- prep: 15 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 15 min
Summary
[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] For the four weeks between January 14th and February 11th, I'm adopting a completely vegan lifestyle. Every weekday I'll be updating my progress with a diary entry and a recipe. For past posts, check here! About the author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is the Managing Editor of Serious Eats where he likes to explore the science of home cooking in his weekly column The Food Lab. You can follow him at @thefoodlab on Twitter, or at The Food Lab on Facebook.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, grated on a microplane grater
- 1 small onion, finely sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 slices white bread, crusts removed, torn into rough 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes packed in juice
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Minced chives, basil, or parsley as garnish
- Toasted bread or grilled cheese for serving
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 2
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 1014 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 113 g 174.37%
- Saturated Fat: 17 g 83.2%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 3 mg 0.88%
- Sodium: 1048 mg 43.67%
- Calcium: 55 mg 5.46%
- Potassium: 27 mg 0.77%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 4.11%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 8 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.46%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 1%
- Vitamin C 3.74%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat22
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq