Vegetable Potjie
Vegetable Potjie
Ingredients
- 2 x packets of Fry’s Spicy Curry pieces
- 2 x tablespoons chops & steak seasoning
- ¼ cup corn flour
- 2 x onions (cut in wedges)
- 2 x celery sticks (chopped (no leaves))
- 2 x large carrots (peeled and cut in chunks)
- 1 x large sweet potato (peeled and cut in chunks)
- 4 medium zucchinis (cut in chunks)
- 3 x cloves of garlic (crushed)
- 1 x tablespoon olive oil
- 1 x tablespoon Ina Paarman stock powder
- 1 x tablespoon Dulse flakes (or nori sheet flakes)
- 2 x cinnamon sticks
- 2 x fresh bay leaves
- 1 x fresh sprig of rosemary
- ½ x cup of gin
- ½ x bottle of red wine
- 1 x cup water (as needed)
Instructions
- Thaw, rinse, and dry the Fry’s curry pieces. Roll the pieces in a mixture of 2 tablespoons Chops & Steak seasoning and ¼ cup corn flour. Brown the pieces in a bit of oil until crispy. Set aside.
- Add all the ingredients in a big potjie pot and mix well.
- Put the lid on and place the pot on a gas stove over low heat, or over warm braai coals.
- Let it simmer for 1 -2 hours until the carrots are tender.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if need be (use pink salt and extra stock powder if required).
- Use a potato masher and mash sweet potato and zucchinis to thicken the sauce, or use water for a thinner consistency.
- Serve with cooked rice.
Notes
Recipe Credit: Toni Brockhoven
Malva Pudding
Malva Pudding
Ingredients
- 125 ml 105g sugar
- 100 ml apple sauce
- 30 ml chickpea flour
- 30 ml warm water
- 20 ml apricot jam
- 220 ml 120g cake flour
- 15 ml baking powder
- 5 ml bicarbonate of soda
- 250 ml soya milk
For the sauce
- 125 ml 105g sugar
- 65 ml soya milk
- 65 ml 60g vegan margarine (e.g. Cardin)
- 2.5 ml vanilla essence
- 65 ml boiling water
- Orley Whip or egg-free custard (to serve)
Instructions
- Turn oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Beat the sugar and apple sauce together. Mix the chickpea flour with the warm water until smooth. Stir into the apple sauce mixture and add the apricot jam.
- Sift the cake flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt together, then fold into the apple sauce mixture, alternating with the milk.
- Pour into a lightly greased baking dish (use Cardin margarine or Spray & Cook).
- Bake for 25 – 30 minutes.
- While the pudding is baking, prepare the sauce: Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan and stir to dissolve the sugar. Bring to the boil and then simmer for three minutes over low heat. Pour the sauce slowly over the pudding as it comes out of the oven, allowing the sauce to soak into the pudding.
- Serve warm with whipped Orley Whip or egg-free custard.
Notes
Serves 6 to 8
Photo credit: Loving It Vegan
Braai Skewers
Braai Skewers
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 220 g extra firm tofu
- 100 g button mushrooms
- Half a red bell pepper
- Half a pineapple
Instructions
- Combine the wet ingredients to form a marinade.
- Cut the pineapple and tofu into 2cm cubes, and cut the remaining vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
- Pour the marinade over the veggies, pineapple and tofu and allow to marinade for at least an hour in the fridge.
- Place alternating pieces of tofu, pineapple and veggies onto the skewer and braai for 10 – 15 minutes until blackened around the edges
Notes
Recipe from Vegilicious Favourites Cookbook
Photo credit: Food Porn Vegan Style
Serves 4 - 6
Warm White Bean Salad
Warm White Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 1 can (425g of white beans, drained)
- 1/4 cup 60ml red wine vinegar
- 4 cups 900g fresh rocket leaves
- 1/2 cup 115g firmly packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 1/2 cup 115ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup 225g diced red onion (about 1 medium onion)
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt or kosher salt
- 1 cup 225g thinly sliced, peeled carrots (about 2 medium carrots)
- 1 cup 225g thinly sliced celery stalks (or about 2 medium celery sticks)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (chilli flakes)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped (fresh, flat-leaf parsley for garnish)
Instructions
- In a large sauté pan over high heat, combine the oil, onion, and salt and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add the carrots, celery, garlic, rosemary, and red pepper flakes and sauté for 1 more minute.
- Add 1/4 cup (60ml) of water and cover the pan. Cook over high heat until the vegetables are just crisp-tender (about 2 minutes). Uncover the pan and turn off the heat.
