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A delicious recipe from Meera Sodha. From The Guardian. Ingredients 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for the toast 2 red onions, peeled and finely diced 1¼ tsp fine sea salt 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 2 leeks (200g), whites and greens thinly sliced and rinsed 160g drained jarred artichokes in oil (ie, from a 285g jar) 400g tin butter beans in water, drained 200g frozen petits pois 1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 250ml boiling water 1 tbsp lemon juice 10g fresh mint, leaves picked 10g fresh flat-leaf parsley ¼ tsp coarsely ground black pepper Sourdough, to serve Method Put the oil in a wide, deep frying or saute pan for which you have a lid, and set it on a medium heat. When hot, add the onion and salt, and cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes, until soft and sweet. Stir in the garlic and leeks, cover the pan and leave to cook for eight minutes, until the leeks are soft. ...

This dish from Ottolenghi is a current fave – it’s just so flavourful! Ingredients 80g coriander, plus 20g, roughly chopped, to serve 30g parsley 600g baby spinach 120ml olive oil, plus extra to serve 1 onion, finely chopped (150g) 5 garlic cloves, crushed 2 green chillies, finely chopped (deseeded for less heat) 1¼ tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp ground coriander ¾ tsp ground cinnamon 1½ tsp caster sugar 2 lemons: juice to get 2 tbsp, then cut the remainder into wedges to serve 1 litre vegetable or chicken stock 500g waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm pieces 1 × 700g jar of good-quality cooked large butter beans, drained (500g) (we use Brindisa Navarrico large butter beans, but you can, of course, use tinned or cook your own) salt Method Put the herbs and spinach into a food processor in batches and pulse until finely chopped (or finely chop by hand). Set aside. ...

We’ve been looking for a great tray bake, nice and simple. From ocado. Ingredients 6 vegan sausages Red pepper Yellow pepper 2 small courgettes, chopped into bite sized pieces Red onion 200g tenderstem broccoli 200 cherry tomatoes 4 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp salt 1 tsp smoked paprika 5 fresh sage leaves, chopped 2 rosemary sprigs 4 garlic cloves, minced Method Preheat over to 180 degrees c, fan. Mix everything well in a large baking tray. Roast approx. 40 mins. Season to taste. ...

A great and tasty way to use up some tamarind paste. Ingredients 400g tofu 1 tbsp coriander seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds 1/3 tsp black peppercorns 1/8 tsp fennel seeds 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1/2 tsp chilli flakes 1 large tomatoes 1 tbsp tamarind paste 2 tbsp ketchup 1/2 inch ginger 1 stock cube 1 small onion 4 cloves garlic 8 curry leaves 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1 small cauliflower 1 small potato 1 can coconut milk ...

My birthday favourite. I love that oreos are vegan! Ingredients 3 packets of oreos 95g vegan butter 600g vegan cream cheese 250ml vegan double cream 120g icing sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract Method Crush 2 packets of biscuits. Melt your butter and mix with crushed biscuits. This is your base. Line a cake tin with the base. Refridgerate for 30 minutes. Mix together cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla. Add in souble cream until it firms up a bit - shouldn’t be pourable. Crush other packet of biscuits and fold into the filling. Spread filling onto the base and leave overnight. ...

A Tuscan dish that I wasn’t really sure what it’d turn out like: it turned out good! And easy. A great combo. Ingredients 400g vegan sausage (any) 250g baby potatoes 2 - 3 tbsp nurtitional yeast 0.5 tsp oregano 4 cloves garlic 1 - 2 shallots 2.5 - 3 cups water 2 beef stock cubes 2 bay leaves 3 - 5 large handfuls spinach 60g cashews + 1 cup water ...

My first ever bread maker recipe! From Go Dairy Free. Ingredients 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp warm water 2 tbsp oil/margarine (flavourless) 2.5 cups bread flour 1/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp yeast* 1 tsp salt 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2 tbsp margarine 1 cup icing sugar 1-2 tbsp plant milk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional) Method Put the first 6 ingredients (up to and including the salt) in your bread maker (in that order) on the dough setting. Mix together your brown sugar and cinnamon and melt your margarine. Roll your dough into a rectangle (9x11 inches) on a lightly floured surface. Spread the margarine and sprinkle your cinnamon sugar all over. From one of the short sides, roll your dough. Cut into roughly 9 pieces. Place into a greased baking dish/tray. Leave in a warm place for an hour, or the fridge overnight. Bake for 20 mins at 190 degrees. Meanwhile, mix your icing sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl. When everything’s done, pour it evenly on the top! ...

A classic. No need to buy bread ever again (unless it’s a different kind). Ingredients 300ml warm water 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp salt 500g bread flour 2 tsp yeast Oil Method Put everything in the bread machine in that order. Mix the salt and the sugar in the water before adding in the flour. This is roughly a 2lb loaf on my machine. Customise your crust settings and whatnot! ...

A nice, delicately spiced curry. Ingredients 300g tofu Fresh coriander to serve Rice Puree Oil 2 cardamoms 3 garlic cloves 1 inch ginger 1 large onion 2 large tomatoes 12 soaked cashews 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup soy yoghurt Sauce Oil 1 inch cinnamon 1 bay leaf 1/4 tsp turmeric 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp garam masala 3/4 tsp coriander 1 tsp sugar 1.5 cups of frozen peas 1 cup water 1 tsp fenugreek leaves 1 oxo stock cube Salt to taste ...

Our questionably French Onion soup recipe, inspired by BBC Good Food. We usually have it with some sort of bread or croutons, but some nice vegan cheese would work well too. Ingredients 1 kg brown onions 3 tbsp oil 1 tsp sugar 5 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp flour 300 ml wine, or wine stock pot 1.2 l of beef stock (we use 3 OXO Vegan Beef cubes) 1.5 tbsp yeast extract (e.g. Marmite) 4 tbsp beef-flavour gravy granules ...