Broccoli, hazelnut, tomato Salad
This is a plant based version of the Avoca's salad broccoli, tomato, hazelnut and feta salad in a french dressing. (basically, replace the feta with a plant based version, not…
Farinata with red pepper and mushroom
Farinata is a simple mix of chickpea flour, water and olive oil and salt and then baked in a very hot oven. The surface gets crusty, the edges get crispy,…
Mexican Quinoa
This is a mix of red and white quinoa and mixed with Mexican inspired spices and vegetables. I cook the quinoa like rice, in lots of water and after…
Soya Chunks
If you still miss the texture of meat then, Soy chunks are an ideal substitute for chunks of "meat" in dishes. Soy chunks are low in fat but high in…
Edamame, quinoa and peanut salad in a lime and chilli dressing
The salad is full of protein and has lots of crunch and freshness and is simple to put together. I forgot to weight the ingredients as I was using up…
Classic Humous
This homemade hummus recipe is quick and easy to make and so fresh. 5 ingredients and a blender (or food processor) Drain and rinse 2 cans of cooked chickpeas add to…
Spicy carrot and coriander soup with toasted pumpkin seeds
Chop the carrots, onion and chilli into small chunks and add to a large saucepan Add the bouillon to the saucepan. Add enough boiling water to the pan to cover…
TVP and Seitan burgers
This is my meaty vegan burger made from a mix of Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP) and Vital Wheat Gluten (seitan) and spices. Begin by rehydrating 60gm TVP with 150ml of…
Lentil and quinoa salad with tomatoes and a mint and parsley dressing
This is a high protein, fresh tasting salad using cooked puy lentils, cooked white quinoa, spring onions, tomatoes (optional grated carrot) dressed in a mint and parsley dressing. Using ready…
Roasted butternut squash and avocado salad with a raspberry and lemon dressing
Roasted Butternut squash and avocado salad with rocket leaves in a raspberry and lemon dressing Preheat the oven to 180C Cut the butternut squash in half and remove the seeds.…
Roasted peppers with tomatoes and garlic
Slow roasted peppers, with tomatoes and lots of garlic and olive oil. great with a piece of crusty bread. Preheat the oven to 150C. Slice the peppers in half lengthways…
Italian roast potato salad
This is a great summer salad, potatoes roasted with olive oil and rosemary and dressed a balsamic vinegar. Preheat the oven to 180C Cut the potatoes into halves or quarters…
Tomato, Basil and Garlic Tarts
These take around 45 mins from start to finish, using ready rolled vegan puff pastry, slices of tomato, roasted garlic puree and fresh basil leaves. Pre heat the oven to…
Moroccan Chickpea Tagine
This Moroccan Chickpea Tagine is a simple to make spicy stew cooked in about 25 mins. Can be served with warm flatbreads Chop the onions and add to a large…
Tarte tatin
This plant based tarte tatin uses just 4 ingredients. The classic French dessert has dark and sticky caramel, sweet apples and crisp pastry, goes perfectly with non dairy vanilla ice…
Avocado, tomato and sweetcorn salad
This is a quick salad made from what I had in the fridge and the cupboard at the time. Goes perfectly as a side for Mexican bean fajitas Drain and…
Yellow Split Pea Dal
This Dal is made using Yellow Split Peas and slowly cooked onions with chilli flakes and whole coriander seeds. Use 2 pans, one for the Yellow Split peas and the…
Pomegranate, toasted pine nut and avocado salad
Pomegranate and toasted pine nuts with avocado on a lettuce bed with lemon and lime dressing Only a couple of ingredients but the combination works and when served with humous…
Italian bean salad
This is my take on the Italian bean salad. a mix of cannellini beans and butter beans with spring onions, fresh garlic, a birds eye chillis to give it a…
Seitan “chicken” pieces
If you are missing chicken and find it hard to find fake chicken in the shops, this recipe is vital wheat gluten, butter beans and makes a great substitute. Takes…
Mushroom, Walnut and Lentil Pâté
This recipe is using Alexis Gauthier’s brilliant Faux Gras recipe found here with the quantities adjusted for ease of use. i.e. whole packet of lentils and whole punnets of mushrooms…
Courgette, pea, radish and pecan rocket salad with lemon dressing
Using what I have in my cupboards, this is a fresh tasting salad with spiralised courgette, thinly sliced radish, chopped pecans, garden peas with a handful of rocket leaves in…
Warm Sweet Potato Salad with a Lime, Chilli & Coriander dressing
Peel 3 sweet potatoes and chop into about 1 inch cubes, add them to a metal roasting tray Peel and chop a red onion into quarters and separate the layers…
Crushed chickpea and red onion mayo sandwich
Ok its not Tuna, but my tuna sandwich was tuna, red onion and mayo, in which the red onion dominated and so this swap to crushed chickpeas and vegan mayo…
