Day 158 Cheesy Broccoli Baked Potato

Cheesy Broccoli Baked Potato

4 Large Potatoes, baked or microwaved
6 Cups Broccoli, cut in bite sized pieces

Cheesy Mix
1 Cup Raw Cashews
1 1/4 Cups Nutritional Yeast
1/2 Rolled Oats
1/4 Cup Arrowroot
1 Tablespoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
1 Tablespoon Onion Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Turmeric

Dry cheesy mix

1. Place all of the ingredients for the cheesy mix in a food processor.  Blend until a fine powder.

Cooked cheesy sauce

2.  Steam the broccoli until bright green and tender.

Steamed broccoli

3.  Place 1 cup of the cheesy mix with 2 cups of water in a small pot. (If making more or less, it is a 2:1 ratio, water to mix).  Heat to medium.  Whisk often, cooking until thickened.

4.  To assemble, place the bake potatoes on plates and mash or crush.  Top with broccoli then pour the sauce over.

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Day 21 Grilled Portobello Sandwiches

Grilled Portobello Sandwiches

Makes 4

Cheese Sauce

1/3 Cup Plain Coconut Yogurt
1 Ounce Treeline Vegan Cheese
1 Teaspoon Balsamic Vinegar

Crumbled 'cheese' after microwaving

Heat the cheese in the microwave until it dries out, about 1 1/2 minutes.  This cheese does not melt. When hot, you can crumble it like blue cheese.  Mix all ingredients to make a chunky sauce'.

Chunky cheese sauce

Sandwich

3 Tablespoons Walnut Oil
4 Slices Whole Wheat Prairie Bread
2 Tomatoes, cut into slices
4 Portobello Mushroom Caps
1 Sweet Onion, sliced thick
Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper to taste
2 Cups Arugula
2 Tablespoons Walnuts, chopped

Sandwich ingredients

1. Brush a teaspoon of oil over the bread.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Toast the bread.

2.  Heat a grill pan to high. Lightly brush the mushrooms with oil.  Add the remaining oil to the pan.  Place the vegetables in the pan.  You should be able to make 2 sandwiches at a time.  Grill the vegetables.  Remove the tomatoes when slightly limp.  Remove the onions when soft.  The mushrooms should soften.

Before grilling

3. Cut mushrooms into slices and separate onion slices into rings.

4. To assemble. divide the arugula among the bread slices. Top with tomatoes, then mushroom slices, then the onion rings.  Pour cheese sauce over the sandwich and sprinkle with walnuts.  Serve immediately.

Goes well with Romaine Herb Salad

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