
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Caramelized Fennel ‘n White Bean Salad
Serve this simple, hearty white bean salad warm or chilled
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About the Recipe: Caramelizing the fennel slices and sautéing the garlic add a tasty flavor to the salad. Toss with your favorite greens, drained white beans, and mix with a light lemon juice dressing. This is a very easy recipe to prepare and delicious to serve with any Italian meal.
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Spicy Shepherd’s Pie
Plant based lentil filling with mashed “potato” cauliflower topping
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About the Recipe: Give this classic recipe a plant-based style using hearty lentils and soft “mashed potato” textured cauliflower topping. Prepare it ahead and refrigerate it for easier slicing and serving. Warm in the microwave until hot.
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Poached Ruby Apple Slices
With refreshing, chilled fresh blackberry sauce
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About the Recipe: Poaching the apples in blackberry juice is a light, refreshing dessert to serve. The apples shimmer like jewels, especially if you use different kinds of apples with different skins. This technique can be used with other fruits, flavors, or spices. Treat yourself to a healthy light dessert tonight.
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