12 california vegetarian Recipes

head lettuce, shredded, red onion, chopped, cheddar cheese, shredded, vegetarian baked beans, slightly drained, corn chips, slightly crushed, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, vegetable oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, ketchup, onion powder

leeks (white and pale green parts only), carrots , halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch-wide pieces, celery ribs, cut into 1-inch-wide pieces, garlic cloves, chopped, olive oil, thyme sprigs, parsley sprigs, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed and drained, water, coarse fresh bread crumbs from a baguette, olive oil, chopped garlic, chopped parsley

no-cook lasagna noodles, white sauce mix, garlic powder, fat-free milk, fat-free ricotta cheese, frozen california-blend vegetables, thawed, nonfat parmesan cheese topping, reduced-fat sour cream, seeded chopped fresh tomato

scant 2/3 cup short-grain brown rice, water, soy sauce, seasoned rice vinegar, wasabi powder, by 7 1/4-inch) sheets roasted nori** (dried laver), kirby cucumber, peeled, seeded , and cut into 1/16-inch-thick matchsticks, carrot , cut into 1/16-inch-thick matchsticks, firm-ripe small california avocado, radish sprouts*, roots trimmed, accompaniments: soy sauce for dipping ; sliced gari ** (pickled ginger)

light mayonnaise, chopped fresh basil, sun-dried tomato spread (such as california sun dry), lemon juice, pepper, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained, chopped seeded tomato, diced seeded peeled cucumber, chopped red onion, fat-free italian dressing, pitas, cut in half, curly leaf lettuce leaves

sheet) package nori (roasted seaweed), sushi rice, japanese rice wine vinegar, sugar, cucumber , cut into thin strips lengthwise, carrots , cut into thin strips lengthwise steamed, avocado , sliced thinly lengthwise, green onion , cut into thin strips lengthwise, prepared wasabi paste (use sparingly it s really hot!), prepared plum sauce, prepared pickled ginger, soy sauce

oil, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce (to make this recipe vegetarian , use vegetarian worcestershire.), tabasco sauce, apple cider vinegar, salt, sugar, crushed garlic

no-cook lasagna noodles, white sauce mix, garlic powder (may use more if desired), skim milk, fat-free ricotta cheese or 1 cup cottage cheese, frozen california-blend frozen vegetables, thawed, fat-free parmesan cheese, light sour cream, chopped fresh tomatoes or 1/2 cup chopped fresh rotel diced tomatoes

chopped garlic, chopped onions, chopped canned california chilies (aneheim), chopped tomatoes (pera or roma), butter, any type tomato sauce, rich vegetable stock, green or red taco sauce (hot or mild ), white pepper, sugar, corn tortillas , cut into 3/8 strips and fried in hot oil until crisp, sour cream, ripe avocados, chopped onion, white crumbly fresh mexican style cheese or 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

vegetable oil, flour, new mexico or california chili powder, tomato sauce, chicken broth (or water for vegetarian), ground cumin, cocoa, garlic powder, onion salt, salt to taste