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Title: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: gebuh on January 19, 2014, 08:52:27 AM
I was in charge of the vegan dished for a baby shower yesterday.  I made the stuff in the title and a vegan goat cheese spread that could have been better.  But the first 2 were pretty good.
I used  this  (http://www.vegkitchen.com/recipes/vegetables-all-year-round/baked-eggplant-stacks-with-cashew-ricotta/) recipe for the eggplant.  I modified it by doing a salt method on the raw eggplant first and adding a little hotness.  The quality of the marinara is very important.  I highly recommend it, on the website they're called stacks, but my sister renamed them sliders and I like that much better.

The salad I got from http://ohsheglows.com/2013/11/25/the-best-shredded-kale-salad/ (http://ohsheglows.com/2013/11/25/the-best-shredded-kale-salad/) it was good, but a bit too tangy to be great.  I still recommend it though.  I'm going to try it again with a few tweaks.
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: Tim on January 19, 2014, 09:20:10 AM
That sounds yum. Let us know about the tweaks when you try again on the salad.
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: moroccangirl on January 19, 2014, 11:41:36 AM
I think dh would love the sliders, but I haven't found a good quality marinara over here. I tried to make one using a Giada recipe and it wasn't good.
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: merigayle on January 19, 2014, 03:26:30 PM
did you make the spa bettie goat cheeze?
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: gebuh on January 19, 2014, 07:45:46 PM
did you make the spa bettie goat cheeze?
no I made the cashew one from http://veganamericanprincess.com/2-recipes-for-smooth-crumbly-vegan-goat-cheese/ (http://veganamericanprincess.com/2-recipes-for-smooth-crumbly-vegan-goat-cheese/)
But I couldn't find raw macadamia so I used all cashews (do you think that would make a big difference?).  Except for the miso they're the same.  It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great.  I'm trying another batch today, I'll let it ferment longer this time - yesterday I let it sit for a little more than 12 hours, I'm going to shoot for closer to 36 this time.
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: merigayle on January 19, 2014, 08:00:55 PM
I use all cashews too.
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: gebuh on January 19, 2014, 08:01:35 PM
I think dh would love the sliders, but I haven't found a good quality marinara over here. I tried to make one using a Giada recipe and it wasn't good.
yeah a good marinara is very important, I've never made one before - honestly I don't know the difference between that and spaghetti sauce.  I ended up using Mario Batali marinara cuz all the ingredients were fresh.
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: gebuh on January 21, 2014, 11:07:38 AM
no I made the cashew one from http://veganamericanprincess.com/2-recipes-for-smooth-crumbly-vegan-goat-cheese/ (http://veganamericanprincess.com/2-recipes-for-smooth-crumbly-vegan-goat-cheese/)
But I couldn't find raw macadamia so I used all cashews (do you think that would make a big difference?).  Except for the miso they're the same.  It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great.  I'm trying another batch today, I'll let it ferment longer this time - yesterday I let it sit for a little more than 12 hours, I'm going to shoot for closer to 36 this time.
made another batch of the goat cheese, I let it ferment a lot longer.  dd2 said it tasted pretty much the same, but she really liked it.  I thought it was ok.  Any recommendations on herbs for it?
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: merigayle on January 21, 2014, 12:25:27 PM
hmmmmm. this is the recipe i always make http://spabettie.com/2012/08/17/vegan-goat-cheese-recipe/ (http://spabettie.com/2012/08/17/vegan-goat-cheese-recipe/) i usually just eat it straight up :D no herbs or anything! LOL.
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: gebuh on January 21, 2014, 05:40:17 PM
hmmmmm. this is the recipe i always make http://spabettie.com/2012/08/17/vegan-goat-cheese-recipe/ (http://spabettie.com/2012/08/17/vegan-goat-cheese-recipe/) i usually just eat it straight up :D no herbs or anything! LOL.
How long does it keep?
Title: Re: eggplant sliders and kale pecan salad
Post by: merigayle on January 21, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
How long does it keep?
I dunno, we devour it, lol. I think I have it up to a week.