This week's mission: select a recipe for a potluck that can be made in advance, sit around in a cooler for a while before the meal is served, satisfy a hungry vegan, and please non-vegans even though it will compete with pizza. Veganomicon to the rescue with this vibrant, tropical, addictive quinoa salad that is a perfect room temperature dish. A salad so pretty and delicious that it will be one of my go-to dishes for potlucks this summer. If you don't have your own copy of Veganomicon yet, you can check out the recipe here.Let's see, a couple of discoveries since I last posted include vegan pizza with Daiya cheese at Katie's Pizzeria in St. Louis. Plus, cheddar and mozzarella Daiya retail packs available at Whole Foods. Welcome back to my kitchen, gooey quesadillas!
That looks like perfect potluck food, and delicious, too! Veganomicon just can't go wrong, and quinoa salad is always scrumptious. I love this bright beautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty. Who wouldn't want to grab a big sppon and dive in. Love quinoa!
ReplyDeleteI made this last summer and loved it! I did add a little chopped avocado before serving though ... because you can't go wrong with avocado.
ReplyDeleteGosh, is there anything Veganomicon can't do! Look how bright and beautiful that is...definitely will have to try this one out for upcoming BBQs.
ReplyDeleteOhhh...I live right around the corner from Katie's Pizza!! I've seen it, but I've never been. Now I have a good excuse :)
ReplyDeleteOh No Lisa! Two things on your blog right now--first the delish dish--and I have that cookbook, must give it a try! AND there is a Pyr with the most adorable face and it is killing me to see him up for adoption at the St. Charles Humane Society! Please, someone go get him before I do--my home runneth over with Pyrs! (Lisa, thanks so much for posting his face--he is precious!)
ReplyDeleteI love this type of food! It looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThat salad is always a crowd pleaser. I always make quinoa salads for omni-esque gatherings and they always seem to make everyone happy.
ReplyDeleteNow, if only I could get me some of that vegan cheese!
Great idea for a potluck, so colorful and tasty looking! :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my go-to summer dishes also. I like to add a few toasted nuts for extra crunch.
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious. Know what new recipe I'll be trying this weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comment Lisa - the dogs already have a few new friends in the neighborhood :) Love the colors in the quinoa salad, and even the mention of Daiya pizza makes me hungry!
ReplyDeleteI love this salad recipe, I've made it dozens of times! It stands well against variations too. I've done it with peaches and cous cous and all sorts!
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner last night and it was oh, so delicious! It's a beautiful dish too! I'm going to follow your lead and take it to potlucks this summer!
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner last night and it was oh, so delicious! It's a beautiful dish too. I'm going to follow your lead and take this to potlucks all summer!
ReplyDeleteI can't find the vegan pizza on the Katie's Pizzeria menu online...can anyone help? Which do you like better, the vegan menu at Scape or Niche? Thanks! Awesome blog - really resourceful :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Emily. Don't know whether the pizza is on web menu but I had it there a couple of months ago. And I still need to try Scape!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa - For the Niche vegan tasting, do you have to ask for that or is it on the menu? Was it a prix fixe deal? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteNiche was not prix fixe. We called ahead about a vegan meal and when we arrived they gave us several options they would veganize from the menu.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Daiya is deeelicious.
ReplyDeleteYou've been poked! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE that salad!
ReplyDeleteCan across your site via CupcakeProject and so glad I did! I'm always looking for great vegan recipes to bring to pot lucks and I'll try this one out next weekend. - Ashley with Dress My Cupcake (http://www.dressmycupcake.com)
ReplyDeleteKatie's Pizzeria does not have vegan cheese. Maybe they did in the past, but they don't now.
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