If you plan on watching the Super Bowl this Sunday, you might want to treat yourself to some vegan snacks. Here’s some suggestions from Vegetarian Journal to help you out:
Vegan Munchies Recipes include:
Simple Bean and Tomato Dip
Pizza Dip
Chili Dip
Smokey Hummus
Hummus with Dill, Mustard, and Garlic
Pecans Roasted with Tamari and Garlic
Seasoned Roasted Sunflower Seeds
Quick Dips
To make a sweet dip fast:
Place a small amount of nut butter or apple butter in a mixing bowl. Stir to soften. In a separate bowl, mash a banana with berries and/or orange juice concentrate. Combine banana with nut or apple butter and mix until well-combined. You’ve got it! You can add in chopped nuts, chopped dates, crumbled cold cereal, or fresh berries, as you like.
To make a savory dip fast:
Place soy yogurt, vegan sour cream, or tofu in a blender or food processor. Add a small amount of salsa or drained canned tomatoes, canned beans, some chopped bell peppers (or fresh chili, if you like heat), and parsley and blend until smooth. Chill for 10 minutes before eating.
Quick and Easy Snack Ideas Add some of the following to your shopping list so you can assemble some fast snacks to take to work or school or to enjoy when you are relaxing:
Whole wheat crackers, pretzels, popcorn, cold cereal
Dried fruit, nuts
Frozen berries or cut fruit
Vegan yogurt
Extra-firm tofu, tempeh, or seitan
Nori or dried seaweed sheets
Ready-to-eat fresh produce, such as sliced fresh carrots or baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, fresh green beans, snow peas or sugar snaps (edible pea pods), radishes, green onions, cut broccoli or cauliflower florets, shredded cabbage
Canned, packed in water or juice apricots, plums, tropical fruit salad
Pickles, olives
Canned tomatoes and tomato paste, salsa
Here are some ideas for combining these ingredients:
Tomato paste, with or without salsa mixed in, used as a condiment for pretzels, crackers, or fresh veggies
Nori crumbled into cold cereal, such as corn chex or shredded wheat or added to crumbled tofu, tempeh, or seitan
Canned or frozen fruit mixed with vegan yogurt
Popcorn tossed with nori
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