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- Okay. I just...
Well, recently, put out a video of three different pastas,
and you guys seem to really love it.
So, I thought why not start a series
where I just show you how to do three things of something.
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I'm Candice, The Edgy Veg,
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So, I guess I'm gonna show you
how to make three of something today,
and that three of something is snacks.
So, we're...
I mean, most of us are working from home.
If you're like me, you find yourself eating all day.
But it's not necessarily the best thing
in the world for you
because you're too lazy to make it,
but you do want to eat it,
so you just go for the easiest thing possible.
So, I thought today that I would show you
how to make three super easy snacks
that are perfect for working from home,
or just are really easy.
So, if you're lazy, but they're also, like, they slap.
They're so good.
So, you're getting a little bit of indulgence
and a little bit of helpfulness,
but super quick and easy,
and you don't have to just resort to toasted bagel every day
or a bag of chips.
So, the three snacks I'm showing you how to make today
are a Greek dip, an English cucumber tea sandwich,
and a delicious taco popcorn.
The first one I'm going to show you how to make
is a Greek-inspired...
Well, it's a Greek-salad-inspired dip.
So, I take all of my things that I love
about a Greek salad, and I put it into a dip.
So, kind of like a seven-layer dip,
but it's not layered because we don't have time for that
because this is a quick and easy recipe.
So, that's kind of the idea here.
So, our base here is to make a vegan to tzatziki.
I have not been able to find a vegan tzatziki
in the regular grocery store,
barely even at the health food store
where I get my very specialty products.
So, I figured I'd show you how to make that today.
Just a combination of vegan yogurt,
whichever one is your favorite.
I like to look for a thicker one
as well as some spices and cucumber.
And then we're going to add some vegan Feta to that as well.
You can use a store-bought one like Violife,
or you can make the one that's on my blog.
And then topping it with all of our favorite ingredients.
So, tomatoes, cucumbers, dill, parsley, onion, olives.
Unless you hate olives, you can leave that out,
but you can't be my friend
if you don't like olives.
And just for more substance, vegetables.
Some peppers as well.
The first step for making our Greek dip
is to make a vegan-friendly tzatziki sauce.
So, I'm going to do that with some grated cucumber,
some dairy-free plain yogurt.
If you have access to a vegan Greek style, that's the best.
But if you have just regular plain, that'll work too.
To that, I'm going to just kind of strain
out the excess moisture from the grated cucumber.
So, I like to do this in a fine mesh sieve.
I like to just use the back of the spoon
and just push that through
until it's as dry as possible.
You definitely want to make sure it's
as dry as you can get it
because you don't want your tzatziki to be soggy.
No one wants that.
Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl,
whisk together your yogurt, your garlic powder,
your dried dill, your lemon,
and a little bit of olive oil.
Then you can add in the drained cucumber and mix thoroughly.
In a second bowl,
we are going to toss together some red and yellow peppers.
I mean, really, any pepper you want works.
Tomatoes and some red onions with red wine vinegar.
Then we're going to spoon the tzatziki
into a wide serving dish
and sprinkle with the veggies on top.
Then you can take your parsley, olives, Feta and salt,
and sprinkle that on top of those.
And then drizzle with a little bit of olive oil.
You can serve this with pita, some pita chips,
some baguette, dippers of choice,
whatever you want, veggies.
But it's delicious, it's refreshing,
and it's a perfect spring or summer dip.
The second snack is a super basic, super easy,
but delicious English tea sandwich.
So, I chose the cucumber
because it is definitely the easiest.
All you need is some pieces of bread,
some plain cream cheese, cucumber,
a little bit of butter, and salt and pepper.
Now, personally, it is one of the widest foods
you can find, but I find it to be very comforting
and really light and fresh for an afternoon snack.
So, all you have to do is lay out your breads,
spread butter on two of the slices
and then spread cream cheese on the other two.
On the buttered slices,
you want to layer your cucumbers and sprinkle
with a pinch of salt and pepper.
I've got a little bit of pepper, not too much.
Too much pepper would definitely be too much
for my English family.
It's too spicy for them, the pepper, sometimes.
A little bit of salt, not too much
'cause we don't want it to draw out too much moisture.
Then place the cream cheese-smeared bread on top,
cut off the crusts with a sharp knife,
and then you can cut those into triangles or rectangles.
Really, the shape doesn't matter.
I like to use a sera-...
No.
I like to use a serrated knife just because
there's less chance of me squishing the bread.
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The third snack is a easy-peasy taco popcorn.
Now, popcorn is one of my favorite snacks
to have just while I'm watching a show,
middle of the day,
just when I feel like munching on something.
All you need for this popcorn is some taco seasoning,
nutritional yeast and some popcorn kernels.
And I like to use an air popper for mine
and then a little bit of tajin or chili lime seasoning.
Oh, and butter.
You definitely need to have the butter.
So, prepare your popcorn
using whatever your preferred method is.
Like I said, I have an air-popping popcorn machine,
super easy.
I love it.
It's easy to use.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl,
whisk together your taco seasoning,
nutritional yeast and tajin,
and you can just set that aside.
On a large baking sheet or bowl,
you can place your popcorn and drizzle
with some melted butter and give that a good toss to coat.
Now, the butter is really going to depend
on how much you end up popping,
and you can also do it to your taste.
Some people like only a little bit of butter.
Some people like a lot.
Then you can take your taco seasoning mixture
and sprinkle that over the popcorn
and toss it well to coat.
You can do this on a baking sheet,
but you can also do it in a pan with a lid.
I just find that's the easiest way to do it.
Then give it a taste and season it
with more salt or any more seasonings that you want.
And there you go, easy-peasy.
All right, so there you go.
Three super simple, easy, but bomb snacks
that you can just whip up
when you're working from home,
if you're binge-watching something
and you need that every-three-hour break.
You'll make yourself a little snack for that.
Or, just movie night with the popcorn here.
So, let me know in the comment section
which one is your favorite
that you're going to try right away.
Listen, it's the most basic thing,
but I don't know what it is about English tea sandwiches.
They're just so good.
And if you have you have your recipe requests,
you can leave those in the comment section.
If you have a type of food
that you'd like three inspiration ideas or options to make,
kind of like what I did here with three snacks,
you can leave that in the comment section as well.
And all of the recipes for these
are going to be in the description box down below,
as always.
All right.
As always, if you're new here,
hit that subscribe button, and I'll see you next time.
Bye.