So, after plodding through my new blog yesterday, I turned around and it was nearly six! Five hours had just walked away--how could that have happened? I had not planned our dinner yet (this is highly unusual and has the propensity to cause super anxiety). Well, shortcut and from the hip moment was needed, thus, I love vegan "meat" substitutes--not always, but for moments just like this. I had a package of Westsoy Seitan ("say-tan"--yes, like the devil) Strips in the fridge--fresh peppers and tomatoes and tomatillos from the garden--and lucky for me, tortillas, too. Even more lucky, veggie refried beans and an avacado (for guacamole). YUM! This all came together in a snap.
1 medium onion, chopped
1 or 2 bell peppers sliced thin
2 or 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tomatillo diced
1 avacado diced
2 or 3 tomatoes, diced--save one tomatoe for quartering and serving on fajitas
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 package Westsoy Seitan Strips
2 teaspoons Spike or Mrs. Dash
1 teaspoon cilantro (or use some fresh cilantro or fresh parsley)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 lime (about a tablespoon of juice is all)
1 package tortillas
Tofutti Sour Cream--for topping
Salsa--for topping
Soy Cheddar Cheese--for topping
Prep your veggies from onions through garlic, then add 3 T. of olive oil to skillet. Warm oil a bit, then add veggies--on medium heat. In another pan, warm 2 T. of olive oil. Add seitan strips to medium heat. Meanwhile, as veggies are cooking, season with some of the Spike, cilantro and cumin. Now the kitchen is smelling good! Let the seitan cook until edges are a bit brown--you can add a dash of Spike to this, too. Once browned, remove from heat. Watching veggies so as not to be overcooked, remove from heat when slightly browned. Now, make your quacamole. Half the avacado, carefully remove the pit--chop up avacado. Add some of the tomatillos and tomatoes and seasonings if you'd like. Be sure to add lime juice as well. Place tortillas on the plate and fill with veggies making it look as appetizing as possible! Here are some pictures to help. *My husband was not in a tortilla mood, so he decided to opt for a fajita salad--still, a very good presentation on both our parts, if I don't say so myself!
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