Vegan Tuesday: Vegan Coconut & Almond Ice Cream

Last week I demonstrated how to open a coconut and make coconut milk , and to continue that discussion, I thought I'd show a couple of ways to use the products you made!  I was able to take the coconut milk and process it into ice cream!  This is a really great way to make a sweet treat, especially if you are keeping vegan.  Even if you are not vegan, this is still a sweet, delicious treat to make on a hot summer's day.

Vegan Coconut & Almond Ice Cream

yield: about 2-3 cups of ice cream
[printable recipe]

Ingredients
2 cups of coconut milk (or Two 15-ounce cans full-fat coconut milk, divided)
1 cup of almond milk
3/4 cup simple syrup (or 1 cup of granulated sugar)

Instructions
1. Whisk together ingredients until all combined and sugar is dissolved.
2. Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve with a sprinkle of dehydrated coconut.

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Vegan Quinoa & Black Beans

So a few weeks ago, I bought this gigantic bag of organic quinoa at Costco.  Considering that I've never really cooked with quinoa before, I was hesitant to get started, so I put if off and off and off!  NOT TODAY.  I finally did something with it!  Since I've been attempting to eat vegan before six over the past few weeks, I thought this would be a perfect way to keep on track.  I googled "quinoa recipes" and I came across this one that had a great mixture of all my favorite flavors.  Black Beans? yes.  Corn? yes.  CUMIN?  Alright, sign me up!


Vegan Quinoa & Black Beans

courtesy of Allrecipes.com by quinnstitch.blogspot.com
yield: about 4 cups

[printable recipe]

Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 onion, chopped

1/4 cup + 2 tbsp quinoa

3/4 cup vegetable broth (or water, if need be)

1/2 tsp cumin

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

salt & pepper to taste

1/3 cup frozen corn (or fresh from the cob)

1 can black beans, rinsed

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
the juice of 1/2 lime

Instructions

1. Heat oil in pan over medium heat.  Add onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.  Add garlic after a couple of minutes.  

2. Rinse quinoa.  Add quinoa to pan and cook with onions for about 1-2 minutes.  

3. Add broth to pan.  Add spices.  Bring to boil.  Turn to low, cover & simmer for about 20 minutes.

4. Add corn to pan, mix in and cook for a few more minutes.

5. Add rinsed black beans.  Stir and cook for a couple more minutes until heated.

6. Remove from heat and stir in chopped cilantro. Sprinkle with lime juice.

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