6 delicious vegan recipes

Have you ever wanted to become a vegetarian? With these recipes - you just want it. Any vegan knows to change their habits, need a little time, willpower and recipes for basic dishes that will be easy to prepare. Thomas Campbell in his book "Chinese research in practice" describes a 14-day plan for switching from a standard diet to the optimal diet and cites recipes for delicious dishes. On the day of vegetarianism, we offer to diversify your menu with these dishes.

  1. Muesli Dr. Campbell These nourishing oat flakes can be filled with milk replacer, sprinkled with fruits and ground flaxseed, and you will have enough fuel for the whole morning. A few minutes spent on cooking - and you get a lot, a lot of breakfast. Have on hand a large, sealed muesli storage tank. Preparation time - 10 minutes.

    Ingredients

    • 1200 grams of oatmeal
    • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
    • 1/4 cup almond petals
    • 1/4 cup finely chopped dates
    • 1 cup of raisins

    Cooking

    1. Combine all the ingredients in a very large bowl or a large bowl in which you will store muesli.
    2. Store in a sealed container for up to two months.

  2. The best in the world banana bread This bread has a very useful property - prevention of heart diseases. This moist, fragrant bread from whole wheat flour can be made without oil in a silicone baking dish. Particularly good bread in the form of toast. Preparation time - 10 minutes for one loaf. Baking time - 1 hour 10 minutes.

    Ingredients

    • 1 and 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
    • 1 cup of barley or rotten flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 3 small ripe banana or 2 large
    • 1 can of baby creamy puree or 1/2 cup apple sauce
    • 1/3 cup (or less) of maple syrup, honey or sugar
    • 1 egg substitute (1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed mixed with 1 tablespoon of water or 11/2 tablespoons of egg replacer mix with 1 tablespoon of water)
    • 1/2 cup raisins
    • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
    • 1/4 cup oatmeal, almonds or low-fat soy milk
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

    Cooking

    1. Preheat the oven to 175 ° C.
    2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
    3. In a medium bowl, make a banana puree. Combine the remaining ingredients with the bananas.
    4. Add the liquid mixture to the floury and gently mix. Pour the resulting dough into a baking dish of 25 × 15 centimeters and bake for 70 minutes or check the readiness of a toothpick (if it does not leave a dough on the puncture, the bread is ready).

  3. Rice pudding with cardamom and raisins This rice pudding is good both in the form of dessert and in the form of the main dish, if it is prepared from whole grains with a milk replacer and sweetened minimally. Shorten the cooking time by boiling rice in advance, or take two glasses of boiled brown rice cooked earlier. Preparation time - 1 hour 10 minutes, including cooking rice.

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup of brown rice (short-grain, long-grain, basmati or jasmine)
    • 2 cups of water
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
    • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1/2 cup raisins
    • 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds (if desired)
    • 2 cups milk replacer
    • 4 dates - remove bones
    • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (or seeds from 1 vanilla pod)

    Cooking

    1. In a large saucepan, combine rice with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook for 45-50 minutes (depending on the type of rice). Remove from heat and leave for 10 minutes under the lid.
    2. While rice is brewed, in a bowl, combine cardamom, cinnamon, raisins and almonds (if used). In a blender, combine the milk, dates and vanilla. I eat more dates, the sweeter will the pudding come out.
    3. Add the wet mixture to a bowl with dry ingredients and combine. Transfer the mass into a saucepan with boiled brown rice, mix well and cook over moderately low heat for 10 minutes to mix the tastes.
    4. Serve warm or cold in dessert vases. Garnish with a pinch of finely chopped almonds or almond petals (if used).

  4. Macaroni salad with pepper and chickpeas This dish is nutritious, recognizable and tasty, and no one will notice that there is no oil in it. In addition, children like him. When buying a low-fat dressing in the store, make sure that there is not enough sugar in it. Cooking time - 20 minutes.

    Ingredients

    • 450 grams wholly whole macaroni from wheat or rice
    • 2 large tomatoes - cut into cubes
    • 1 red or green bell pepper - remove the seeds and cut into cubes
    • 1/2 medium or large red bulbs - cut into cubes
    • 1 broccoli - cut into inflorescences and lightly boil for a couple
    • 425 grams of canned beans - drain and rinse
    • 425 grams of canned chickpeas - drained and rinsed
    • 1 / 4-1 / 2 cup sliced ​​or whole olives (if desired)
    • 1 cup or more of your favorite low-fat low-fat salad dressing
    • Salt and black pepper to taste

    Cooking

    1. Boil the pasta according to the instructions on the package, drain the water, rinse with cold water and put in a large bowl. Add the tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, steamed broccoli, common beans, chickpeas and olives (if used). Mix it.
    2. Gradually water the dressing for salad pasta and vegetable mixture. Mix it. Continue adding dressing and stirring until the salad is well covered by it. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Eat at room temperature.

  5. Fast soup of three beans One of the lightest dishes in my plan and at the same time one of the most useful. There are several types of legumes, full of fiber, protein and other useful nutrients. Cut a lot is not necessary, you can cook mainly from frozen foods and canned food. Soup is good in itself, but try to serve it on brown rice: you will get a hearty dish in one pan. Cooking time 45 minutes.

    Ingredients

    • 1 medium onion - cut into cubes
    • 4 cloves garlic - chopped
    • 2 tablespoons vegetable broth
    • 425 grams of canned white bean - drain and rinse
    • 425 grams of canned red beans - drain and rinse
    • 425 grams of canned chickpeas - drained and rinsed
    • 400 grams of canned crushed tomatoes with jalapeño
    • 2 cups of frozen vegetable mix (corn, green beans and / or carrots)
    • 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon with a slide of dried parsley
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano

    Cooking

    1. In a large soup pot, spread the onion and garlic in broth over moderately high heat until the onion is slightly transparent.
    2. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.

  6. Fruit cake-cobbler Traditional fruit cobbler, decorated with useful fruit and does not contain a harmful mixture of oil and refined flour. It retains its qualities without these ingredients. Cooking time 35 minutes.

    Ingredients

    • 4 cups of berries; if they are frozen, let them thaw (take blueberries, blackberries, raspberries or a mixture)
    • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
    • 1 cup whole wheat flour
    • 4 tablespoons sukanat or brown sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 cup almond milk

    Cooking

    1. For the filling, preheat the oven to 200 ° C.
    2. In a large bowl, combine berries and maple syrup. Spread on a baking sheet 23 × 23 centimeters.
    3. In a separate bowl for the base, combine the flour, sukanat or brown sugar and baking powder. Add the milk and stir.
    4. Evenly place the mixture on the berries (no problem, if they are not completely closed) and bake until golden brown for about 25 minutes. Let it cool down for 10 minutes before serving.

Based on the book "Chinese research in practice."