Lunch at my favorite Vegetarian Restaurant

I am in love with this restaurant in Redondo Beach called The Green Temple.  They make the best salads, so fresh and spilling over with sprouts, super fresh avocado, tomato, cucumber, and raw shredded beets and carrots.  Trust me when I say they are made with love.  What you see here are all my faves; salad, the green temple burger & the cornadilla which I had not tried before.  Fresh corn with soy cheese on a whole wheat tortilla.  Yummy.  The burger is pretty much indescribable.  It just tastes like home.  It has nuts, brown rice, soy cheese, egg, pinto beans...blows away any frozen veg burger and I know that's not hard to do.  The owners could not be lovelier and work their tails off.   Everyone is always pleasant and happy to serve you.  Is it heaven?  Yes.  Don't forget dessert.  Its a little insane.  Macadamia nut pies and deliciousness.  Its almost too good to be true...

What I ate...

Today for lunch I had a small salad with leftover dressing from my fave veggie restaurant, The Green Temple, a 1/2 cup of soup I made last week with peppers, zucchini, onion, artichokes & fennel and 2 pieces of this frozen pizza I was dying to try.  It was Amy's Gluten-free, Dairy-free pizza with a rice crust.  Before you scoff, I have to say it was NOT BAD.  The crust was kinda sweet and reminded me of cornmeal and the cheese (I think they use that awesome dairy free Daiya) melted and had some flavor - not glue-y.  I give it a thumbs up if you are on the hunt for something like that.