Tag: Vegan
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Korean Rice Bowls: Mung Bean Sprout Salad Recipe
Continuing with my love of Korean side dishes or banchan, is this simple mung bean sprout side. Apart from being an essential part of the Korean rice bowl – Bimbimbap, this recipe uses an entire packet of bean sprouts, so it solves the problem of having half a pack of bean sprouts rotting away in…
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Vegetarian Black Bean Chilli Recipe – Easy and Kid-Friendly
This recipe comes from Smitten Kitchen where it started its life a filling for vegetarian burritos and then morphed into a black bean and vegetable bake with a layer of cheese grilled on top. I prefer to serve it as a chilli bowl with loads of toppings and corn chips on the side. I first…
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Easy Banchan Recipe for Irresistible Korean Braised Potatoes
My favorite thing about eating out at Korean restaurants is all the little side dishes or banchan that come out before the meal, that often make the main meal slightly redundant. My absolute favorite banchan is gamja jorim. Sweet, salty, crispy potatoes – How can you go wrong? The thing was, I never felt I…
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Vegetarian Bolognese: Lentil Ragu Recipe You’ll Love
In general I’m not a fan of vegetarian bolognese style pasta sauces. There are so many fantastic authentically vegetarian pasta sauces… why would you bother? However, Sydney was in the midst of a dreary midwinter slump, it was gloomy and cold outside and this slow cooked lentil ragu seemed like just thing to banish the…
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Creamy Cannellini Bean Puree Recipe with Pickled Mushrooms and Pitta Croutons
This cannellini puree makes a brilliant starter on its own, works well in a broader mezze spread as well as making a nice side with some kind of vegetable fritter or roasted veggies like cauliflower or broccoli. It is lighter than a regular hummus style dip and a bit more versatile in the way you…
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Ina Garten’s Legendary Lentil Soup Recipe with Sofrito Flavor Base
I’ve got a quite a few lentil soups on this site and when I first came across this recipe, my first thought was, do I really need to try another version of lentil soup. My second thought was I can’t believe there’s a legendary Ina Garten lentil soup recipe that I’ve never even heard of……
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Chinese Fried Cabbage Recipe – Simple and Delicious
The first time I made this cabbage I ended up eating almost the entire thing myself, it’s that good! I like to serve this as a side with a Chinese stir-fried omelette for a simple Sunday supper but it goes well with tofu dishes or any Asian style protein. Make sure you don’t mince the…
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Greek Spinach and Rice Recipe with Lashings of Olive Oil
I’ve just come back from a long two month trip to India. I love Indian food but I got very homesick for food from home. I particularly missed olive oil. I dreamt of lashings of olive oil in – salads, hummus, babaganoush, tabouli and in particular this dish – Greek spinach and rice, which was…
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Crunchy Roast Chickpeas Recipe | Delicious Salad & Soup Garnish
These crispy roast chickpeas are great to snack on but they are also delicious strewn through salads, sprinkled on rice or as an extra crunch factor, garnish on soups or stews. You can change up the flavors with chat masala or your favorite spice mix, maple syrup, dried herbs, miso, zaatar or anything that strikes…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 