Saturday, April 23, 2011

What Goes Well with Leftover Enchiladas? Pumpkin Soup!


Yes really. Especially when it's goat cheese & seitan chorizo enchiladas and spicy pumpkin soup!
This is a slightly modified recipe from a cookbook called "The Complete Vegan Cookbook" which is actually where the beginnings of my goat cheese enchilada recipe came from.

The recipe in the book is Pumpkin-Rice Soup with Sage & Allspice, and I encourage you to try it as written, but I'm posting what I actually ended up making (since I didn't have all the ingredients on hand, and I made only a partial batch, because I only had 1 cup pumpkin.)

1.5 (ish) cup vegetable broth
1 cup pumpkin
3 cloves minced garlic
1/6 cup basmati rice
1/2 tsp sage
1/4 tsp salt
a few sprinkles allspice
several grinds black pepper
1/3 cup almond milk
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped roasted walnuts

In a stockpot, saute the minced garlic in a little oil until just a tiny bit crispy. Add the stock & pumpkin, cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then add the rice, sage, salt, allspice, and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes, or until the rice is tender. Stir frequently. Add the almond milk and lemon juice and heat until steaming. Serve hot with roasted walnuts on top.

Makes 2 bowls, perfect for a second meal of...

Goat Cheese Enchiladas!
10 corn tortillas
1 package seitan chorizo (I love Upton's,) crumbled
half an onion, chopped
1 can green enchilada sauce
8 oz goat cheddar, grated

Saute the onions until clear, then add the crumbled seitan, and saute until a little browned. Remove from heat and set aside. Coat the bottom of a baking dish big enough for two rows of enchiladas with a thin layer of the sauce, and then pour a little sauce on a plate. Warm the tortillas and then dip both sides in the sauce on the plate, and fill with chorizo/onion mixture and goat cheddar. Roll and place seam down in the pan. I can get 5 enchiladas in 2 rows with this amount. Pour the remaining sauce on top of the enchiladas, then sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake at 350F for 20 minutes. Let stand, uncovered, for 5 minutes before serving- they're less gooey this way, and stay together. Great with beans & rice or Pico de Gallo chips & Tomatillo salsa.

Enjoy!!