Thursday, March 28, 2013
EASTER DINNER WITH A DIFFERENCE FROM "WORLD VEGAN FEAST"
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| Hasselback Potatoes and Vegan Coulibiac I'd like to share a festive vegan Easter dinner from my book "World Vegan Feast" that is elegant, delicious and just a little bit different. Here's the main course: Vegan Coulibiac or Kulebiaka (Pastry-Wrapped Russian Loaf of Rice, Mushrooms, Dill & Vegan"Salmon")  |
To accompany the main course: Vegan Hasselback Potatoes
For the vegetables, keep it simple but luxurious: Roasted or Steamed Asparagus with Hot and Creamy Orange Vinaigrette
The recipe for the vinaigrette is just below (it's not in "World Vegan Feast"), and you can use it on either roasted or steamed asparagus. It can be made several days ahead.
BRYANNA'S CREAMY ORANGE VINAIGRETTE
Makes about 7/8 cup
1/2 cup fresh orange juice (juice of 1 large orange)
grated zest of 1 large orange
2 Tbs. rice vinegar
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 Tbs vegan sour cream
1 green onion, white part only, chopped
1/2 tsp. salt
Optional:
1 Tbs Ajvar (Bulgarian red pepper and eggplant spread/preserve-- see about this and homemade version here)
Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender until
smooth refrigerate in a covered jar until ready to serve on a salad, or you can
heat this gently to use on roasted or steamed asparagus.
Rich with almonds, fragrant with lemon zest, tangy and
sweet, this Tiramísu is alcohol-free, topped with fresh strawberries and
contains more cake than the traditional recipe (making it more trifle-like). It
is a gorgeous spring or summer dessert! Like traditional Tiramísu and Trifle,
this beauty is best assembled and refrigerated the morning of the day you will
be serving it. There are various components, but, to ease the burden on the cook, many of them can be easily
prepared several days, even weeks, beforehand.
An alternative dessert might be Vegan Tort Shokoladnyi (Russian Chocolate Torte):
This would complement the Russian main course. It's a very decadent, moist three-layer dark chocolate almond cake swathed in fluffy, light chocolate frosting and topped with a generous portion of chocolate curls…mmmmmm! Apparently, it is a common torte to serve with afternoon tea in Russian tearooms and restaurants.
Happy Easter!
An alternative dessert might be Vegan Tort Shokoladnyi (Russian Chocolate Torte):
This would complement the Russian main course. It's a very decadent, moist three-layer dark chocolate almond cake swathed in fluffy, light chocolate frosting and topped with a generous portion of chocolate curls…mmmmmm! Apparently, it is a common torte to serve with afternoon tea in Russian tearooms and restaurants.
Happy Easter!
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6 comments:
Strawberry tiramisu looks yum
I made the Soy Salmon and Salmon Patties from your newsletter, once with dulse and once with wakame. It was very good. I prefer the dulse in this application. I think smoked dulse would be even better.
Okay Bryanna, this all sounds great. Donald Trump great. We were taking tonight about coulibiac. It was a new term to me but I think we'll go with this menu, the Russian torte, to be sure.
Chow...oops, ciao.
Thanks, Bill. You know where to find me if you have any questions!
Bryanna, I've made your Vegan Lemon/Strawberry Tiramísu it was a long time ago, though, and I can't seem to find it on my computer. Had it been on your site and was taken off? I can't recall where exactly I got it. I do not have your Vegan Feast book, but, I think I have all your other books! -- is it in one of those? I wanted to make it again!
Linda, you can email me at bryannaclarkgrogan@gmail.com
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