The Candle Cafe’s Seitan Skewers & Vegan Soul Kitchen’s Citrus Collards
Yesterday was my Sarah’s birthday. She chose the menu, so what we got was a couple of tried and true recipes from the bookshelf: The Candle Cafe Cookbook’s Seitan Skewers with Chimichurri Citrus-Herb Sauce made with homemade seitan from Veganomicon’s simple seitan recipe (which is, as the title suggests, totally simple to make and quite excellent), and a side of Vegan Soul Kitchen’s Citrus Collards with Raisins Redux.
The Candle Cafe's Seitan with Chimichurri Sauce, VSK's Citrus Collards, and Rosemary Roasted Potatoes.
The Seitan is really excellent, we make ours not with skewers and a grill but as succulent chunks of seitan cooked in a dry cast iron skillet. It gets nice and crispy and perfect. And, if you like seitan, the citrus marinade and sauce are simply to delicious and easy to make not to try this recipe. (more…)
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