Procrastination is a vice.
Unfortunately, it’s a vice that I possess. I procrastinate at work (I am the queen of working until 2am), with cleaning (my BFF finally told me I had to clean my shower because “that’s disgusting”), and with certain type of shopping (I’ve gone through every moisturizer sample in the house – it’s time to hit up Sephora).
If you look at my recipes marked “to try,” you know I procrastinate at that too. I get distracted by other ideas, go out to eat too much, or just straight-up give in to $10 Whole Foods hot bar cravings.
This vice is the only excuse I have for not trying Kristin’s Broccoli Slaw. I’m ashamed it took so long ’cause this easy dish was AWESOME.
I hate to dub it a recipe since I literally just cleaned out my veggie drawer into a Pyrex. In the break down below I barely include measurements. Adjust everything to your liking!
My version was loaded with flavorful items like roasted artichokes, capers, and lemon-pepper tempeh. I topped it off with a garlic marinara sauce, extra basil, and red pepper flakes. Talk about a meal… I am calling it 2 servings, but I could have sat there and demolished the whole thing.
There are a million possibilities for variations. Kristin makes a BBQ version. Next up for me will be a Mexican riff.
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Italian Baked Broccoli Slaw
- 1/2 package broccoli slaw
- 1/2 head cauliflower, chopped
- Sliced mushrooms (I used a mix of cremini and shiitake)
- Lemon-Pepper Tempeh
- Roasted artichokes
- Capers
- Red pepper flakes
- Basil
- 1 C marinara sauce
Pre-heat oven to 375.
Toss everything into a 8×8 pyrex dish and top with sauce.
Bake for 20-25 mins.
Serves 2.
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After all the Food & Wine festivities, meals like this vegan dish and a lot of green smoothies have been in my life this week!
What have you been procrastinating on lately?
Have you tried broccoli slaw before? (You can find it at any major grocery store!)
yum! that’s a great recipe idea. and now I just found a GF tempeh. So i am on it. SOmetime our vices lead us to great recipes, yes?
hehe
No doubt! Let me know if you try it out! What brand make the GF tempeh?
its the one my tofurky brand, Just came out!
My parents make broccoli slaw salad every now and then. Last time I was at home, I tried some, and I must say, it was pretty good! And you’re right, all you have to do is throw it together and you’re good to go.
looks yummy! i like broccoli slaw but don’t buy it very often for some reason!
This looks so good!
I’ve been procrastinating on cleaning my room. That’ll be done today. 🙂
Can you clean mine too? 😉
I love broccoli slaw for fish tacos! 🙂
I procrastinate a lot too…and you should see my shower. Not good!
I am the same exact way!! Our bathroom is gross, the swag is still all over my room, I’m constantly not getting out of work on time because of my own fault of wasting time. And I hate that there is so much awesome take out/restaurants in NYC that I give into instead of cooking.
I love broccoli slaw – and when I’m procrastinating/lazy every meal ends up sort of asian inspired. Time to fix that. Thanks for motivation.
Schwag all over your room is a good problem to have! 🙂
This looks delicious, I love me some red pepper flakes and italian seasonings.
Seriously – I put red pepper flakes on EVERYTHING!
This looks so good!
That looks amazing!! I love love love all the vegetables. It sounds amazing and looks even better 🙂
Oh this sounds fantastic, what a great recipe! 🙂
I love the idea of making a bunch of this and using it like a ratatouille to serve with pasta or chicken or fried eggs and toast or rice… I could go on and on!
Those are great ideas! I’d love to have it with my eggs in the morning.
I’m a big fan of roasting a bunch of veggies up and throwing marinara on top- it makes everything better! I did that on Monday for dinner, but instead of marinara I mixed goat cheese and balsamic vinegar.
YUM.
Go clean your shower.
Goat cheese and balsamic sound soooo good! Next time!
I cleaned it. But I wasn’t happy about it! 😉
Way to go, clean out the veggie drawer and make something healthy. Sounds good.
1. love broccoli slaw. It is the best! 2. This is a genius idea. I must try it soon. 3. I also procrastinate and would have to say it is my worst quality- I definitely get a LOT done but I always wait until the last minute to do it (hello, waiting to workout til the afternoon, cleaning (ditto to what you said), putting away laundry, doing the dishes, making recipes, running errands…)
But isn’t it nice to know you’re not alone? 🙂
Boy do I know the Whole Foods temptation…. it’s just so easy and sooo good!
I know! And you can try like 500 items at once. 🙂
so I am totally going to make this 🙂 I have EVERYTHING to make this! I am so pumped!
Love you Laura
Yay! Let me know how you like it/what direction you take it. 🙂
I’m so excited that you tried her broccoli slaw, it always looks great but one I haven’t made yet either! And I do tend to procrastinate, I do best when I’m a busy girl. 🙂
Same here – there’s nothing like a deadline!
I’m not a big fan of broccoli but this looks super scrumptious. Surely worth a try.
That’s the beauty of the slaw – it tastes NOTHING like broccoli!
Honestly, procrastination is a good way of life 😀
Love this recipe, I am a huge fan of delicious delicious broccoli!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
It just means you have a lot of fun stuff to do, right? 🙂
This looks fantastic! I love fridge-cleanout recipes 🙂
I’m one of the biggest procrastinators ever! I wait until the last minute to do just about everything. I do my best work under pressure. This slaw looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I’m the same way – a deadline is my kryptonite. 😉
Broccoli is my favorite veggie ever! This slaw looks hearty, healthy, and delicious!
Is the Lemon-Pepper Tempeh required? I”ve never tried tempeh and not even sure where to get it around here!
Nope I did another one Wednesday with portabello mushrooms. You can use whatever mix-ins you like!