This creamy spread combines smoked no salmon slices, tofu-based cream cheese and herbs. It’s perfect on toast, crackers or bagels. For Veganuary this year, Aldi brought back their no salmon slices, that I’d previously tried for the first time last January. Last year I ate them with salads and on crackers, but this time I… Continue reading Vegan Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese
Category: Snacks
Air Fryer Roasted Chestnuts
These tasty, nutty, slightly sweet chestnuts are really easy to make, and brilliant to snack on. You can also use them in other dishes, such as soups, stir fries or sauces. I’ve found this way of preparing the chestnuts makes the skins easier to peel. Also, it’s best to peel them all while they’re still… Continue reading Air Fryer Roasted Chestnuts
Vegan Ham & Cheese Twists
These moreish pastry twists are a combination of dairy-free cheese, meat-free smoked ham, and crumbly shortcrust pastry. They’re a really tasty snack and are lovely eaten hot or cold. Shortcrust and puff pastry from supermarkets (here in the UK at least) is usually suitable for vegans, as oil is used rather than butter. But it’s… Continue reading Vegan Ham & Cheese Twists
Mediterranean Vegetable Pasty
These flavour packed pasties contain a mixture of tender roasted vegetables, encased in crumbly shortcrust pastry. They would make for a lovely lunch or snack. They’re great hot or cold, and can be frozen too. Just make sure they’re completely cold before putting them into an airtight container and freezing Serves: Four Cook time: 45… Continue reading Mediterranean Vegetable Pasty
Creamy Leek Tartlets
Golden, flaky puff pastry, topped with creamy leeks, garlic and sage. The leeks are the star of the show for these simple but delicious tartlets. They’re easy and straightforward to make, and would be ideal for a light lunch or dinner. As I often do, I made the creamy aspect of this by using dairy-free… Continue reading Creamy Leek Tartlets
Double Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cookies
These chewy, soft pistachio butter cookies are easy to make, and stuffed with white and dark chocolate chips. You can purchase pistachio butter, but I’ve been enjoying making my own nut butters recently, so I’ll share how I made it Pistachio Butter You’ll need: 400g roasted pistachios in their shells Method: Start by shelling the… Continue reading Double Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cookies
Vegan Steak Fajita Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips, topped with melted dairy-free cheese, fajita spiced fried onion, red pepper and meat-free steak pieces. This crowd pleaser is flavour-packed and would be ideal to share, or keep it to yourself and tell no one. I used Juicy Marbles Plant Based Steak which worked perfectly for this. I realise however, that it’s… Continue reading Vegan Steak Fajita Nachos
Vegan Steak Bakes
Tender pieces of plant-based steak and onion, in a rich meat-free gravy, encased in light puff pastry. These vegan steak bakes are packed full of the steak filling, no sad, half-filled pasties here! These would be perfect for lunch or dinner, and you can eat them hot or cold. For the plant-based steak, I used… Continue reading Vegan Steak Bakes
Soya Strip Snacks
Today I’m sharing three different easy recipes for soya strips. They’re lovely hot or cold as a snack, or you can eat them while they’re hot in wraps or rice bowls. They’re really simple and easy to make, and high in plant based protein too. I buy soya strips online from Alternative Stores and from… Continue reading Soya Strip Snacks
Vegan Seitan Pepperoni
Hello! I’m back from my break with new recipes for 2024, starting with this pepperoni style seitan. I’m a big fan of seitan personally, I usually make some every Sunday and I use it in a variety of different ways. This smoky, spicy seitan is great for using in place of pepperoni on pizzas, diced… Continue reading Vegan Seitan Pepperoni
