Vegan Cheese & Chive Dip

A creamy dip made using tofu based soured cream, fresh chives and grated dairy free mature cheddar cheese. You can serve this dip hot or cold, it would go well with crackers, breadsticks, vegetable sticks or crisps. It’s ideal for sharing and it’s so quick and easy to make. Silken tofu provides a velvety smooth… Continue reading Vegan Cheese & Chive Dip

Black Chickpea Houmous & Black Tahini Cookies

I’m sharing two spooky recipes for Halloween this year. First up is a garlicky black houmous made with black chickpeas and a black tahini. This houmous has more of a nutty flavour to it, coming from both the black chickpeas and black tahini. It’s perfect with crackers, eaten as a dip, served with salads or… Continue reading Black Chickpea Houmous & Black Tahini Cookies

Butter Bean Salad

A delicious mix of cucumber, tomato, spring onion, salad leaves, black olives, dairy free cheese and butter beans, in a light herby dressing. This combines a variety of flavours, textures and colours, which I always find the most appealing when it comes to salads. I find that these dried and cooked butter beans have a… Continue reading Butter Bean Salad

Roasted Vegetable & Chickpea Bulgur Wheat Salad

This combines roasted leeks, cherry tomatoes & red pepper, along with chickpeas, spring onion, bulgur wheat and mixed salad leaves. The roasted vegetables add a lovely natural sweetness to this salad. It would be great as a side dish, either warm or chilled, and would go well with all sorts of things. It would also… Continue reading Roasted Vegetable & Chickpea Bulgur Wheat Salad

Rocket & Pistachio Pesto

Rocket & pistachio pesto, with garlic, basil and dairy free truffle parmesan cheese. This is a vibrant, fresh pesto, with a deep nuttiness from the pistachios. I love making pesto with rocket, as it gives the pesto a delicious peppery flavour. This pesto would work well with hot or cold pasta, as well as spreading… Continue reading Rocket & Pistachio Pesto

Roasted Garlic & Caramelised Onion Dip

A deliciously creamy blend of silken tofu, nutritional yeast, slowly roasted garlic, caramelised onion & herbs. This dip is dairy free, low fat and a source of plant based protein. Serve it with crackers, crisps, breadsticks or vegetables. I love the simplicity of this dip. You don’t need any dairy free sour cream/yogurt/cream cheese, as… Continue reading Roasted Garlic & Caramelised Onion Dip

Beans in Tomato & Roasted Pepper Sauce

Cannellini beans in a slow roasted beef tomato and red pepper sauce. This is perfect for sharing with flatbread or slices of crusty bread, you can also eat this on toast, or as part of a vegan cooked breakfast. You don’t need to add any sweetness to the sauce, the sugars in the tomato and… Continue reading Beans in Tomato & Roasted Pepper Sauce