I can’t leave out our planty friends, this Thanksgiving! These are some of my favorite plant-forward Thanksgiving recipes that together make up the most delicious plant-based Thanksgiving menu. Even better- this menu is designed for a smaller crowd (2-4), which many of us need this year, right? It’s easily doubled or tripled for more!Chef’s Note: This is not 100% plant-based/vegan, there is some cheese, butter and eggs- all of which are easily eliminated substituted if you would like to make this menu entirely plant-based.
Menu:
- Thanksgiving Cheese Board with Rosemary Pumpkin Hummus
- Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Pear and Goat Cheese Salad with Rosemary Walnuts and Maple Vinaigrette
- Sweet Potato Pecan Loaf with Vanilla Cashew Cream
What you’ll need:
Fresh:
- 2 medium acorn squash
- 1 small onion or 1 large shallot
- 2 stalks celery
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 8-oz box mushrooms
- 1 bunch fresh sage
- 1 bunch fresh rosemary
- 1 head garlic
- 2 lemons
- 4 cups (1 16-oz clamshell) mixed greens
- 1 pear, sliced thin
- 1 small red onion, sliced thin
- Goat cheese
- 1/4 cup butter, ghee or coconut oil
- 2 eggs (or egg substitute)
Dry:
- Avocado or olive oil, as needed
- 1 cup wild rice blend
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup pecans
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1/3 cup dried cherries
- Maple syrup
- Balsamic vinaigrette
- Grainy dijon mustard
- 1 can chickpeas, drained, rinsed and dried
- Pumpkin puree
- Sweet potato puree (pumpkin works here, too)
- Tahini
- Blanched almond flour
- Arrowroot flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Ginger
- Cumin
- Sea salt
- Vanilla extract
Additionally (for cheese board):
- 2-3 x cheeses
- 1 x nuts
- 1 x dried fruit
- 1 x spread
Prep Plan
1 day ahead:
- Make Sweet Potato Pecan Loaf
- Make Cashew Cream
- Optional: roast squash ahead of time (stuff and reheat day of)
- Cook wild rice
- Prepare Rosemary Hummus
Day of:
- 1 hour before: Prepare squash (and/or reheat just before serving)
- Prepare stuffing while squash is cooking
- Prepare salad
- Prepare salad dressing
- Prepare cheese board
- Toss salad before serving
- Ice loaf before sitting down
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