Sri Lankan feast

The vegan dishes of the day from New Asha Restaurant in Staten Island, NY. Coconut pumpkin curry, dal, fried sweet and sour eggplant, and chili-fried vegetables, with fresh roti on the side. Well worth the trip!

fava (yellow split peas)

Fava: Greek yellow split peas, with lemon, onion, olive oil, and parsley, from a cafe in San Torini.

veggie chicken & avocado sandwich

Warning: Ridiculously Good Sandwich Alert! A fresh demi-baguete stuffed with Yves veggie smoked chicken slices, avocado, red onion, hot sauce, and lettuce.

mushroom ceviche, potatoes & guacamole, yuca fries

Mushroom ceviche and mashed potatoes with mustard seeds, topped with guacamole, with yuca fries and roasted red peppers on the side. From Entre Indyas in Salta, Argentina.

purple aloo chaat

Purple potatoes mixed with cumin, chili powder, chaat masala powder, and chutneys, and topped with red onion, cilantro, and crispy noodles - adapted from this recipe.

sweet potato hash & veggie chorizo

Brunchtime: sweet potato hash with red onions, garlic, chives, and green chilies, alongside veggie chorizo from Twin Oaks Community Foods (yay coops!). The chorizo is amazing - chewy and bursting with flavor.

mango & melon salad

A very festive New Years Eve salad, invented by some Swedish friends. Mango, white melon, onion, tomato, and cucumber over a bed of lettuce, topped with toasted pine nuts and a sweet & peppery vinaigrette. Explosive!

sweet and sour cucumber salad

Sugar and vinegar make it sweet and sour, everything else makes it super refreshing!
From Nancie McDermott's Real Vegetarian Thai

kasha with kale and red onion

kasha (roasted buckwheat groats) with kale, red onion, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper... a quick, healthy, and tasty stand-by
with matzoh and horseradish

eggplant basil pizza

From Joe's Pizza of Bleecker St., the Brooklyn branch (which isn't anywhere near Bleecker St.)

roasted jerusalem artichokes with polenta & kale

jerusalem artichokes (aka sunchokes) roasted in garlic rosemary sauce
polenta cakes topped with kale, red onions, and parsley

cannellini bean & roasted veggie salad

see recipe

Roasted red potato salad & Quinoa salad

roasted roots with vinaigrette

roasted potatoes, parsnips, red and yellow beets, and red onions, with orange basil vinaigrette

chili, cornbread, cucumber salsa

three bean chili made with homemade seitan, kidney and pinto beans & lentils (topped with lime-jalapeño tofu sour cream), cornbread, and cucumber-red onion salsa, from Angelica Kitchen in Manhattan