- Stir in the beans, tomatoes, and vinegar, and season with salt to taste.
- Toss the beans with the arugula and serve garnished with the chopped parsley.
Notes
Nutrition:
All figures are per serving (assumes 4 servings).
Calories: 384
Fat: 28 g
Carbs: 27 g
Fiber: 8 g
Protein: 8 g
Sodium: 503 mg
Recipe from Fresh Food Fast by Peter Berley of North Fork Kitchen.
Photo credit: Michelle Riley/The HSUS
LE-COQUIN CHOCOLATE PROTEIN CUPCAKES
LE-COQUIN CHOCOLATE PROTEIN CUPCAKES
Ingredients
- 1 scoop of vegan protein of your choice (e.g. pea protein or almond flour)
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup coconut blossom sugar (regular sugar will work too)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Vegan margarine (e.g. Cardin)
For the frosting
- Le-Coquin Signature whipped cream
- 1 Tbsp Pure vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- Line a muffin tray / cupcake holder with vegan margarine.
- Add milk and vinegar to measuring cup and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl add sugar and vanilla extract, set aside.
- Sift the following dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl: 1 scoop protein powder, 1 cup of flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and then remaining 1/2 cup flour.
- Sift the dry ingredients over the coconut sugar and vanilla extract, alternating with the milk mixture. Mix / blend until very well incorporated.
- Divide the mixture among cupcake holders, making sure not to overfill the holders (fill up ¾ of each holder).
- Bake at 160C for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. You will see slight golden brown colour.
- Let cool completely.
- In the meantime, prepare the frosting: Mix the Le Coquin Signature Whipped Cream with the pure vanilla extract.
- Once cupcakes are cooled, frost the cupcakes and top with cocoa powder.
- powder.
Notes
Recipe adapted from: Le Coquin
Strawberry-Spinach Wraps with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing
Strawberry-Spinach Wraps with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing
Ingredients
- 4 x 30cm whole-wheat tortilla wraps
- 2 x cups baby spinach (loosely packed)
- 2 x cups arugula (loosely packed (or more baby spinach))
- 1 x punnet strawberries (tops removed and sliced thin)
- 1 x avocado (diced)
- 1/3 x cup toasted almonds (optional)
For the dressing
- 1/3 x cup olive oil
- 1/3 x cup orange juice
- 1 x tablespoon agave nectar or maple syrup
- 2 x tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 x teaspoon salt
- 1 x tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- Prepare the salad by combining the spinach, arugula, edamame, strawberries and avocado in a large bowl. Toss gently to combine.
- Using a blender or a whisk, combine all dressing ingredients (except the poppy seeds) until emulsified, then stir in the poppy seeds.
- Pour most of the dressing over the salad ingredients and mix well.
- Reserve 1 to 2 tablespoons of dressing for the wraps.
- To assemble the wraps, brush a little of the reserved dressing on a tortilla and then add the salad ingredients. Sprinkle a few toasted almonds, if using, over the salad, then roll up the wrap.
Rice Paper Rolls with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Rice Paper Rolls with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 baby red cabbage (finely shredded)
- 1 baby green cabbage (finely shredded)
- ½ red onion (finely sliced)
- 1 cup of edamame beans
- 4 spring onions (julienne)
- 3 radish (grated)
- ½ cup sugar snap peas (thinly sliced lengthwise)
- 1 cup mint (chopped)
- ½ cup Thai basil (regular basil works too)
- 1 cup coriander
- ½ cup crushed peanuts
- 18 rice paper sheets
For the dressing
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Pinch of sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 small red chilies (seeded and finely sliced)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 4 shallots (finely sliced)
For the Vietnamese dipping sauce (on the side)
- 10 ml sesame oil
- 15 g shallots (finely chopped)
- 15 g pickled ginger (chopped)
- 10 g fresh ginger (chopped)
- ½ small chili (seeded, chopped)
- 35 ml rice wine vinegar
- 40 ml sugar syrup (100g castor sugar / 100ml water – boil till reduced to a syrup)
- 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 15 ml pickled ginger juice
- 2 limes (juiced)
- Zest of 2 limes
Instructions
- To make the Asian crunchy salad, prepare all the ingredients as described.
- Mix together the cabbage, onions, edamame beans, radish, sugar snap peas and herbs.
- Stir together all the dressing ingredients and add to the cabbage mixture
- To begin making the rice paper rolls, fill a deep bowl with 2 parts boiling and 1 part cold water.
- Dip rice paper sheet in water and remove as soon as fingers touch the water. Drain excess water.
