Three Omnivores and An Occasional Vegan

Posted by Catalina-de-Cuenca

This week I decided to cook a nice Calzone filledwith vegetables and soy cheese. When I arrived to the store’s “vegan aisle”. I must make a comment about “aisles” in the supermarket. I always laugh when I see the “Hispanic aisle” LOL! ..sorry, somehow we “Hispanics” must have our own aisle because our ingredients are sooooo different from mainstream cooking. I wonder what would happen if all races had their own aisle. What would your aisle have?

Anyhow, moving on… As I approached the vegan aisle I found soy chorizo! Yes! so I decided to include chorizo to my calzone. I must say that I did not make my dough because I found prepared dough at Trader Joe’s for $1.99. The smell of dough reminded me of my childhood when I would go to my grandmother’s home to make bread (fun times!)

Ingredients:

·         Soy chorizo

·         ½ cup of red pepper

·         ½ cup of green pepper

·         ½ cup of white onions

·         2 cups of mushrooms

·         1 tablespoon of olive oil

·         3 cups of Soy cheese

·         Dough

Preparation

·         Start by sautéing the vegetable: mushrooms, onions, peppers, and olive oil

·         Once the vegetables have been sautéed add the chorizo (be sure to remove the wrapping). Combine vegetables and chorizo

·         Roll out a small dough ball (about 8 ounces) into a round 1/4 inch thick 

·         Add two tablespoons of the chorizo mix and add soy cheese 

·         Fold the top of the calzone crust over the bottom into the traditional half-moon shape. Seal the edges by crimping them with a fork. Be sure to press firmly enough to seal the edges and keep the fillings from leaking 

·         Just before baking brush the crust with olive oil

·         Bake them in the 375-degree oven for 30 minutes.