Have yourself a veggie bites Christmas – an amazing medley of flavors and textures on one plate! Try this delicious vegan recipe for the holidays that brings together the Ad-Yana Foods Veggie Bites, Hummus & Roasted Vegetables, all drizzled with a festive Sorrel reduction.
Ad-Yana Foods products are available at the following locations:
- The Happy Gourmet, Valpark Shopping Plaza
- Eat It Marketplace, San Fernando
- Dmarketmovers.com, MarketMovers
- Fitt Street Market, Ariapita Avenue
- Simple Choice Mart, Cascade
- De Novo, Petite Valley
- The Pantry at food DROP
- The Price Club Supermarket, Chagunas
- FoodHall, Piarco Plaza, Piarco
- Sincere’s Chinese Grocery, San Fernando
Delivery is available through dmarketmovers.com and the FoodDrop app.
Prices vary between $40 to $55 based on retailer.
Veggie Bites Christmas Platter
How To Prepare Veggie Bites
In a wok or pot, heat up oil to deep fry one pack of prepared AD-Yana Foods’ Veggie Bites (10 Bites) then fry veggie bites until golden brown. This should take approximately 5 to 6 minutes.
Roasted Vegetables Ingredients
- ½ cup carrots, chopped in chunks
- ½ cup mushrooms, chopped in chunks
- ½ cup sweet pepper, chopped in chunks
- ½ cup melongene/bhaigan, chopped in chunks
- ¼ cup coconut oil (enough oil to coat the vegetables)
- 2 tsps. Sumac
- 2 tsps. Paprika
- 2 tsps. Garlic powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp fine thyme
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- Salt to taste
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add all the vegetables to a mixing boil. Drizzle oil onto vegetables; enough to cover the vegetables, and add the spices and salt to taste.
- Mix until all vegetables are thoroughly coated.
- Place unto a non-stick baking tray or covered baking tray.
- Place into the oven and roast for 20 mins or until edges are brown and roasted.
Hummus
- 1 tin of Channa/Chickpeas or 280 grams cooked Channa
- 4 Cloves garlic, roasted
- 1 large pimento
- ½ cup tahini paste
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 tbps. Lemon juice
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- Dash of cumin
- Dash of paprika
- Salt to taste
Method
- Drain and wash channa/chickpeas.
- Place all hummus ingredients; including drained channa/chickpeas and roasted garlic, into a blender and blend until smooth/creamy.
- Taste for salt.
Sorrel Drizzle Ingredients
- 1 cup of your homemade sorrel, already sweetened…sweet
- 2 clove sticks
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bayleaf
Method
- Add all drizzle ingredients into a sauce pan and let reduce to half the quantity, about 15 mins at medium/high temperature.
Veggie Bites Christmas Platter Assembly
- Spread hummus on the base of a plate/serving tray.
- Arrange the veggie bites and roasted vegetables on the hummus spread.
- Drizzle with the sorrel sauce and top with the toasted almonds and chive.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
