The real reason I watch the Superbowl isn't for the game or even the commercials. It's all the food (and the beer) of course. Most years, I make some variation on vegan buffalo wings, but I had a major hankerin' for chili-cheeze dogs. And that can only mean one thing — Diablo Dogs!
For mine, a jumbo Smart Dog is stuffed into a toasted whole wheat bun spread with Earth Balance and homemade horseradish (grated, prepared horseradish mixed into some Vegenaise). That's topped with Amy's canned chili, Nacho Mom's Vegan Queso, minced onion and jalepeno, sweet dill relish, bacon bits, and plenty of hot sauce. Oh yes, that's the business.
I had to eat something semi-healthy on the side to make up for my Diablo Dog transgression. So I whipped up a batch of Lindsey's Low-Fat Guacamole (a.k.a. Edamole) from Happy Herbivore:
Now I'm a huge avocado fan, and when I first saw this recipe, I honestly didn't think I'd be trying it. Why would I ever want to sub out an avocado? But I ate lots of calories in Little Rock over the weekend, and I figured it couldn't hurt to cut back just this once.
The edamole was actually pretty darn tasty, and the leftovers don't brown overnight in the fridge. I'll probably stick to creamier avocado-based guac for most occasions, but this was a great substitute since I was the only one eating it. Now I have leftover guac for days!
By the way, I mentioned an upcoming giveaway last week of Lindsey's fabulous Happy Herbivore cookbook. The publisher had suggested a giveaway when I was contacted about reviewing a copy. But I learned after my last post that they're out of giveaway copies until April, so I think I'll hold off on a contest until then. Sorry! If you can't wait (and really, you shouldn't wait cause this book is awesome!), you can always order the book from Amazon.
What'd you serve on Superbowl Sunday?
8 comments:
that dog looks messy and tasty
I've got lots of chili waiting for a dog like that. We made pizza.
Guacamole! The avacado kind ;)with a lot of lime and cilantro!
mm those dogs look awesome!
and sorry about the 'delay' the book sold out fast and we're waiting for more copies to arrive.
Yum!!! I just made brownies and brought extra plates... I'm not an amazing cook (yet!)
But that chili dog looks AMAZING!! I can't wait to make it one day. Finally, a fatty-looking hot dog that looks like my boyfriend's meat one, but is 200x better!! :)
Looks delish!
really intrigued by the no-avocado guac! will have to try it soon (maybe when baseball season starts up)!
And once again you have me wanting to eat right off the screen :-) Makes me ache for a Chicago style vegan hot dog!
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