Great site for stir-fry sauces of all sorts

http://www.fortysomething.ca/2012/05/15_basic_stir_fry_sauce_recipes.php

Some great ideas when you've run out of them.

Vege/Bean Pate

I used to buy an incredible vege wrap at my university snack bar. It was a tortilla or pita wrap, with a vege pate filling, mayonnaise and shredded purple cabbage. I remember I absolutely LOVED that wrap because of the absolutely delicious pate in there. I always, always wondered how I could replicate that pate recipe.

And today I did. Completely inadvertently. And here it is:

Ingredients:
1 cup of cooked black eyed peas
1 clove garlic
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp tahini paste
salt to taste

Method:
1. Mash the black eyed peas thoroughly. I used a hand blender.
2. In a separate bowl, mince the garlic, add the lemon juice and tahini and mix really well. If you have a mortar and pestle, then use that.
3. Combine all of the above. Mix the beans thoroughly with the sauce and salt to taste.

Absolutely incredible. You can eat this with crackers or in a wrap like my university snack store made it.

I just made this and I've been snacking on it just as is... I'm not sure it's going to last long enough to make it into a sandwich or wrap.