20 May 2009

Oat chorizo and guacomole

I suspect that every good sausage recipe can be made vegan relatively easily. To test this hypothesis, I took a chorizo recipe from here and made it with oats instead:

Fry

4 minced cloves garlic, and
chopped oregano

in olive oil. When they brown, add

1 cup water,
1/4 cup soy sauce,
2 teaspoons chili powder,
1 teaspoon paprika,
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves,
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper,
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, and
1 teaspoon salt.

If you're wary of excess spice, trade chili powder for paprika. Bring this mixture to a boil, then add

1 cup quick oats

and cook until thickened. Remove from heat, and fry it into

1 sliced onion and
1 can of beans.

The guacamole recipe comes from here and is already fine on its own, though as usual, I don't follow it exactly. For the record, here's my rendition:

2 ripe avocados,
1 finely diced onion,
1/2 diced hot pepper,
1/2 bunch chopped fresh cilantro,
1 tablespoon lemon juice,
1/2 teaspoon salt,
dash of freshly ground black pepper, and
a diced tomato.

Serve both of these with rice and tortillas.

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