I’m getting tired of eating vegan.
Yep, as many great recipes as I’ve been making, I really want to sink my teeth into a piece of meat.
#carnivore
And, because I’ve become obsessed with figuring out the “best” way to eat, I’ve stumbled across a lot of information that promotes the consumption of quality animal products (grass fed beef, organically raised chicken, raw dairy, etc).
It’s like the second I started reading about these benefits (mostly in Sally Fallon’s Nourishing Traditions) I became convinced that I am feeling yucky because I’m not eating animals. (nevermind that I have an ACTUAL cold!)
I’m a fickle, fickle woman.
I’m continuing to turn this food anxiety and compulsiveness over to God and I’m asking Him to not only help me put these feelings into their proper place, but also to help me find a way of eating that I can feel really good about.
For now I’m sticking with the vegan diet because I committed to do so for Lent. I think it’s been good in that we are all choosing healthier snacks and overall eating more fruits and veggies.
Some of the more delicious veggies we’ve eaten have been part of the various salads I’ve made for lunches and side dishes.
This dish is one of my favorites so far! The flavors come together beautifully and although it’s a pretty simple recipe, the taste certainly exceeded my expectations!
The crisp broccoli, fresh parsley and bold green onions pair so nicely with the almost creaminess of the chickpeas and roasted pine nuts. I recommend making this dish “as is” and NOT skipping the pine nuts. They are a little pricey but you only need a third of a cup so I say make the splurge!
- 4 cups broccoli florets
- 15-oz can drained and rinsed chickpeas
- 5 sliced scallions
- ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
- ⅓ cup toasted pine nuts
- 1 minced clove garlic
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 6 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Steam broccoli florets until just tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Once cool, chop and combine with chickpeas, scallions, parsley, and pine nuts.
- In a bowl, combine garlic, mustard, honey, lemon zest and juice. Slowly add oil, whisking to emulsify, and season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle broccoli mixture with dressing and adjust seasoning.
Sorry, meant to comment on your fabulous chocolate chip cookie recipe page.
Best ever!!
Hi
So glad to meet a fellow believer. I am a hardcore vegan myself and was so excited to see you on the journey to becoming a full vegan. I can guess how it must feel to miss the familiar sensations of eating the food you grew up with. I would respectfully recommend watching Earthlings, Forks over knives, Coleen patrick Godreau, Bite size vegan, Gary yourofsky , all on youtube and it will help you on your journey. I don’t understand how legumes, lentils are not vegan? Thanks for the spectacular recipe, we loved the cookies. All praise to our Lord Jesus.
Hi there, your comment about obsessing with what’s good to eat made me think about Amber Rogers and her gokaleo group on Facebook and I think her website is gokaleo.com. She talks sense when it comes to food-no eliminating entire food groups, but encourages moderation in eating the foods we do. You should check it out, she’s tried lots of fad diets and finally realized that moderation in eating combined with exercise is what’s best.
Hi,
Just wanted to say that I made a variation of this salad for packed lunches this week and it was great – my partner loved it too (and he’s a chef). I’m launching a food blog soon and planning to post about my version(linking back to here, of course), if that ist okay with you?
Thanks,
Zoe
http://www.eatsleeds.com
with an allergy to nut, is there any thing you suggest for replacement of the pine nuts?
I hear you!! At first I felt strange eating vegan, but just transition slowly because any diet change will change your body! I have found some studies talking about the benefits of quality animal product consumption, but they don’t include the baggage it comes with! Plus, I don’t think God would want us to kill. Isn’t that one of the 10 Commandments?? Animals are dying because it’s convenient for us? Please just try it out for longer and maybe check out NutritionFacts.org, a site that pulls together all this information about animal products and sometimes which vegetables aren’t particularly great for you…
Thanks for leaving a comment :) The main problem I have with the vegan diet at this point is the heavy reliance on grains. I have personally experienced dramatic improvements in my health, energy, sleep, etc by cutting out grains and legumes. I’m all for eliminating dairy! But I just don’t see how I could become satiated on a vegan diet without relying on grains. Have you read Wheat Belly? It was such an eye opener for me about how wheat has mutated from it’s original form! Also, I don’t think God is against us eating meat…before Adam and Eve sinned I believe they ate a vegetarian diet, but since then meat has been a part of the human diet and the Bible talks about God preparing lavish feast for us with choice meats and fine wines! Isaiah 25:6-8 That makes me think He’s ok with meat eating :)
Hi,
I just made your vegan chocolate chip cookies. Super yummy!
One thing though – you might want to be careful about advertising recipes with honey in them as vegan. Most vegans don’t eat it.
Thanks : )
Hi Sarah! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I totally understand that most vegans do not consume honey…maybe you are referring to my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies? The chocolate chip cookies do not call for honey…
Hi there! Would you mind if I share your blog with my facebook group?
There’s a lot of folks that I think would really enjoy your content. Please let me know. Many thanks
That looks yummy! I just want you to know the food issues you deal with a lot of women deal with. I find myself there also.. I just try to eat clean and if I start feeling crappy I try to watch it a little closer or try to adjust it a little. I feel with so much info out there it is like every minute we are fed a new way of eating is better then another.. I can not help but to think about what did they do back in the day. For some reason I feel they just ate mostly what they raised and grew.. The only reason I think you need to buy organic fruits/veg/meat is because I can not grow my own (well not at this stage in my life haha) So that is the best I can get to “my own”. :) #foodfreakmyself