An explorers' guide to the world of plant-based cuisine
A colourful, family-friendly stir-fry with a simple sweet & sour sauce. Serve with rice or noodles. Ingredients 1 tbsp oil 1 large clove of garlic, peeled and chopped 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced thinly 150 g sugar … Continued
This is a very easy, fresh-tasting salad that uses the nutrient-rich grain quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah“) in the place of the usual couscous. Tabouleh will keep overnight in the fridge and so makes a great packed lunch. Quantities aren’t crucial here – … Continued
Don’t be put off by the long-ish list of ingredients, these are worth it! Makes 12 muffins Ingredients 175 g cooked quinoa 175 g grated carrot 1 apple, grated 75 g dark brown muscovado sugar 75 ml vegetable oil … Continued
These flapjack-style bars have added vegan protein powder to boost the protein content – making them perfect for after exercise. Ingredients 200g rolled oats 150ml coconut oil 2 tbsp maple syrup 50g ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped (snip them into … Continued
This is my translation of Marie Laforêt’s recipe for ‘Rillettes Marines‘ in her fabulous French cookbook, Vegan (with my adaptations in brackets). The yaki nori (that’s the seaweed sheets that are used to make sushi) lends a flavour of the sea. … Continued
Homemade pizza is always a crowd-pleaser because it’s so easy to customise to suit everybody’s individual tastes: kids (and adults!) love being allowed to roll out and decorate their own mini pizzas (and we’ve done heart-shaped pizza and pizza faces … Continued
This brilliant no-knead recipe produces a superb loaf of crusty bread with a hands-on time of around five minutes.
Ingredients For the sponge: 250g plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 250g caster sugar 75ml vegetable oil 250ml soya milk 2 tsp apple cider vinegar 2 tsp vanilla essence For the filling/decoration: Strawberry jam Fresh strawberries (optional) Vegan whipped … Continued
This deliciously lemony cake is another treasure from Heavenly Vegan Baking and is the cake that my daughter requested as her birthday cake this year. This recipe fills a standard loaf tin – I doubled it to make the birthday cake. Ingredients … Continued
This Raspberry Traybake is super quick to make – it’s great with or without the icing, and it’s also good with blueberries or mixed berries/summer fruits. Perfect for packed lunches! Ingredients 250ml soya milk 2 tsp apple cider vinegar 250g … Continued