It’s been hotter than a dragon’s armpit here in the UK. Due to this weather, I’ve been craving fuss-free, simple things that I can make, that don’t make me feel mere moments away from spontaneous human combustion. This combines a simple pesto, mock chicken and pasta to create a delicious pasta salad Make the pesto… Continue reading Vegan Chicken & Tomato Pesto Pasta
Category: Light Bites
Simple Vegan Anchovies Fish-Free and Delicious with Mushrooms and Seaweed
You can make a pretty convincing vegan substitute for anchovies that are oily, salty, briny and fishy. You can use these in sauces to add a boost of umami, or to top toast with. Shiitake mushrooms alone already have plenty of umami flavour. So after dehydrating them slightly, then rehydrating with a marinade that’s bursting… Continue reading Simple Vegan Anchovies Fish-Free and Delicious with Mushrooms and Seaweed
Mixed Grain Salad with Creamy Garlic & Herb Dressing
This nutty, fresh salad would be perfect served as a main meal, or you can eat it as a side dish. It would also be great for a packed lunch or picnic. I got this grain mix from Trader Joes the last time I was visiting my partner in the US, it worked really well… Continue reading Mixed Grain Salad with Creamy Garlic & Herb Dressing
Warm Edamame Salad
This whole-food plant-based salad combines edamame, red cabbage, spring onion and carrot in a soy, ginger and peanut sauce. I really enjoyed this warm, it can also be served cold too. I paired this with some simple white rice, but it would also be perfect with Vegan Chicken Fried Rice or this Vegan Peanut Noodle Stir Fry… Continue reading Warm Edamame Salad
Vegan Peanut Noodle Stir Fry
Thi is a really simple, quick, meal for one that you can whip up in 15 minutes. It’s also really easy to customise too. The noodles and sauce will go with all manner of vegetables or protein. So feel free to swap out the vegetables I’ve used, or swap the tofu for tempeh, seitan or… Continue reading Vegan Peanut Noodle Stir Fry
Edamame Houmous
This nutty, fresh houmous is as easy to whip up as its chickpea counterpart, and is a fun twist on traditional houmous. You can use it for anything you’d use houmous for, spread it on sandwiches, use it as a dip or eat it with crackers for a delicious high protein snack. You can use… Continue reading Edamame Houmous
Vegan Leek, Bacon & Potato Quiche
This is the latest installment in my mung bean adventure series. It started off with me making the base mixture, which can be use to make a scramble or an omelette. Then I created this meaty vegan steak fajita omelette, and finally these vegan breakfast egg bites. Now I’m sharing how I make this vegan… Continue reading Vegan Leek, Bacon & Potato Quiche
Vegan Breakfast Egg Bites
These little egg bites would be ideal for a quick snack or picky tea. They’re made using my mung bean egg mix that I’ve been using to make scrambled vegan eggs and omelettes with Serves; 9 Cook time; 25 minutes You’ll need; 120g split peeled mung beans 120ml soy milk Half a teaspoon of the… Continue reading Vegan Breakfast Egg Bites
Vegan Lion’s Mane Pulled Pork
This method of cooking lion’s mane mushroom gives you a really meaty, tasty mock meat resembling pulled pork. I recently shared how I like to make a steak from lion’s mane mushroom, so I thought I’d experiment with other ways to cook it. You could use the pulled pork in a few different ways. Eat… Continue reading Vegan Lion’s Mane Pulled Pork
Lion’s Mane Steak
I thought I’d share how I like to prepare lion’s mane mushroom. I think this is a really good way to get the best out of them. I find that it’s best to drive as much moisture out of the mushroom as you can. I do this by dry frying them, as you can then… Continue reading Lion’s Mane Steak
