Simply Vegan: Recipes for Tasty Dishes
By Ashley Sosa The last couple of months have served as a time of self-reflection and many have taken advantage of the break in routine to make changes to their dietary lifestyle. Therefore, many have decided to follow a vegan nutrition plan.
Ahead you will find multiple vegan recipes consisting of a main dish, dessert and snack that provide both savory and sweet options that even the most inexperienced cooks can prepare.
A vegan diet, not to be confused with a vegetarian one, consists of only eating plant-based foods and avoiding all animal products like eggs, dairy and meat. A vegan diet is rich in beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
These are rich in nutrients like Fiber, Vitamins A and C, as well as highly rich in antioxidants.
Vegan Mixed Berry Brownies
Vegan Mushroom Garlic Fried Rice
Vegan Oatmeal Bowl
Cooking Time: 45 minutes Servings: 9
Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 2
Cooking Time: 7 minutes Servings: 1
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup oats
1 cup sugar
1 cup cooked white rice
1 ½ cups non-dairy milk
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4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp instant espresso powder
¼ onion, minced
1 pinch of salt
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp sesame oil
½ banana
½ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp ground flaxseed
½ cup non-dairy milk of choice
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (tamari for gluten-free) 1 handful of spinach, roughly chopped
¼ tsp cinnamon
½ cup melted vegan butter
½ cup frozen peas
2 tsp instant espresso powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp pure maple syrup, optional
½ cup mixed berries
Handful of mixed nuts or mixed berries, optional
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions: Step 1: Mix all of the wet ingredients together and all of the dry ingredients together in separate bowls, then bring these two together until all ingredients are combined. Step 2: Place batter in a Parchment paper lined 8x8 baking pan, top with frozen berries and bake in at 350ºF in theoven for 45 minutes. If brownies still have a wet center, bake longer until the toothpick comes out clean.
Instructions: Step 1: Heat a skillet with one tbsp. of vegetable oil, and cook mushrooms until slightly tender. Then add the spinach, onion and garlic to the skillet. Step 2: Add rice and let fry for a bit until the grains of rice pop in the skillet. Step 3: Add soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir until everything is coated in soy sauce and serve. *Per your choice, can be topped off with sesame seedsor tofu scramble.
Instructions: Step 1: Combine oats, milk, vanilla and salt in microwave safe bowl. Step 2: Microwave for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir every 50 seconds to prevent oats from boiling over. Step 2: Let cool for a few minutes and add fruit and other toppings.
*Instant espresso can be subbed out with strongly brewed coffee, adjust nondairy milk to ¼ cup non-dairy milk and ¼ cup of strongly brewed coffee.
Vegan Vegetable Stir Fry Cooking time: 15 minutes Servings: 2 Ingredients:
Stir Fry Sauce Ingredients:
½ onion, cubed
1 tsp brown sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
½ tsp cornstarch
½ inch of garlic, minced
½ carrot, cubed
¼ tsp vinegar, white or rice
½ red bell pepper, cubed
½ zucchini, cubed
1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (tamari for gluten-free)
2 tbsp peanuts
1 ½ tbsp water
1 tbsp veget able oil
A few drops of sesame oil
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Instructions: Step 1: Mix all sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Step 2: Heat up vegetable oil in a pan on medium/high heat. Step 3: Toss vegetables along with garlic and ginger into the pan. Step 4: Stir vegetables to prevent burning until sauce has thickened. Step 5: Add peanuts to vegetables and serve alongside mushroom garlic fried rice.