- Lay softened rice paper sheet on a plate, place the mix in the middle, sprinkle peanuts over mixture and fold.
- Place in a tray and cover with damp kitchen towel to keep moist.
- The rice paper rolls can be made 2 hours in advance if you wish.
- Prepare the dipping sauce to serve on the side.
- Heat the oil in a heavy pan and sweat the shallots, gingers, and chilli without colouring
- Add the rice wine vinegar and reduce by 1/3.
- Add sugar syrup and soy sauce and bring to the boil
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes
- Remove from the heat and add pickled ginger juice and lime juice.
- Taste and adjust. Cool before serving on the side with the rice paper rolls.
Notes
Recipe: Ginger and Lime
Photo credit: House of Vizion
Makes about 18 rolls
Deconstructed Burrito Bowl
Deconstructed Burrito Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice of choice (we like the black wild rice)
- 1 box Fry's Thick Cut Chunky Strips
- 2 cobs of sweet corn
- 1 red bell pepper (sliced in half, seeded)
For the coffee and chili marinade for Chunky Strips
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 2 tablespoon instant coffee
- 1 red chili (seeded and chopped)
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
For the spicy black beans
- 2 tablespoons refined coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup diced sweet onion
- 4 medium garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon smoked chili powder
- 1 red chili (seeded and chopped)
- Pinch of fine sea salt
- ½ tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 can borlotti beans (drained (or use beans of your choice))
- 1 tin of diced tomatoes
For the avocado – lime sauce
- 1/2 garlic clove (finely chopped)
- 1 large avocado (pitted)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- ½ cup coriander
- ¼ t fine salt
Instructions
- Cook the rice by following the instructions on the packet for best results. Remove when ready and place in a bowl until ready to dish.
- While the rice is cooking, mix the coffee powder, fresh chopped red chilli and canola oil together and marinate the Fry’s Chinky Strips in the mixture for about 10 minutes
- On a griddle pan, cook the Fry’s strips according to the instructions on the package and set aside.
- In a large pan, prepare the spicy black beans by adding the oil, chopped onion and garlic, along with a pinch of salt to the pan. Saute for about 5-6 minutes, until softened and fragrant.
- Add the can of tomatoes, chilli powder, dried oregano, smoked chilli powder, and ½ tablespoon of salt. Continue sautéing for another 3-5 minutes on a medium heat.
- Now stir in the tomato paste and drained beans. Cook for a few more minutes until heated through. You can leave the mixture over low heat until ready to serve or simply turn off the heat and reheat before serving.
- To char the sweetcorn, brush with canola oil, sprinkle with chilli flakes and coarse salt, and cook in a griddle pan on a high heat. When the outside gets slightly charred, remove from the heat and cut corn off the cob.
- On the same griddle pan, add the halved pepper with some oil on the outside skin and cook until slightly charred on both sides. Slice into strips.
- For the avocado-lime sauce: Mince garlic clove in a food processor. Add the avocado, lime juice, water, coriander and salt. Process until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning as you like.
- To serve: Place rice in a bowl, followed by the tomato bean mixture, corn, chunky strips, red pepper and then the salsa. Sprinkle with corn for colour and finally garnish with coriander.
Notes
Recipe: Ginger and Lime
Photo credit: House of Vizion
4 servings
Penne Vodka
Penne Vodka
Ingredients
- 225 g penne pasta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 can (840g crushed tomatoes)
- 1/4 cup 60ml vodka
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Few dashes of fresh black pepper
- 1/2 cup 115g sliced or slivered almonds
- 1/4 cup 1/4 of a bunch finely chopped fresh basil, plus a little extra for garnish
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Preheat a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper to the saucepan and sauté for about one minute, until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.
- Add the vodka, thyme, oregano, crushed red tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Cover the saucepan and turn the heat up enough to bring the mixture to a simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once the sauce has simmered for 20 minutes, add the almonds. Use a hand blender to blend the almonds into the sauce until creamy and only slightly grainy.
- Add the basil to the sauce, and mix the sauce and pasta together in the pot. Garnish with a little extra chopped basil and serve.
Notes
Recipe from "Veganomicon" by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope.
Photo Credit: Meredith Lee/HSUS
Serves 4
Strawberry Shake
Strawberry Shake
Ingredients
- 1/2 Frozen banana
- 1/2 Avocado
- 1/3 Cup H2coco pure coconut water
- 1 Cup of strawberries
- 1 Scoop Vanilla Protein (plant-based)
Instructions
- Mix together in a food processor or blender
- Pour into a tall glass
- Top with fresh strawberries
Notes
Recipe & photo credit: H2coco