Moroccan flavoured chickpea & toasted sunflower seed salad
Moroccan flavoured chickpeas with toasted sunflower seeds and tomatoes in a tahini, coriander and lime dressing. Add the ras el hanout spice mix to the frying pan and the chopped…
Lentil and Quinoa mint salad
The ingredients are 75gm of Puy lentils, 75gm white quinoa, 1 carrot, 1 red pepper, 3 spring onions, 1 red chilli, 1 lemon, a bunch of fresh mint, 2-3 tablespoons…
Plant based Paella
Paella is a Spanish rice dish originally from Valencia. It is one of the best-known dishes in Spanish cuisine, uses a short-grain rice cultivated in the eastern parts of Spain. which absorbs…
Focaccia bread
Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread made using the same recipe as pizza dough. Served as an antipasto, appetiser, table bread, or snack.You can add your own toppings. This…
Spicy black bean and red lentil burger
This is another variation on a bean burger. This is a spicy black bean, red lentils with mushrooms, onions. This recipe is for batch cooking around 10 burgers, depending now…
Moroccan red pepper couscous salad
Moroccan couscous salad with charred red pepper, mushroom and coriander. Chop the onions, peppers and mushrooms. Now sauté the chopped peppers, onions and mushrooms in olive oil until reduced. Add…
Slow roasted tomato and basil salad
Tomatoes, basil and good olive oil is a great combo. But slowly roasting the tomatoes before making the salad increases the flavour to another level. Can be used as an…
Red Lentil Burgers
Red lentil burgers are full of flavour, high in protein and fibre. They have a firmer texture than a bean burger and go great with the classic burger condiments such…
Courgette, carrot, pumpkin seed, poppy seed salad
This is a crunchy seedy salad with a refreshing lemon and coriander dressing. The use of a spiralizer (instead of using a grater) creates a more of a crunch for…
Lentil, Pine nut and Mushroom Ravioli
This recipe uses the Pasta dough recipe HERE and a pasta machine to rollout 2 thin sheets of pasta dough to create a ravioli filled with a Lentil, pine nut…
Vegan Pizza Margherita
Our recipe combines the classic flavours of this traditional Neapolitan pizza using plant-based substitutes. Heat the Pizza oven. if you only have adomestic oven turn it up to max with with…
Pasta Dough
This recipe creates a plant based pasta dough which is used to Pasta sheets, they can then be used for Ravioli, Tagliatelle, Noodles or even Gyoza. Make the pasta dough…
Classic vinaigrette
This classic french dressing is easy to make, and stores in the bottle for up to a week. Just 4 ingredients in these ratios - 2 to 3 parts Cold…
Mushroom & Walnut Ravioli
This recipe uses the Pasta dough recipe HERE Finely chop the mushrooms and walnuts and sauté them in a little oil with a clove of chopped garlic and several leafs…
Tagliatelle Pasta
This recipe creates a plant based pasta dough which is used to create tagliatelle. Take 200 gm of fine semolina flour and make a well. Add 70 gm of hot…
Waldorf Salad
This salad was first presented at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 1893. The Waldorf salad recipe is deliciously simple, consisting of chopped apples, celery, grapes, and toasted walnuts in a…
Miso, soy chilli dressing
Very simple but full of flavour. Use this mix as a dressing or as a dip. In a bowl, put 3 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, 2 teaspoon of miso…
Pizza dough
In a jug, mix 7gm of yeast into 650ml of lukewarm water and leave for a few minutes to activate. Mix the strong bread flour and semolina flour together and…
Oat Flapjacks
These basic flapjacks are made to satisfy a sweet tooth or provide energy when out on a cycle (see my other site Zozibike for gpx cycle routes ?). It's simply…
Marmite Palmiers
Marmite Palmiers, the perfect thing to make with left over puff pastry. whatever puff pastry you have left , open up and spread with marmite. Ideally a rectangle, fold rectangle…
Black bean, Spinach and Falafel Burger
Another bean burger. Using black beans and falafel mix, I added what I had in the fridge to make burgers for the freezer. This recipe has Black beans, mushrooms, spinach,…
Chapati, Roti or Tortilla
I can't resist a warm chapati with a curry. This traditional Indian side dish is very easy and only takes a couple of ingredients. If you are eating them straight…
Pilau Rice
Doing a curry? don't cook just Basmati rice. Simply add these 5 spices and herbs into the boiling water of the rice to get a great tasting Pilau rice.1) Bay…
Tofu alternative to feta (tofeta?)
This quick recipe is a great alternative to Feta. Simply marinate cubes of pressed tofu in a mix of brine, olive oil, lemon and herbs Begin by pressing the tofu…
Vegetable Pad Thai
A noodle dish with fresh beansprouts with tamarind sauce, stir fried vegetables. and chopped peanuts.
