Recipes

This is my collection of simple and quick vegan recipes for a healthy diet inspired by various culinary traditions.

Main dishes

Tabbouleh

• Cook bulgur (or quinoa) in a pressure cooker for 5 min
• Add diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions in a bowl
• Add chopped parsley and mint
• Add some lemon juice
• Add some olive oil
• Add the cooked grains
• Chill the bowl in refrigerator for 30 min before serving

Mujaddara (lentils and rice)

• Soak 1 cup of brown lentils overnight
• Add 2 cups of brown rice
• Rinse until the water is clear
• Add 3 cups of water on the wet grains
• Add ground turmeric
• Add some cumin seeds
• Cook in a pressure cooker for 13 min
• Fry a chopped onion in a pot with olive oil
• Serve the cooked lentils and rice garnished with the onions

Root hash

• Add some diced potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots on a baking tray
• Add a chopped onion and half of clove of garlic
• Add rosemary, thyme, and oregano (herbes de provence)
• Add smoked paprika, pepper, and salt
• Add olive oil
• Cook in the oven for 15 min at 200 C

Cruciferous hash

Same as the root hash but with broccolis and cauliflowers instead of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Winter soup

• Fry a chopped onion in a pot with olive oil
• Add one sweet potato, peeled and chopped
• Add one winter squash (potimarron), chopped
• Add a dozen chestnuts
• Cover with water
• Add rosemary, thyme, and oregano (herbes de provence)
• Add ground turmeric
• Add cumin seeds
• Let it cook until the vegetables are tender
• Blend until smooth

Miso soup

TODO

Katsudon

TODO

Bibimbap

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Pad thai

• Cook some rice noodles with water in a pot
• Cook some cubed tofu with olive oil in a wok until brown and set aside
• Combine in a small bowl:
  • Soy sauce
  • Lime juice
  • Brown sugar
  • Rice vinegar
  • Tamarind paste
  • Chili paste
• Cook minced garlic with olive oil in a wok
• Add bell pepper, carrot, and green onions
• Stir-fry for 3 min
• Combine everything and stir-fry for 3 min
• Add bean sprouts and cook for 1 min
• Serve with crushed peanuts and fresh coriander

Satay

TODO

Dal Bhat

• Fry a chopped onion in a pressure cooker with olive oil
• Add cumin seeds
• Add garlic, ginger, and green chilies
• Add ground turmeric
• Add coriander, cumin, and garam masala
• Add 1 cup of rinsed red lentils and chopped tomatoes
• Add 2 cups of water
• Add 2 cups of rinsed rice with 3 cups of water in an elevated bowl
• Cook for 8 min with the lid

Couscous

TODO

Chili sin carne

TODO

Taco

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Spaghetti with bolognese sauce

• Fry a chopped onion in a pot with olive oil
• Add diced carrots, celery, and red bell pepper
• Add chopped mushroom and grated zucchini
• Add crushed tomatoes and tomatoes paste
• Add oregano, basil, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper
• Add soy sauce
• Cook on low heat for 15 minutes
• Cook some spaghetti with water in a pot

Penne with pesto sauce

• Cook some penne with water in a pot
• Serve with pesto

kaletez (buckwheat pancake)

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Sourdough no-knead bread

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Burger

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Pizza

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Side dishes

Hummus

• Soak 100 g of chickpeas overnight
• Cook the soaked chickpeas in a pressure cooker for 5 min
• Blend 30 g of sesame seeds with some olive oil to make tahini
• Add the cooked chickpeas to the blender (or use okara from soy milk)
• Add half a clove of minced garlic
• Add some lemon juice
• Add some cumin seeds
• Add some salt
• Add some olive oil
• Blend again until smooth

Pesto

• Put 2 cups of fresh basil (or wild garlic) leaves in a blender
• Add 1/3 cup of pine nuts (or hazelnuts)
• Add 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast
• Add 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Turn on the blender
• Add 1/2 cup of olive oil progressively
• Add salt and pepper

Kimchi

TODO

Desserts

Galette des rois a la frangipane (king cake)

• Preheat the oven to 200°C
• Place one sheet of puff pastry on a baking tray
• Prick the pastry all over with a fork
• Put 200 g of sugar in a bowl
• Add 45 g of oil and mix
• Add 40 g of cornstarch and mix
• Add 20 cl of soy cream and mix
• Add 250 g of almond meal and mix
• Spread the mixture onto the pastry up to 2 cm from the edge
• Moisten the edge with water
• Place a second sheet of puff pastry on top of the first
• Press the edges to seal them
• Draw a diamond pattern on the top pastry with a knife
• Spread a bit of cream on the top pastry with a brush
• Bake the cake for 30 min
• Let it cool and enjoy

Beverages

Soy milk

• Soak 70 g of dried soybeans overnight
• Rinse the soybeans with cold water
• Chop 2 dried dates
• Add the dates to the soybeans for 15 min
• Pour 1 l of water in a soy milk maker
• Add a pinch of salt or a small piece of kelp (kombu) to the water
• Put the soybeans and the dates in the basket
• Let the maker cook and blend the beans
• Pour the liquid in a bottle and let it cool down
• Put the bottle in the fridge
• Use the resulting okara to make hummus (by replacing the chickpeas)

Masala chai (spiced tea)

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Sencha (green tea)

• Preheat a teapot and cups with hot water
• Place one teaspoon of leaves per cup into the teapot
• Pour one cup of 80°C water per serving over the leaves
• Steep for 60 seconds
• Pour the tea, alternating cups to distribute evenly
• Savor the moment

Coffee

• Ground 16 g of fresh coffee beans
• Put in 3-cup moka express
• Fill with water until the pressure valve
• Cook on low heat
• Remove from the heat when the coffee arrive in the upper chamber

Tibicos (water kefir)

• Pour 1 l of water in a jar
• Add 50 g of light cane sugar and dissolve it
• Add 50 g of kefir grain
• Add 2 slices of lemon
• Add 20 g of dried fig
• Put the lid on without screwing it for the first fermentation
• Let it rest at room temperature for 24 to 36 hours
• Remove pieces of lemon and fig
• Pour the liquid in a bottle through a strainer to collect the grains
• Put the grains in the fridge with 200 ml of water and 15 g of sugar
• Close the bottle for the second fermentation
• Let it rest at room temperature for 24 to 36 hours
• Put the bottle in the fridge

Kombucha

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