I love juicing and I love Thanksgiving. Things are cooling down towards the end of the year, it’s getting colder outside (at least here in Germany), people are generally looking forward to Christmas and I just like the city lit in beautiful colors. However, if you’re living a vegan lifestyle, Thanksgiving can sometimes be a challenge. From facing incredulous family members (“what you DON’T actually eat chicken?”), to keeping up with your own dietary goals during festivities.
For me this is a wonderful opportunity to kill two birds with one stone: I can use the juice pulp that is a byproduct of my daily juicing regimen and I can make some delicious Thanksgiving side dishes for my vegan guests. Note: I am not a vegan but many of my friends are, so I want to make sure everybody has plenty of options to choose from at my table.
Note: You do not need a juicer to create these recipes. Whenever I use the pulp you can just use finely minced vegetables. You’ll probably need less especially from the greens.
This vegan Thanksgiving side dish recipe is just awesome: it’s easy to make, you can use your carrot or sweet potato juice pulp and it just tastes delicious. On top of that we’ll create a nice green pesto (without parmesan) based on spinach and basil pulp and a generous splash of olive oil.
This recipe is for all of you who sick of plain ol’ standard salads. I highly recommend you use red quinoa as it just as a much richer taste and it looks nicer. We’ll add some great veggies to the mix: corn, red pepper, scallions and kale. I love my kale juices because it’s just so healthy, so I’m even more pleased if I can make use of that kale pulp leftover. You can find the exact instructions in the video above.
Sweet potatoes can be considered a Thanksgiving classic. That’s why I needed to include them into my vegan recipe list. Also, they taste so delicious, especially in combination with cinnamon and orange juice. You have to try this. Obviously, no supermarket orange juice is allowed. But you don’t need an expensive juicer to get it. A standard citrus juicer will do just as well.
I really hope you’ve enjoyed these simple vegan Thanksgiving side dishes. I really put a lot of work into these and can’t wait what you’re coming up with. Send me your photos on Instagram and subscribe to my YouTube channel .