Penne Pasta, Mushrooms and tomato sauce
Penne pasta with fresh tomato sauce, sauté mushrooms and fresh basil.
Vegetable Biryani
Rice is cooked in with a selection of vegetables, in a spicy masala
Yorkshire Parkin
Yorkshire Parkin is a gingery, oaty sticky sweet cake. and improves with time in't tin.Its a traditional cake from Yorkshire, best eaten at Bonfire night and autumn days, it has…
Onion bhaji
These Onion bhajis are an easy side dish to make from 3 onions, spices, gram flour (chickpea flour) and a little cornflour, ready in about 20 mins. Put the gram…
Flat breads
Plant based flatbreads take around an an hour to prep the dough and then around 5 mins per flatbread to cook on a dry pan Take 500ml of strong bread…
Broccoli and Mushroom Stir Fry in a Ginger, Garlic and Chilli Soy dressing
This quick dish of stir fried broccoli and mushrooms could be self contained or part of a larger meal. Begin by breaking up a large broccoli stem into small florets…
Vegan Crispy Bacon
Vegan Crispy Bacon using Vietnamese Rice Paper and spices
Nut,Bean and Pasta Burger
These plant based burgers use cooked wholewheat pasta, black beans and mixed nuts blended with spices, aminos and then shaped into burgers and cooked. Cook the 200gm of wholewheat pasta…
Sweet potato fries
Oven chips ? just as quick to make Sweet potato fries. ?
Mushroom & Cannellini Tarragon Pie
This is mushrooms and cannellini beans cooked in a tarragon and boullion sauce with a puff pasty top. Roughly chop the Cannellini beans, slice the mushrooms and finely chop the…
Red kidney bean, Kale Falafel burger
This burger uses what I had in the cupboard. This week was a packet of falafel mix (chickpea and spice mix, a tin of red kidney beans, handful of kale,…
French dressing
I've based this french dressing on the Avoca Cafe Kilmacanogue french dressing, we like it with less oil, less sweetness and more vinegar and to veganise it, the honey was…
TLT Sandwich
This is my take on the classic (and much missed), 'BLT' sandwich. The "bacon" is made from thin slices of tofu which are marinated over night in flavours similar to…
Vietnamese crispy pancakes
In Vietnam, these are called Banh Xeo, a street food. traditionally, the pancake is made and filled with pork and beansprouts, with mint and coriander, folded and then eaten with…
Houmous on avocado on sourdough toast
For each person slice the sourdough and begin toasting it. Cut the avocado in half for each person and remove the stone, use a spoon to take out the flesh…
Brussel sprout stir fry
I never thought I would be cooking brussel sprouts, but Brussels sprouts are low in calories but high in many nutrients, especially fibre, vitamin K and vitamin C. Quarter the brussel sprouts and roast…
Sticky toffee walnut pudding
Make the cake mix This sticky toffee pudding uses dates instead of eggs to help bind it together. Begin by creaming 100gm of non dairy butter with 100 g of…
Roasted Butternut Squash and Chickpea parcels
These parcels are roasted butternut squash with leeks and chickpeas, wrapped in puff pastry. Begin by peeling and chopping the squash and roasting until cooked and caramelised. Add some chopped…
Banana & Walnut Bread
An easy plant based bread made with bananas and toasted walnuts Preheat the oven to 190C Line a 2 pound load tin with non stick parchment paper Gently toast the…
Sunday Leftovers Stir fry
A quick stir fry from leftovers in the fridge. Chop and slice all the vegetables, add a drained, rinsed can of chickpeas and stir fry, add a large dash of…
Falafel bean burger
This quick and easy plant based burger using falafel mix, a tin of beans and milled flaxseeds. Begin by mixing the falafel mix with equal portions of water and sit…
Red Cabbage & Carrot Coleslaw
Super quick, super easy to prepare. goes great with bean burgers, falafel or simply inside a pitta. Vegan Mayo, Red cabbage, carrots and garliccrush a clove of garlic into a…
Crunchwrap with Mushroom and Peppers
Seen a lot of photos of people recreating Tacobell's Crunchwrap supreme, so I decided to use up my soft wraps and whatever veggies I had in the fridge and make…
vegetable chickpea curry
a simple oil free veggie curry consisting of sweet potato, carrot, cauliflower, onion, mushroom, peas, 2 tins of chopped tomatoes and 1 tin of chickpeas. The spices are a tablespoon…
Roasted Aubergine Sandwich
This was meant to be an alternative to a BLT, but after trying several different seasonings from soy sauce, liquid smoke and bacon seasoning, the aubergine still tasted like roasted…
Tomato sauce with fresh basil
This may seem an obvious recipe, but its so simple and tastes so good it needs writing down. This simple to make sauce creates an amazingly rich tomato sauce with…
Black Bean & Mushroom Fajitas
