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Hey, it’s Friday, time for Eating to Live on the Outside. This week, via the Internet, we’re visiting Lotus Vegan Restaurant, in California. And quite frankly, its looks REALLY good!

Tons of cool stuff, like sprouts, beets, lentils, pineapple and avocado. I love avocado! Alright, here’s ALL the stuff I liked. Take a look:

Fresh Rolls

• Rice noodles, Romaine lettuce, basil leaves, beans, carrots, sprouts and vegan house sauce; pretty good, rice noodles are iffy, you could ditch them, but everything else is cool.

Vegetable Soup

• Thai vegan soup, with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peas, Napa cabbage, onion, zucchini and celery; might be salty, but LOTS of great stuff!

Hot & Sour Vegetable Soup

• Savory sour soup with lemon grass, Kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, broccoli, cauliflower, Napa cabbage, carrots, zucchini and celery; again with the salt, but sounds yummy.

Cucumber Salad

• Sliced cucumbers, red onions, bell peppers and dressing; sounds good, I’d order the dressing on the side.

Thai Salad

• Fresh greens, grilled tofu, Romaine lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and light peanut dressing; same deal, dressing on the side.

High Protein Salad

• Garden fresh greens, edamame beans, avocado, Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and peanut dressing; sounds good to me!

Garden Salad

• Romaine lettuce, Napa cabbage, carrots, onions, garlic, beets, cucumber, bean sprouts, grilled shiitake mushrooms, tofu, silvers noodle and seasoning; no noodles for me, otherwise its cool.

Dinner Salad

• Romaine lettuce, carrots, alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes and cucumbers; no problems here!

Mystery Stir Fried Vegetable

• Tofu, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, red bell peppers, celery, bean sprouts, onions, zucchini and seasonings; yeah, the fried part stinks, but all the veggies are awesome.

Lentil Loaf

• Grilled lentil with brown rice, onions, bell peppers and seasoning; the rice is iffy, but it’s interesting.

Spicy Eggplant

• Chinese eggplant, sautéed in chili sauce, onions, bell peppers and basil leaves; the sautéed part is bad, but I can deal with it.

Spicy Mint Leaves

• Fresh mint leaves and chili, sautéed with garlic, onions and bell peppers; same thing here.

Sweet & Sour

• Sautéed pineapple chunks with cucumber, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and sweet and sour sauce; again, same deal.

Broccoli

• Broccoli sautéed with Thai vegan gravy sauce; I love broccoli.

Cashew Nuts

• Roasted cashews sautéed with onions, bell peppers, carrots, green onion, celery and water chestnuts; I’m digging it.

Lentil Burger

• Lentil patty made with brown rice, onions, red bell peppers and cilantro; the rice might scare you, but lentils are really good. The bun is a concession.

Mushroom Burger

• Lentil loaf with mushrooms; again, the bun might be a turnoff.

Grilled Veggie Burger

• Sautéed zucchini, eggplant, red bell peppers, mushrooms and onions; I really like zucchini!

Lentil Wrap

• Avocado, lentils, lettuce, tomato, alfalfa sprouts and whole wheat lavash; the bread might scare you, but avocado is rock star.

Fajita Wrap

• Sautéed onion, eggplant, bell peppers, zucchini, lettuce, tomato and pepper; again, the wrap and sautéing might worry you.

The curry looks good too. Provided you stick with the vegetable options and not the mock duck. Also, try ordering a bunch of sides. I like the steamed veggies and lentil loaf. But overall, my pick is the High Protein Salad.

In the end, Lotus looks very doable. I dig it, my kind of place. But what do you think? Check out Lotus’s menu and let know how you handle Eating to Live on the Outside.
 

Image credit: Lotus Vegan Restaurant