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Sunflower Seed Vegan Cheese – Nut-Free & Dairy Free Nutty Parmesan and a Rich Cheese Sauce

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Today I’m sharing two vegan cheese recipes that are dairy-free, nut-free and vegan. There are so many recipes utilising cashews to make vegan cheese. But what if you can’t eat cashews? My sunflower seed vegan cheese would be ideal. It’s just as nutty and cheesy as it’s cashew-counterpart, and perfect for anyone who cannot eat… Continue reading Sunflower Seed Vegan Cheese – Nut-Free & Dairy Free Nutty Parmesan and a Rich Cheese Sauce

Easy Flavourful Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

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This roasted tomato pasta sauce is flavoured with sweet cherry tomatoes, red onion and garlic. It’s ideal for a midweek meal as the air fryer, or oven, does most of the work for you. Then all you have to do is blend everything together until smooth, and stir it through cooked pasta Why roast the… Continue reading Easy Flavourful Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

Vegan Chicken & Tomato Pesto Pasta

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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

Vegan Seafood Pasta

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This dish features tender plant-based crab pieces, in a fresh, creamy sauce, along with bucatini pasta. The sauce is flavoured with plant-based butter, fresh garlic and zingy lemon zest, with a deliciously fishy flavour coming from the addition of roasted seaweed. I’ll show you the plant-based crab that I used, and I’ll offer some other… Continue reading Vegan Seafood Pasta

Creamy Hazelnut, Sage & Nutmeg Pasta Sauce

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This pasta sauce uses blended hazelnuts and dairy-free cream as the base, and is flavoured with sage and nutmeg to create a deeply savoury, warming sauce. Once it’s stirred through fried chestnut mushrooms, onions, garlic and pasta you have an aromatic, hearty dish. I found that tagliatelle worked really well for this, as the sauce… Continue reading Creamy Hazelnut, Sage & Nutmeg Pasta Sauce

Vegan Sausage and Green Pepper Fusilli

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This hearty pasta dish combines meaty seitan sausages, green pepper and fusilli in a herby tomato sauce. Any kind of sausages should work for this, but my Italian Herb Sausages would work especially well in this dish. The tomato sauce is really simple and uncomplicated, but it works really well for this. Sometimes you really… Continue reading Vegan Sausage and Green Pepper Fusilli

Roasted Tomato & Cheese Sauce

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This tasty pasta sauce combines slowly roasted tomatoes, vegetables and dairy-free cheese. It’s perfect when paired with pasta, or add cooked vegetables and mock meats if preferred. You can serve this with a fresh green salad, or crusty bread to soak up any leftover sauce Serves; Four Cook time; 35-45 minutes You’ll need; 1kg fresh… Continue reading Roasted Tomato & Cheese Sauce

Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce

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This pasta sauce is cosy and comforting, and perfect for autumn. Slowly roasted butternut squash is blended with dairy-free cream, sage and a few other seasonings to create this silky smooth sauce. It’s really easy to make, you just need to roast the squash and then the blender does the rest of the work for… Continue reading Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce