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Plant Based 411

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    Melissa's Produce

    Summer Bread Salad

    August 2023
    In this month’s recipe the star ingredient is fresh, juicy summer tomatoes–heirloom varieties in particular.
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  • Image of Mexican Sloppy Joes
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    Mexican Sloppy Joes

    May 2022
    Here’s a childhood favorite, reassuringly familiar but with a Mexican twist in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. A Sloppy Joe (Jose?) is traditionally a sandwich with a mess of cooked ground beef, onions, green peppers and spicy tomato sauce plopped into a basic hamburger bun.
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  • Plant-Based Picadillo
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    Plant-Based Picadillo

    May 2019
    Traditionally a mixture of ground meat, onions, garlic, peppers, and tomatoes, picadillo is used as a filling for tacos (Mexico) or served over rice with black beans (Cuba). 
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    Sunny Summer Salad

    July 2017
    The sun usually shines bright here in Southern California, but coastal fog occasionally rears its gloomy head. On days like this I like to lighten things up by combining colorful, seasonal fruits and vegetables into a sensational salad.
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  • Image of Plant-Based Tacos
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    Let’s Get This Plant-Based Taco Fiesta Started!

    May 2015
    This month we’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo, to honor a victory by the Mexican army in the Battle of Puebla. So I’m putting the food focus on tacos and all their versatility, variety, simplicity, or complexity – the choices are yours to make.
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    Star Spangled Salad

    July 2014
    Salads are a staple in any plant-based diet and for many good reasons. Not only are they easy to assemble, but there is no limit to what can go in them or what can go on them.
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