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| - Upon moving to Toronto, Fresh was one of the first recommendations that I got; even better, it's right in my neighbourhood. A friend from Montreal visited, and the two of us decided to take our health-foodie alter-egos there.
Full disclosure: I'm currently on the South Beach diet and trying to avoid grains; this turned out to be a hard task at a Vegan restaurant, as grains products are often the lifeblood (no pun intended?) of most vegan products. Even though there was an impressive array of "Gluten Free" options, most of these were rice based, and I had to stay away from these as well. In the end, I decided to avoid rice, and avoid processed wheat flour.
We started with the quinoa-battered onion rings, with the garlic mayo for dipping, and the curried chick pea dosas. The puffed quinoa was an extremely successful onion ring batter. It made the rings light and fluffy, but was sturdy enough to be the perfect vehicle for the garlic mayo. My boyfriend opted out of this dinner once he read the menu and deduced that the burgers weren't made of meat; but I have full confidence that even he would chow down on these rings. The star of the evening was the dosas: let it be known, first time dosa-ers, this is not what you think. The description said that they were pancakes filled with chickpeas and vegetables; whatever we thought, we didn't expect a dish resembling enchiladas to come out. The chickpeas and veggies were made into a thick puree that filled the rolled-up pancakes; and it was all surrounded by additional curry puree that turned out to be a great dip for the onion rings as well! It was on the basis of this puree that my friend has decided to purchase the Fresh cookbook.
For mains, I got the Magic Tofu burrito on lettuce instead of in a tortilla, and my friend ordered the Buddha bowl with crispy tempeh. She was convinced that my burrito would still come in a burrito shape, wrapped in lettuce; I have to admit that I wish it had. It was delicious, but it was a delicious salad. The most outstanding part of the entrees was the thai peanut sauce that was on the Buddha bowl - great flavor with the perfect spice kick!
Portions for the entrees were HUGE! For any doubters out there that vegan fare is bland or "rabbit food", Fresh will change your mind! The freshness of the ingredients, and the work they've put into the flavours is enough to make a stuffed, satisfied rabbit out of anyone!
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