French Archives - Cilantro and Citronella

French Vegetable Soup (Soupe au Pistou)

Melissa — Sat, 16 May 2020 09:17:00 +0000

This simple recipe for soupe au pistou, or French vegetable soup, is the perfect way to take advantage of summer's freshest vegetables. What makes this recipe unique is the pistou, a basil sauce similar to pesto, that's stirred into each bowl upon serving. Summer’s winding to a close and we’ve gotten our last delivery of...

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Vegan Goat Cheese Salad

Melissa — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:13:34 +0000

This vegan goat cheese salad is a hearty vegetarian main dish featuring a mix of colourful vegetables, warm and creamy vegan goat cheese and a sweet and tangy berry dressing. When I lived in France I ate a lot of goat cheese salads. Back then I was still vegetarian and the goat cheese salad was...

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Stuffed Round Zucchini (Vegan Petits Farcis)

Melissa — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:58:09 +0000

This recipe for vegan petits farcis, or small stuffed vegetables, is wonderful as an appetizer or a vegetarian main dish served alongside a salad, soup or crusty bread. Although you can make this recipe with any small stuffing vegetables, the stuffed round zucchini are definitely a highlight. Be sure to nab some if you see...

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Spring Vegetable Vegan Galette

Melissa — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:32:32 +0000

This vegan galette encompasses all the flavours of spring with fresh asparagus, broccolini and garden peas on a bed of kale and vegan ricotta cheese. Sautéed oyster mushrooms add a smoky, meaty element and the vegan pie crust is light and deliciously flaky. Serve this spring vegetable vegan galette as part of an Easter meal,...

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French Onion Pizza: Pissaladière

Melissa — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:48:20 +0000

Pissaladière is a French onion pizza that you can serve as an appetizer or main dish and is great both hot and cold. The secret is the slow-cooked onions, gently fried until they’re soft, sweet and caramelized. In order to make this a vegan pissaladière, I’ve replaced the traditional anchovies with strips of roasted red...

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Easy Vegetarian Stuffed Tomatoes and Niçoise Salad

Melissa — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:05:03 +0000

These easy vegetarian stuffed tomatoes require few ingredients and are so delicious in the summertime when tomatoes, peppers and zucchini are at their peak. This stuffed tomato recipe is great to prepare as a vegetarian or vegan side dish, starter or main dish and make a filling and delicious full meal when accompanied by a...

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Vegan Quiche Lorraine

Melissa — Sun, 22 May 2016 19:22:30 +0000

Developing a good vegan quiche Lorraine recipe has been hanging over my head for at least a year. I had already figured out a really great way to turn tofu into smoky bacon bits, which I knew would be really great in a quiche, but my attempts at getting the consistency of the quiche filling...

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Creamy Mushroom Crêpes

Melissa — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 13:13:00 +0000

The other day I was in my local grocery store and found some very exiting mushrooms. How exciting could mushrooms be, you ask? If you’re me, very, as the usual choice of mushrooms that we have here in Barcelona supermarkets is either white button or oyster. Never a portobello or a shiitake in sight. Forget...

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Vegan Strawberry Mousse Cake

Melissa — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:28:31 +0000

Valentine’s Day has come and gone but that’s no excuse to not to enjoy a pink, fruity dessert like this vegan strawberry mousse cake from time to time. Even more so now that strawberries are in season. Last year the season came and went so fast that I didn’t even realize it in time to...

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Vegan Strawberry Mousse (with Aquafaba)

Melissa — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:26:47 +0000

I’m not a super fan of desserts and for that reason you may have noticed that I don’t have too many sweet things on the blog. Today’s vegan strawberry mousse will be an exception, however. Following the popularity of my easy Spanish alioli with aquafaba, I was inspired to see what else this magical ingredient...

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