Anonymous wrote:Black eyed pea salsa (Texas caviar)


spinach pie (no feta)

Do you have a GF recipe for this?

Love the gazpacho idea.

Black bean, corn, and bell pepper (red or green or both) salad. With green onions.

Potato salad, with vegan mayonnaise. Earth Balance mayo with the green lid (olive oil based) is very good.

Cole slaw -- make your own dressing with the above mayo, apple cider vinegar, and honey.

Bottom line, there are a ton of salad and dip options out there that are easy.

For canapes or main dishes, sorry, it's too late and my memory's not calling them up easy right now.

Black eyed pea salsa (Texas caviar)

Guacamole and chips

Bean taquitos with no cheese or Daya

Hummus or baba ganoush

spinach pie (no feta)

Gazpacho

Middle Eastern
--fattoush like salad--cukes, tomatoes, mint--minus the bread and feta.

--rice with ful or falafel:

--http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Ful-Medames-Egyptian-Brown-Fava-Beans-352993

--Falafel, e.g., http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Seans-Falafel-and-Cucumber-Sauce/?prop24=hn_slide2_Sean's-Falafel-and-Cucumber-Sauce&evt19=1

Use an egg substitute for a binder. You can boil flax seed or buy something of the shelf. And obviously skip the sauce/garnishes.

Store bought hummus, baba ghanoush, and chips

Latin flavor
Rice with black beans
Corn tortillas
green salad
Guacamole with chips

These chips are GF and many are vegan:
http://www.foodshouldtastegood.com/about-fstg/faq/view-all-faq

I've thrown together a couple of good quinoa salads that were delicious and went over well at parties. I'm sorry I'm not much for recipes, but hopefully there's some inspiration. One was sort of Tex-Mex with bell peppers, mango, black beans, chopped and avocados. For the other one I used almonds, dried cherries, tons of arugilla, and parsley with a lemon and olive oil mixture stirred in.

Party hosting time (small group), and I need something fun to provide, but it must be vegan and gluten-free. I usually do a fruit salad, but would like to do something else this time around. Maybe something with quinoa and nuts? Completely open to suggestions, but it should be relatively easy and quick to prepare (must put together after work).

Thanks!