Chia breakfast and BLT wraps

These have been my two most common foods this week. And my chia breakfast I've been having for months and months now.

Chia Cereal:
3 tbsp chia seeds
1 scoop of vega nutritional shake vanilla flavor
enough water to cover
2 tbsp apple sweetened cranberries.

Mix everything together and let it soak for a few minutes and it is ready to consume. I also travelled around New York/ New Jersey last week, and took ziplock bags full of these three ingredients and I had an instant nutritional breakfast anywhere I went.


BLT wraps:
This takes less than 5 minutes to make, I was inspired by visiting a vegan restaurant in NYC and ordered this, and it was sooo amazing! I craved it so much afterwards that as soon as I came home I bought the ingredients so I could make it too.

2-3 leaves of romaine
1/2 tbsp vegan mayo
1 slice of cheddar vegan cheese (I use Daiya)
3-4 slices of tomato
(the restaurant also had avocado in the wrap, however the avocados at my local organic store were pretty unripe so I went without)
2 slices of tempeh bacon
1 wrap

I take the shortcut way, of using a microwave.. Take a wrap, put the slice of cheese on one side, plus 2 slices of bacon.  Microwave for 45 seconds. Add the tomato, lettuce, and mayo to the other side of the wrap. Roll it up and consume :)

So easy and so satisfying :)

Hearty greens & quinoa salad with walnut-sesame dressing

Lunch or dinner for 2 with some leftovers :)

Steamed Vegetables
1/2 radicchio sliced thinly
1 bunch broccolini roughly chopped 1-2 inch pieces

Black lentils + Quinoa
1/2 cup of lentils
1/2 cup of quinoa

Arugula and Yellow Beet Salad
3 cups of spinach
2 cups of baby arugula
1/2 yellow beet grated, or thinly sliced

Walnut-Sesame Dressing 

1/4 cup walnuts

1/4 cup cashews

2 tbsp sesame seeds

2 tbsp almonds

1 tbsp vinegar

1 cup of water

3 tbsp nutritional yeast

1/2 tsp garlic powder and onion powder each

1 tbsp basil
1 tsp agave
1 micropinch of stevia

Garnishes
sriracha sauce
2 slices of tomato
3 yellow beet sticks

Wash the lentils and quinoa, and put in a pot, fill the pot with water until the water covers the lentils and quinoa by about an inch.  Bring to a boil, then simmer until water is evaporated, about 20 minutes.



After lentils have been set on the stove, steam the vegetables until the broccolini is bright green and the radicchio has wilted slightly.  While the vegetables are steaming, cut the salad ingredients and place in a bowl. Place all of the ingredients for the dressing in a high powered blender like a vitamix and blend until smooth. Garnish with sriracha.

Place 1-2 cups of salad on the plate.  Follow with a 1/4 cup of steamed vegetables, 1/4 cup of quinoa and lentils and 5 tbsp of dressing.  Garnish with tomato and beets.

 Mix well and enjoy :)