Category: Vegan
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Spicy Rice (Nando’s Style)
My love of the high street food chain Nando’s inspired this spicy rice recipe. I don’t usually prefer rice, preferring other sides like their macho peas. However, this rice dish completes any peri-peri-inspired dinner. What is Spicy Rice? As its name suggests, spicy rice is a rice-based dish made with spices. When discussing spicy food,…
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Pilau Rice
Every Indian takeaway menu across the UK features pilau rice in some form. This recipe will make your curry night a little more special with minimal extra effort. What is Pilau Rice? We all tend to recognise pilau rice as bright yellow and contains whole spices such as cardamom. However, Pilau rice refers to rice…
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Spicy Tomato Couscous
This spicy tomato couscous recipe makes a super quick side and is full of flavour. Couscous cooks in minutes; its calories are lower than other grains, such as rice.
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Fattoush Salad
Fattoush salad isn’t just a bowl of chopped salad vegetables, as the heavily seasoned fried pitta croutons take this salad to a new level. The sumac & lemon dressing helps elevate the freshness of the salad vegetables.
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Cavolo Nero with Garlic, Chilli, & Lemon
This simple Cavolo Nero recipe will add vital nutrients to your diet. Acidic lemon cust through a rich white sauce, perfect for a cheesy pasta bake or a creamy chicken tetrazzini.
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Pico de Gallo
This simple Pico de Gallo is refreshing and quick, consisting of no more than five ingredients.
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Sumac Roasted Squash and Bulgur Wheat Salad
Known for its tartness, sumac contrasts well with sweet Butternut squash and helps balance the flavour profile of the Sumac Roasted Squash.
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Sweet Potato & Black Bean Stew
This sweet potato and black bean stew is packed full of flavour, nutrition and is 100% vegan. Inspired by Caribbean flavours, it uses a homemade curry powder mix and scotch bonnet puree to give the stew an aromatic kick.
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Sesame-Roasted Broccoli
Growing up, I loved broccoli but it was always boiled. This sesame-roasted broccoli recipe changes everything. Sesame Oil for Sesame-Roasted Broccoli Sesame oil, as its name suggests is an oil derived from sesame seeds. There are two types of oil, with the light, untoasted version often used for deep frying due to its high smoke…
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Stir-Fried Beansprouts
Beansprouts were ubiquitous with stir-fries such as in this halloumi and broccoli sweet chilli stir-fry, but I’d never thought to use them on their own as a side. Yet, they’re delicious and can add much-needed vegetables to the heavy meat and fish-based grills from far Eastern Asia. What is Stir-Frying? Stir-frying is a technique originating…
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Green Bean Salad
This green bean salad recipe is simple but delicious and makes a perfect side dish for any grilled meat or fish dinner.
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Cumin Dressed Rocket Salad
Earthy Cumin and peppery rocket come together to make a delicious salad. Serves 4 as a side. Cumin Seeds Toasting cumin seeds will bring out their flavour and give them a beautiful aroma which will help infuse the oil. To toast the seeds, place them in a small pan over medium heat and toast for…