Nature Derived Organics

Step 1: Yams

• 2.5 cups yams, diced
• Sauce
  • 1 tbsp miso paste
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
• Mix all the sauce ingredients by whisking (or using a spoon) to dissolve the miso paste
• In a medium sized baking dish, coat the yams in the sauce
• Place in the oven and bake for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally
• Pour the yams from the oven (including the sauce from the pan) into a frying pan. Cook on medium/high heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly to ensure all pieces get evenly coated and sticky
• Top with sesame seeds

Step 2: Rice

• Cook 1 cup rice according to package directions (I use sushi rice by the brand Kokuho Rose, you can usually find it at Costco)

Step 3: Ginger soy sauce

• 2 garlic gloves, grated
• Slice of ginger, grated
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp avocado oil
• 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl (we do this early on so the flavors can infuse)

Step 4: Creamy spicy sauce

• 0.5 cup cashew
• ½ lemon squeezed
• 2 garlic gloves
• Small slice of ginger
• 1 tbsp avocado oil
• 1 tsp Valentina hot sauce (or any hot sauce you prefer – add more for extra spice)
• 1/3 cup water
• 0.5 tsp chilli paste (optional)
• Blend all ingredients in a blender and adjust water & cashew as needed
  • If too thick – add more water
  • If too thin – add more cashew

Step 5: Veggies

• Cucumber slices
• Red pepper slices
• Yellow pepper slices
• Green onion, chopped
• The yams from above
• Add any others you like. I didn’t have these but I would have also added:
  • edamame beans
  • avocado
  • pickled ginger
  • seaweed sheets

If you wanted to add tofu or tempeh, you could follow the same steps as the yam!

Recipe serves about 3 people

Time: approx. 1 hour