30 Minute Meals: Plant-Based Dinner & Dessert with Lola from Refolo!
I teamed up with Lola Ojabowalefrom Refolo to create a dinner and dessert in 30 minutes using plant-based pantry items. It was a pretty easy challenge - there is so much you can do in 30 minutes with what you have in your pantry! Here are the super simple recipes from our IG Live!
Black Bean Soup
Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup onion
1 clove garlic
1 can black beans
1/4 cup Kale
1/2 tablespoon cumin
1/2 tablespoon dried cilantro
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
cayenne pepper to taste
1 avocado
Salt to taste
1. Chop up onions and garlic and saute with a tablespoon of olive oil in a medium-sized pot.
2. Open your can of black beans and blend until smooth (no need to drain the water or rinse the beans first).
3. Pour mixture into your medium-sized pot with the onions and garlic. Add kale and seasonings.
4. Add water to thin it out (we used 1/4 cup) and continue heating until warm.
5. Spoon the soup into a bowl, top with avocado and enjoy!
Plant-Based Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
- 1 cup or about 10 Medjool dates, soaked and pits removed
- 3-6 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tbsps maple syrup
- 2 tbsps almond butter
- 1/4-1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Coating:
- chopped nuts (ex. Pistachios, walnuts)
- coconut flakes
- sesame seeds
- cocoa powder- anything else!
1. Soak the Medjool dates for about ½ an hour. Remove the pits.
2. In a food processor, blend the walnuts until they look “finely chopped”. Add in the dates, cocoa powder, maple syrup and almond butter. Blend until incorporated. You can adjust the consistency by adding more maple syrup, almond butter, or cocoa powder.
3. Roll into balls and roll over the coating(s) of your choice.
4. Eat them right away or chill in the fridge for some time before eating.
Lola is the Founder and CEO of Refolo (www.eatrefolo.com), a web-based app that makes plant-based eating easy, and for all paid subscriptions, we donate foods to families that lack access. She loves accessible recipes that lean on the culinary legacies of cultures worldwide.
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