This is the time of the year when mayo is the top selling product in post-Soviet grocery stores. And today I’m gonna make vegan no-crab salad. With lots of mayo of course. Funny, but original recipe doesn’t even call for real crab meat. Main ingredient of this gourmet Soviet dish is highly processed fish by-product…
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Artichoke Cakes with Vegan Caper Tartar Sauce
Something for fans of everything rich and savory. These crab-like artichoke cakes are full of flavor, rich, filling and briny. The vegan caper tartar sauce is fresh, crisp and creamy. Initially I made twice more of the sauce and it was overwhelming. The artichoke cakes are fluffy and moist and don’t require pretty much anything…
Seared vegan scallops with truffle celery root purée
There are quite a few vegan scallops recipes out there. I tried some and was not completely satisfied. So this time I made my own flavor combo which I think works perfectly. King oyster mushrooms are the best. Simmering in flavorful slightly sweet, fishy stock is very important. They absorb the “seafood” flavor and then…
Vegan onigiri with smoked “salmon”
When somebody is going to tell me that I’m wasting my time for nothing I’m gonna show them the picture of these vegan onigiri. These cuties are filled with smoked vegan salmon – basically marinated carrot. I tried this kind of carrot salmon in a restaurant and was quite impressed how similar the taste was….