Recipe Round-Up: Vegan Brunch

I have all of Isa's books, and love them, but Vegan Brunch is my least used one. I'm not sure why, I love brunch and the recipes look amazing! But I realised I haven't even done proper round up from it yet. I've posted a few bits and pieces from it which you can see here, but this is the first round up. I really need to fix that, because I have a bunch of stuff I want to make!

Fennel Breakfast Risotto with Smoky Shiitakes: I made this for dinner, for not brunch. I do enjoy making risotto, but I feel it is more an evening activity. Unfortunately, I found the flavour of the risotto a bit flat, plus the chopped fennel seeds gave it a weird gritty texture. The shiitakes were a good addition, though I found to be very salty. That kind of worked with the bland flavour of the risotto. I had risotto left over, so I made cheese stuffed arancini for lunch the following day, which was actually be best thing I did with it.
Rating: Risotto :|, Shiitakes :)





Grilled Marinated Asparagus Tofu Omelet: The book has a basic recipe for omelets based on silken tofu and chickpea flour, and flavoured with black salt and others. There is then a list of a whole different lot of filling variations, or you can make your own. The omelet was very easy to make, and held together and flipped well. I chose the grilled marinated asparagus option, stuffed with asparagus and topped with a miso tahini sauce. It was outstanding!
Rating: :D



Sesame Scramble Tofu and Greens with Yams: We don't get yams, so I used sweet potato here. I chose kale as my leafy greens,and used a whole bunch chopped up and cooked down. This is quite a simple recipe, once you have baked and cooled the sweet potato, but is very satisfying.
Rating: :)



Paprika Rosemary Roasted Potatoes: Another simple recipe with a heap of flavour variations. The combination of paprica, cumin, and rosemary is outstanding!
Rating: :D



Toasted Coconut and Mango Muffins: These are a lovely not-too-sweet snack. The mango flavour comes from chopped dried mango, and the coconut is both toasted coconut shreds and some coconut extract.
Raging: :)



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Do you ever look at your sweet little baby and wonder how you got so lucky to have them in your life? That is me every time I look at Dim Sim. How am I so lucky?