Dairy Free Recipe: Vegetarian Pizza

Looking for a good vegetarian pizza recipe that is also dairy free?  Check out this recipe!

Dairy Free Vegetarian Pizza Recipe

Pizza Ingredients:

  • 1 large, high-quality flatbread or pizza dough shell
  • 1 cup Cantare® Traditional Olive Tapenade
  • 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 large tomatoes, sliced
  • Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

Pizza Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Sauté onions, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until onions soften.
  3. Set aside to cool.
  4. Spread the pizza shell with tapenade.
  5. Sprinkle with sautéed vegetables and add a layer of tomatoes.
  6. Season over all with salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
  7. Drizzle the tomatoes with olive oil and transfer the pizza directly to the oven rack.
  8. Cook for 10 minutes or until crust is golden-brown.

[Recipe Courtesy of Sam's Club]

Dairy Free Recipe: Apple Brandy Crepes

Crepes are truthfully one of my favorite meals.  It is like a breakfast, but it commonly eaten for lunch or even dinner.  If you are living dairy free, here is a crepes recipe for you!

Dairy Free Apple Brandy Crepes Recipe

Ingredients:

  • ¾ cups white flour
  • ¼ cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/8 t. salt
  • 1 T. sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup plus 2 T. plain unsweetened soymilk
  • 6-8 large apples (about 4½ lbs), peeled and chopped
  • 2 T. soy margarine
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup. lemon juice
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • ¼ cup brandy

Directions:

  1. Make the crepe batter.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the flours, salt and sugar.
  3. Whisk in the eggs and 1/3 cup of the soymilk, mixing until there are no lumps in the batter.
  4. Whisk the soymilk into the batter, 1/3 cup at a time, until the batter resembles a thick cream.
  5. Let the batter rest for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
  6. Meanwhile, make the filling. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the apples, soy margarine ,brown sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon.
  7. Cook until the apples are slightly tender and the sugar has melted to a syrup, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  8. Add the brandy, and ignite with a match, tossing the apples in the pan for several seconds until the flames subside.
  9. Remove mixture from heat and set aside.
  10. Heat a small to medium sauté or frying pan over medium heat.
  11. Once hot, brush a small amount of oil or dairy-free soy margarine on the surface of the pan.
  12. Using a ¼ cup scoop or small ladle, add about 3 T. of batter to the pan, rotating the pan to distribute the batter evenly over the pan.
  13. Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes on the first side, or until the edges begin to brown slightly.
  14. Using a spatula or your fingers, flip the crepe and cook on the opposite side for 1 minute more.
  15. Transfer the crepe to a plate and cover loosely with a paper towel to keep warm while you make the rest of the crepes.
  16. Using a ladle, portion the apple filling equally into the crepes, spooning a bit of the sauce over top of the crepes to serve.
  17. Serve immediately.

[Recipe Courtesy of About]

Vegan Recipe: Banana Bread

Looking for a good vegan banana bread?  How about one that is also wheat free (not gluten free), dairy free, and egg free!  

Vegan Banana Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1 cup barley flour
  • 1 cup amaranth flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed (1 1/2 cups)
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (nutmeg is not a nut)
  • 3/4 cup flax seed meal
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine oat flour, barley flour, amaranth flour, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
  3. Using an electric mixer set on medium, combine canola oil, and honey.
  4. Add bananas, lemon juice, and nutmeg. Once thoroughly mixed, add flax seed meal, then raisins.
  5. Add dry ingredients to wet, and mix until just combined.
  6. Grease a loaf pan, sprinkle with a little flour, tapping out the extra.
  7. Transfer batter to loaf pan.
  8. Bake in center of oven 45 minutes, rotating once halfway through until golden brown on top.
  9. Let cool in pan about 5 minutes, before transferring to a cooling rack.
  10. Let rest at least half an hour before slicing.

[Recipe Courtesy of Allergy Cookbook]

Gluten Free Recipe: Dark Chocolate Mint Sorbet

Here is an incredible gluten free recipe that is also soy free, dairy free, and vegan!  If you give this a try, let us know how it was in the comments below!

Ingredients:

  • 5 cups water
  • 6 peppermint tea bags
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 dash sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (optional for extra minty flavor)

Directions:

  • Boil the water in a large pot. Steep the tea bags for 5 minutes. Remove them.
  • Stir in the sugar, cocoa, and salt.
  • Simmer the mixture over medium heat about two minutes or until all ingredients are dissolved.
  • Add the peppermint extract.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
  • Pour mixture into airtight container and refrigerate until completely chilled.
  • Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions.
  • If sorbet is still too liquidy, freeze in an airtight container for a few hours.
  • If sorbet becomes too hard in the freezer, crush it up and stir it with a fork.

Dairy Free Recipe: Beer Battered Onion Rings

Have an onion ring craving?   How does dairy free beer battered onion rings sound?   Here is a delicious recipe that you will enjoy:

Dairy Free Beer Battered Onion Rings Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup beer
  • 3 large onions, sliced into rings
  • 1 cup oil for frying

Directions:

  1. In a shallow bowl combine flour, egg, parsley, garlic powder, oregano, salt and pepper.
  2. Gradually add beer, stirring, until a thick batter forms.
  3. Add more or less beer depending on the desired consistency of the batter.
  4. In a heavy frying pan heat oil (adjust amount, depending on the size of your pan, so that you have a couple of inches of oil) over medium-high heat.
  5. When oil is hot, dip onions in batter and fry, turning once to brown evenly on both sides.
  6. Drain on paper towels.

[Recipe Courtesy of Personal Bee]

Dairy Free Recipe: Wheat Free French Toast

Here is a nice recipe for french toast, which is not only dairy free and wheat free, but also very low in sugar.

Low Sugar, Dairy Free, Wheat Free French Toast Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 6 stale slices of wheat-free bread
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk (unsweetened)
  • 1T ground cinnamon
  • 1 t vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Leave bread out overnight.
  2. Next morning beat eggs, almond milk, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
  3. Soak each slice of bread in the mixture for 1-2 minutes and then turn over and soak for another minute.
  4. Place on skillet on medium heat for 1 minute, flip over and cook for one more minute or until golden brown.
  5. Top with Smart Balance Light butter and maple syrup.

[Recipe Courtesy of Heather Strang]