The one positive thing which this global pandemic COVID-19 has done for us is to force us to be more creative in the kitchen! Whether we want to or we have no choice (as eating out simply isn’t an option) we all need to get cooking if we want to eat some tasty vegan recipes!
We have been learning new recipes at Vegan Mallorca and we want to share our favourites with you. They can be cooked with pretty much one pot and are really simple to do at home. So here we go…
Vegan wok with rice noodles
This is one of my go-to vegan recipes when I am tired and want to eat something quick! It’s pretty fast and pretty tasty.
Ingredients (serving 4)
- 20ml of soy sauce
- 1 large carrot
- 1 onion
- 200g of mushrooms
- 1 yellow pepper (or which ever colour you fancy!)
- 2 cups of broccoli florets
- 300g of rice noodles
- 2 spoons of olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- 1 spoonful of cumin
- 1 spoonful of paprika
Chop up all those lovely vegetables into small pieces and fry in a large wok pan with olive oil and the spices above for around 8 minutes. Boil some water in a separate pot, take off the heat and soak the noodles in it for 4 minutes. Drain the noodles and mix them into the main wok along with your soy sauce. At extra season to taste and there you go. Simple as… wok.
Vegan fajitas
Another one of my favourite vegan recipes for when I am too tired to spend much time in the kitchen and want some tasty vegetables!
Ingredients (serving 2)
- 1 red onion
- 150g of mushrooms
- 1 bell pepper (Choose your favourite colour, I won’t hold you back)
- 1 garlic clove
- Half a small lettuce or half a bag of salad leaves
- 1 Avocado sliced or a tub of guacamole
- 4 tortilla wraps
- 2 spoons of olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- A squeeze of lemon (optional)
- Pinch of paprika
- Pinch of cumin
Chop and fry the onion, mushrooms, pepper and garlic in a pan, add the paprika, cumin, salt and olive oil and mix until soft (around 8 minutes on medium heat). Mash up the avocado if you’re making your own guacamole and squeeze on some lemon juice. Heat up the tortillas in the microwave or on the hob. Line the tortillas with guacamole, add your lettuce and then the fried veggies on top and it’s a wrap! Tip: we like to put all the ingredients on the table and serve ourselves – DIY style!
Vegan Mushroom Risotto
I tried this recipe the other day which we adapted from a vegetarian one and swapped cheese for vegan parmesan – if you’re able to get your hands on it!
Ingredients (serving 4 people)
- 300g of risotto rice (Aborio rice)
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 200g of chestnut mushrooms
- 100g of truffle mushrooms
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
- 2 spoonfuls of olive oil
- A glass of white wine (and some to drink whilst cooking)
- Pinch of salt
- 25g of vegetable margarine
- 25g of vegan parmesan (optional)
- A handful of parsley leaves
Fry the chopped onion and garlic with olive oil and salt in a pan for 5 mins, then add the mushrooms for 3 more minutes until they’re soft. Whilst frying the veg, boil some water and mix in your stock cubes.
Add the white wine to the pan of veg, wait a few seconds for the alcohol to evaporate and stir in the rice until it absorbs the liquid. Then add around a quarter of your stock, stir until everything is absorbed, and continue this process 4 times until you’ve used all the stock. This could take 30-45 minutes in total and if you find the rice is still not cooked, simply add a splash more water until it’s ready.
Finally, mix in the margarine to help you get a nice sticky texture and give it one final mix with the parmesan and parsley leaves. You may want to save a few parsley leaves and parmesan to sprinkle on top once its dished up. Et Voila!
Chille sin carne
In the UK we have a dish called ‘chille con carne’ which I’m rather fond of so have replaced the carne part with more veggies and created a vegan dish!
Ingredients (serving 4/5 people)
- 1 tin of kidney beans
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 red pepper
- 200g of mushrooms
- 2 garlic gloves
- 2 spoons of olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- 1 spoonful of chilli power
- 1 spoonful of paprika
- 1 spoonful of cumin
- 300g of Rice, 2 baked potatoes or nachos to serve
If you want to eat this dish with jacket potates put them in the oven at 200 degrees C – they will take around an hour to cook!
Start frying your chopped garlic, onion and pepper in a large pan on medium heat with all the spices mentioned above, add the mushrooms after a few minutes. Once everything is soft, add your copped tomatoes and lower the heat and leave to boil for 10 minutes. (If you want to eat this dish with rice then start boiling some hot water and cooking the rice at the same time.) Then add the tin of kidney beans and season to taste, leave for a further few minutes to come together on the low heat. Serve with rice, potatoes or nachos! If you’re feeling funky add some vegan cheese on top.
Vegan lentil stew
This is a perfect hearty meal for a spring evening when you want something warm and easy. Also lentils are high in protein which is an important nutrient in a vegan diet. After you’ve done the chopping you can pretty much leave everything together in the pot to cook itself – easy peasy!
Ingredients (Serves 5)
- 400g of dried lentils (or 300g of canned lentils if you want the cooking process to be faster)
- 1 onion
- 1 large potato
- 1 large carrot
- 2 cups of cauliflower florets
- 2 tomatos
- 1 courgette
- A handful of fresh parsley
- Spoonful of salt
- Spoonful of black pepper
To get started, chop up all your vegetables into fairly large chunks. Start boiling the potatoes and lentils in a large pot of water on a medium/high heat for around 10 minutes. (If you’re using tinned lentils just boil the potatoes and add the lentils last.) Then add the remaining vegetables with the spices and olive oil and leave to simmer on a medium/low heat for a further 20 minutes. Check how cooked the lentils and veggies are and leave for a few more minutes as needed. If you’re using tinned lentils you can add them now and leave for 5-10 mins to absorb the flavours. Season to taste and you’re ready!
Can you recommend any other easy vegan recipes for us to try? Leave us a comment with your ideas.
Recent Comments