Category Archives: vegetarian recipes 素食食譜
Rice Ball

Rice Ball is a tradition food item which you can find in food cart on the street in Taiwan during breakfast hours.
It is a hardy, healthy and delicious choice for breakfast.
- 1 -1.5 cup of cooked short grain rice
- 2 tbsp of chopped scallion
- 2-3 tbsp of shredded pork
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp of dry Daikon (optional; you can find this in Asian super market dry goods area)
- 1 sliced of sushi seaweed
- 2 tbsp of Crispy oriental noodle (Use in salad sometimes )
- some black sesame
- 1 piece of Plastic wrap (around 6X6)
- Fry the egg.
- Flatten warm rice on plastic wrap.
- Place seaweed first than egg, pork, scallion, noodle finally dry diakon in the center of the rice. Make sure the rice is bigger than all other ingredients.
- Both hands hold the plastic wrap. Fold the rice towards center until rice close together. Continue to squeeze and fold the rice until the rice is in a ball shape.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the rice.
- Enjoy your rice ball.
Okra Salad

- 3 cups of Okras
- 2 cups of Tofu
- 1 tbsp of chopped Cilantro
- 2-3 tbsp of soy paste
- some sriracha chili sauce
- 2-3 tbsp of katsuobushi (dry fish flakes)
- Clean and cut okras in half.
- Boil okras in water for 5 minutes.
- Rinse okras in cold water.
- Cut tofu into bit size.
- Place okra and tofu in plate.
- Top with cilantro and katsuobushi.
- Drizzle soy pasta and sriracha on top.
Roast Artichoke

Roasted Artichoke. Easy, healthy and delicious choice.
- 1-2 Whole Artichoke
- 1/4 cup of chicken or vegetable stock
- pepper
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- foil
- Wash the artichoke.
- In a baking dish, mix pepper, stock and oil together.
- Place artichoke in the baking dish. Rotate the artichoke in the mixture for 360 degree.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes.
- Peel each leaf off and enjoy the bottom tip of the artichoke until reaching the heart.
- When reach the heart, cut heart in half. Cut off the hair in the center.
- Dip the heart in broth. And Enjoy!
healthy meal

I love my recent discovery of new dish.
A friend of my made a variation of this dish for me when I was over at their house for dinner.
It is a quick and easy meal. Full with nutrition and extremely delicious.
- Some corn (can or on the cob)
- Some tomatoes
- Some lettuce, spinach, and/ or kale
- Leeks
- Onions
- Salt and pepper
- Chicken or Vegetable stock
- Cooked rice
- Some Chicken breast (if you want some meat)
- Oil
- Wash all vegetables carefully. Slice leeks, onions and tomatoes.
- Steam the corn if it is still on the cob.
- If desired, sprinkle seasoning and oil on chicken. Bake in 400 degree oven for 40 minutes.
- In a pan, saute leeks and onions in oil until fragrant.
- Add chicken stock or vegetable stock, and kale.
- Cover with lid, cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
- In a serving plate, place lettuce, spinach on the bottom.
- Add tomatoes, corn on top.
- Pure chicken stock, leek mixture on top.
- Serve with rice and chicken.
Cheese-less Thai Pizza

- 1 bag of store bought pizza dough
- some tofu
- some cooked shrimp
- some sliced mushroom
- some chopped green onion
- 2 tbsp of lemon grass sauce
- 2 tbsp of peanut butter
- 1 tbsp of soy sauce
- 1 tsp of sesame oil
- some olive oil
- Flatten the dough in a baking sheet. Brush some olive oil on the dough than bake it by following the direction on the package.
- 10 minutes before the dough is fully cooked. Take the dough out from oven.
- Mix lemon grass sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce and sesame oil together.
- Spread the mixture on top of pizza crust.
- Add tofu, shrimp, mushroom and green onion. If there are extra sauce, also spread it on top of the topping at this time.
- Bake for additional 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and all toppings are warm.
Strawberry Daiquiri

- 1-2 cups of fresh or frozen strawberries
- 2 shots of Bacardi rum
- some fresh mint leaves
- 3 tbsp of honey
- some ice cubes
- Blend everything in a blender.
- Serve and enjoy the refreshing drink on a hot summer day.
Asian Noodle Salad

Salad ingredients:
- 1 package of thick egg noodles
- some fresh ginger
- some scallions
- some cilantro
- some soy bean sprouts or bean sprouts
Sauce ingredients:
- 1 tbsp of soy sauce
- 1 tbsp os sesame oil
- 1 tbsp of rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp of black vinegar
- 1 tsp of sriracha sauce
- olive oil
- pepper and salt
- Boil noodles with some salt and olive oil.
- When noodles are cooked, add sprouts. Cook until the water is boiling again.
- Drain and rinse noodles and sprouts in cold water.
- Finely chop ginger, scallions, cilantro.
- Mix all sauce ingredients together with herbs.
- Mix sauce and noodles together.
- Add salt and pepper as needed.
Tomato Mozzarella Basil

- Tomato
- Mozzarella
- Basil
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Slice the tomato and mozzarella cheese.
- Chop up basil
- Place tomato and mozzarella in a plate and sprinkle basil on top.
- Drizzle olive oil on top. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Mixed Green Salad

- some mixed green salad
- some canned pear and canned pear juice
- some olive oil
- garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- dried cranberry
- cut pear into bite sized pieces
- mix salad, pear, olive oil, pear juice, garlic powder, cranberry and some salt and pepper
- toss and serve
