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BBQ’d Cheesy Sweet Potato Pierogies | Vegan

August 17, 2018 By julia

Little packages of goodness!  Yup, Cheesy Sweet Potato Pierogies in all their glory, and completely veganized.

Top it all off with some Tofutti or cashew sour cream and caramelized onions to impress any fantastic Polish grandma in your life.

This one’s fun to make with kids, because I’ll admit, it takes some steps. Easy steps, yes, but they just take a bit of love and time to go through. So, throw on that cute apron, crank up the tunes and call your little buddy up to join the pierogi party (thanks Ava!)

This recipe makes 40 incredibly satisfying pierogies (8 servings-worth), so you can boil & freeze them, and say goodbye to those last minute weeknight dinner freak outs in the near future.

Hello there you chewy, comforting, tasty parcels of love.

This is comfort food to the max, and pretty much making art in your kitchen. Have fun;)


Cheesy Sweet Potato Pierogies | Vegan
 
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Prep time
1 hour 15 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
1 hour 45 mins
 
A comforting, flavourful favourite, veganized! Filled with sweet potatoes and cashew cheese, and topped off with caramelized onions and cashew sour cream. *Prep time doesn't include the overnight soaking time for the cashews!
Author: Jules
Recipe type: pierogies, dinner, comfort food
Serves: 40 pierogies
Ingredients

  • Dough:
  • 3 cups all purspose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup coconut oil, melted
  • ¾ cup - 1 cup water

  • Sweet Potato Filling:
  • 1 large sweet potato, chopped
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • Cashew Cheese:
  • 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 2 hours (or overnight), drained and rinsed (**** If making cashew sour cream, soak 2 cups of cashews)
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ⅛ cup water (more if needed for blending)

  • Extras:
  • ½ cup chives, minced
  • 1 large onion (red or sweet), sliced thinly
  • Cashew Sour Cream
Instructions
  1. Make the dough: in your electric mixer, or a large bowl, stir together flour, salt and coconut oil. Then add in water a little bit at a time until a ball forms. If too dry, add more water, if too wet, add more flour.
  2. Knead the dough for 4 minutes on a floured countertop, then wrap it in sarran wrap and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Now it's time to make the two fillings.
  3. Make the sweet potato filling, steam the sweet potato for 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, then mash in the rest of the filling ingredients until they're evenly distributed and the sweet potato is smooth.
  4. Make the cashew cheese, blend all cashew cheese ingredients together in your food processor until smooth.
  5. Roll out the dough on a large floured counter until it's 2-3mm thick. Using a mason jar lid, press as many circles in the dough as possible to create the pierogi circles. Pull up the in between extra dough, roll it out again and make more circles. Repeat until all dough is used up.
  6. Fill em' up! Use an ice cream scooper to place a ball with half sweet potato filling and half cheese filling onto each pierogi circle (just off center). Wet the edge of one half of the pierogi, and fold the other half over the filling to the wetted edge. Press the edges together with a fork to form a half crescent pierogi shape.
  7. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Place about 10 pierogies in to the boiling water at a time (making sure they don't stick to the bottom) and let boil 7 minutes. Set aside in a strainer. Repeat until all are boiled.
  8. Meanwhile, sauté onions: heat a pan to medium heat, add onions, let cook for 2 minutes, deglaze with balsamic vinegar. Let sauté for 8 minutes, adding more balsamic if they're sticking.
  9. Option 1: BBQ! Set BBQ to 400° and bake pierogies on a cookie sheet with parchment or a reusable parchment sheet for 10 minutes, flipping once.
  10. Option 2: Fry! Bring a pan to medium heat, use a tsp of coconut oil, then place the pierogies into the pan for 3 minutes a side.
  11. Option 3: Freeze! Let pierogies cool in a single layer on a baking sheet in the fridge or freezer. Then place in a reusable ziplock and freeze for up to 6 months (if you don't eat them before that).
  12. Serve them up with this Cashew Sour Cream, frech chives, and sautéed onions! With a side of greens (I steamed broccoli, and mixed it with tamari and nooch, YUM).
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Creamy Cashew Sour Cream | Raw Vegan | 5 Ingredients

September 7, 2017 By julia

It’s not all about carrots and celery (all though… dip those in this and you are winning).

This creamy, easy recipe is living proof that ‘vegan comfort food’ is NOT an oxymoron.

With just 5 ingredients and a blender you will have yourself a decadent, tangy, sour cream-like sauce for your tacos, stuffed taters, lunch wraps, to drizzle on roasted veggies, and… and… and…

You should probably have a jar of this in your fridge at all times. It makes life better.

Just sayin’.

Sauces are the spice of this plant-based life. So get a few recipes in your repertoire and keep stocking that fridge of yours with your faves!

Benefits:

  • Avoiding dairy (in the form of sour cream, cheese, milk, ice cream, whey, butter) means your avoiding IGF-1, hormones (naturally occuring and sythetic), antibiotics (in some cases), carcinogenic casein, addictive casomorphins (opiate-like substances formed by consuming dairy, that leave you craving more), steroids, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers, veterinary medications, synthetic preservatives, additives, cholesterol, saturated fat and white blood cells (aka pus).
  • Cashews are packed with vitamins B6, E, and K, minerals like copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, iron, and the antioxidant, selenium. The magnesium in these kidney-shaped nuts helps regulate calcium and balance your muscles and nerves. The monounsaturated fats in cashews are great for your heart health and blood sugar regulation.
  • Lemon helps to create an alkaline environment in your body. If you’re alkaline, and not acidic, your chance of disease, sickness and cancer is extremely low!


Creamy Cashew Sour Cream | Raw Vegan | 5 Ingredients
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Total time
5 mins
 
A delicious, creamy, vegan sour cream for your tacos, potatoes, and bowls! By the way make sure you soak your nuts before you start!
Author: Jules
Recipe type: sauce, condiment
Serves: 5
Ingredients
  • 1 cup raw cashews, soaked 8 hours, then strained (or Quick Soak: boil water, pour over cashews, let sit 2 hours)
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • ¼ cup + 2 tbsp water (or unflavoured, unsweetened almond milk)
  • **optional, chopped chives for topping
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to high speed blender or food processor (works best with the smallest container attachment)
  2. Blend!
  3. And done! Top with chives 🙂
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What else happened this week?

We paddled a river, hiked 8 hours, slept on top of a mountain, and round mountain bikes.

All in between eating delicious plant-based meals 😉

For more of this, follow my daily adventures on instagram:  @hookedonplants and @juliamurrayski 

Having so many amazing trails around Whistler to ride on makes me so happy. #Fuelledbyplants 😉

 

Literally walking in my backyard. Holy #grateful. Loving my Maloja clothing for hikes and adventuring!

 

Taking the Elaho Kahuna Paddle Board for a river rip.

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Ingredients:
	•	½ large yellow onion, diced
	•	2 cloves garlic
	•	6 white mushrooms, sliced
	•	1 red pepper, diced
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	•	½ tsp turmeric
	•	1 tsp cumin
	•	½ tsp black salt (kala namak)
	•	¼–½ cup nutritional yeast
	•	½ cup hummus (use your fave — or try my Roasted Garlic one!)
	•	1 block medium or soft tofu (~350g)

Directions:
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	2.	Add mushrooms, garlic, and red pepper. Cook for a few minutes.
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	5.	Crumble tofu into the pan with your hands (tiny crumbles = perfect texture).
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