More and more people are going vegetarian these days mainly because of health reasons, I am presupposing. I can’t see any reason aside from what I just mentioned, why these health freaks steer away from juicy steaks, crispy chicken and cholesterolific hamburgers. On second thought, it might be also a belief, but, who knows?
What is more perplexing is when vegetarians go a step further and become vegan, which means that not only do they not eat animals, but they don’t eat animal products as well such as dairy or eggs.
What? No Dairy which means no cheese? Well, how can I live without cheese– the essence of my existence? Well almost. Didn’t I have my first food from my mother’s milk, just like the bull’s had theirs from their mother’s milk as well. And if there is more than enough milk from the bull, they make it into Bufala Mozzarella which by the way, I have a recipe to share and it’s called: Bufala Mozzarella Salad.
- ¼ c. olive oil
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp. Salt
- 1 tbsp. Dried basil
- ½ tsp. Pepper
- ¼ tsp. Dried oregano
- 1 round ball buffalla cut into cubes or crumbled
Mix the above and marinade the Bufala Mozzarella in the mixture for an hour or more. Then mix it with the following veggies.
- 20 pcs. Grape tomatoes or 6 Roma tomatoes quartered
- 1 small cucumber sliced
- 1 small red pepper sliced
- 1 small green pepper, sliced
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- Greek olives (optional)
Prepare the vegetables and place in a serving bowl. Add the marinated Bufala Mozzarella Cheese to the vegetables above. Toss well and serve.
Vegetarians or vegans can do away with cheese substitutions in the form of other plant products derived from grains which processed, could be made to look like cheese. Thus even with the above recipe, this can be modified and if one is vegan, they just do away with the cheese component. Crumbled tofu could be a substitute for the above recipe. However every original recipe is always best with original ingredients.
Anyway, back for as long as I can remember, vegans didn’t become such the moment they were born. Can you imagine giving a newborn baby carrot juice or soy milk. It’s possible though, but generally, we all started with mother’s milk, which to every infant is the best food ever. And speaking about the best cheese, it’s found in only in the gourmet cheese shop online, the Ideal Cheese Shop. And you don’t want to miss that.
Every year, I try to set a goal for myself and more often than not, when I try to line up the activities for the year, it would turn out to newer projects which would not be part of the original plan. And before I know it, all my goals for the year would have been replaced by new ones as they unfold. Such has been the case from many many years past. And to be open to these directions will often lead to a more adventurous life.