These fajitas have 3 fillings, a shredded black bean chilli mix, fried mushroom and pepper fajita mix and a green salad. drain and rinse 2 cans of black beans put…
Sweet potato toast with avocado & tomato toppings
This is a quick and tasty breadless lunch. Simply take a large sweet potato and make thick slices. bake the slices on a metal tray in a hot oven, turn…
Teriyaki chickpea sushi
This recipe was going to be a Sushi wrap or a sushi burrito, which I made, but the nori sheets (sheets of seaweed) are hard to eat that way, so…
Spiced Shredded king oyster mushrooms
These mushroom really lend themselves to turning into a "shredded meat" alternative. this recipe I've used a basic chilli/taco set of spices but you could use a BBQ type combo.…
Jacket Potatoes stuffed with Mushrooms
Potatoes are baked in the oven, scooped out and stuffed with a mixture of mushrooms, potato and vegan mayonnaise and then put back in the oven Begin by baking the…
Chickpea and Cauliflower Curry
Gently dry fry the sliced mushrooms , add the rinsed can of chick peas and fresh garlic to the pan and continue to fry add water if it starts to…
Toasted Tofu Tikka Curry with red peppers
Press the tofu for 30 mins. Pat dry and then crumble (pull the block apart with your own hands) into bite size chunks and toss the pieces in a curry…
Tofu, Mushroom and Cashew Stir fry with Singapore noodles
Begin by pressing the tofu to firm it up for 30 mins. use a cloth to dry the block bit more and cut into strips, thoroughly rub in the cornflour…
Mushroom Bolognese with Courgetti
This is a quick and simple mushroom bolognese served with courgette spaghetti. Takes about 20 mins. Finely chop the onions and begin to slow fry them in a little olive…
Black Urad Dal
This vegan recipe take over 3 hours in total, although 2hrs of this is soaking the Urad beans . The urad (black mung) beans are slowly simmered for around 60…
Curried Chickpea and Mushroom Pasty
Had to use up left over puff pastry, so put together individual portions of curried chickpeas and mushrooms wrapped it in puff pasty. Take the ready rolled puff pastry out…
Crunchy Spicy Tofu Nuggets
a quick and easy snack of crunchy spicy tofu, takes about 10 mins. I used the spices I had in the cupboard but you can use any spices that you…
Jerk Tofu, Mushroom and wilted Spinach
This is a quick 10 min prep meal - sticks of tofu coated in a mixture of cornflour and jerk seasoning and fried until crispy. Adding chopped mushrooms and finally…
Tomato & Pesto Farinata
This is a Northern Italian treat, much like a pancake or tortilla and quick to make. It uses chickpea flour (Gram flour) made into a batter and baked, then cut…
Minted Buckwheat Salad
This recipe is actually parsley and minted buckwheat and served as a side salad. 2 cups of buckwheat 1 vegan vegetable stock Handful of chopped mint and parsley Red pepper…
Stir fry with leftovers 1
This is a stir fry to use up what I had in the fridge and cupboard, so it ended up being baby sweetcorn, spinach, mushrooms, spring onions, edamame soybean noodles,…
Warm Mushroom & Chickpea Salad
Mushrooms and chickpeas in garlic with red rice, carrots, spinach, avocado, spring onions in a coriander, lime and soy dressing. It's a buddha bowl really ;-) Set the rice cooking …
Red Lentil Dahl
This Dahl is made using dry red lentils and slowly cooked white onions with chilli flakes and whole coriander seeds. Use 2 pans, one forthe Lentils and the other for…
Buddha Bowl 1
This can either be eaten in a bowl for a supper or a side for a main. and scram stands for Spinach, Carrot, Rice, Avocado and Mushroom ;-) With cooked…
Roasted mix squash
Take Several mix squashes and half and then remove the seeds and then chop the flesh into roast potato sizes (no need to peel, the skin is like potato skin),…
Sweetcorn salad
This is a simple salad, using a small bag of salad, a tin of sweetcorn, several tomatoes and 1/4 of cucumber, a juice of a lime and a glug of…
Charred Baby sweetcorn & sugarsnap peas in a spicy peanut sauce
This is a side dish of charred sugarsnap peas and baby sweetcorn with a spicy peanut satay sauce, ideally served with Thai food. Slice the baby sweetcorn and put into…
Tomato Salsa
This is a very quick and refreshing tomato salsa with a coriander and lime and olive oil dressing. Finely chop the cucumber, red onion,pepper, tomatoes, chilli and coriander - mix…
Thai Curry Bean cake
This is lovely and spicy, I use either a jar of red or green (vegan) thai curry paste 3 tins of beans - I love butter beans, kidney beans, boletti…
Vegan Donner Kebab
This is real fast food without the guilt (and a lot less calories) You really need to like donna kebabs to appreciate this fast meat free version. Takes about 10…