Short of ideas in the kitchen? What if you are tempted by vegan cuisine? Burger, brownies, chocolate mousse, nuggets … We bet you will fall for these 5 easy to prepare and super tasty recipes!
Vegan cuisine is full of recipes, each one more tasty than the other. The proof with these 5 vegan recipes that combine speed and delicacy!
The vegan burger
Ingredients for 4 persons
- 4 burger buns
- 500g canned red beans, rinsed and drained (2 cans)
- 4 c. chia seeds
- 80g flour (rice for a gluten-free version)
- 1 C. paprika
- 4 tomatoes
- 4 handfuls of spinach leaves
- 2 lemons
- 2 avocados
- 1 bunch of coriander
- A little flat parsley
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Preparation
1. Soak the chia seeds in a small bowl with 12 tsp. of water (18 cl). This will form a gel after 10 minutes.
2. Mash the red beans with a fork in a bowl until you have a sort of mash with more texture (or use a blender for a more homogeneous version).
3. Add the chia seeds with their water, flour, paprika, season and mix well.
4. Form 4 beautiful steaks with your hands and place them in the refrigerator. You can make them in advance and leave them 1 or 2 nights cool without problem.
5. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C and take out a rack. Wash and cut the tomatoes into slices. Rinse and dry the spinach.
6. Squeeze the lemons over a small bowl. Add the avocados cut into cubes and mash them with a fork to make a guacamole. Add the washed and chopped cilantro. Season and add a drizzle of oil.
7. Cut the burger buns in half. You can toast them in the oven for 5 minutes or in the toaster.
8. Meanwhile, heat a pan with 1 tsp. oil and brown the steaks.
9. Assemble the burgers: spread the guacamole buns, add a steak, a slice of tomato, a few spinach leaves and parsley.
Enjoy with a small salad or sweet potato fries!
Cauliflower nuggets
Ingredients for 4 persons :
- 1 cauliflower
- 80g flour
- 8 c. sesame seeds
- 1 C. 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 4 c. Dijon mustard
- 4 c. soy sauce or tamari
- 4 c. maple syrup
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C and cover a baking sheet with baking paper. Wash the cauliflower and cut it into medium-sized florets.
2. In a bowl, mix the flour, sesame and thyme.
3. In another bowl, mix the mustard, soy sauce or tamari and maple syrup.
4. Dip each floret in the mustard mixture, then in the flour mixture.
5. Place them as you go on the baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes.
6. Taste right out of the oven!
Red bean brownies
Ingredients for 4 persons
- 250 g canned red beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 c. chia seeds
- 50 g unsweetened cocoa
- 50 g coconut sugar
- 50 g cane sugar
- 1 C. baking powder
- 3 c. coconut oil + for the mold
- 1 C. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. In a small bowl, mix the chia seeds with 6 tsp. of water. Let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Pour the chia seeds with their water in the bowl of a blender, add the rest of the ingredients and mix everything.
3. Pour the dough into an oiled pan 12 x 23 cm, and bake for 30 minutes.
4. Take the brownie out of the oven and let it cool for a few minutes before cutting it into pieces.
These 3 recipes come from the book My extra life Funky & Veggie by Camille Azoulai, co-founder of healthy Funky Veggie snacks, Larousse editions (€ 12.90)
Sweet potato falafels
Ingredients for 10 falafels
- 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes (about 300 g), peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- Olive oil
- 400 g canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 c. to s. chickpea flour or wheat flour
- 2 garlic cloves, roasted
- 1 C. to c. ground cumin
- 1 C. to c. smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 220 ºC (hot air: 200 ºC).
2. Put the sweet potato pieces on a baking sheet, sprinkle them with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender. Take them out of the oven and let them cool.
3. When they have cooled, put them in a food processor, with all the ingredients, and mix until you get a smooth paste.
4. Take spoonfuls of dough, using an ice cream scoop. Slightly smooth the dough balls by rolling them between the palms of your hands, then place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake for 30 minutes. To check the doneness, prick the falafels with a knife to the core – if the knife comes out clean, they are cooked. Otherwise, extend the cooking time a little.
Recipe extracted from Deliciously Ella, My green cookbook, 100 vegan, delicious and healthy recipes, in all simplicity!, from Ella Mills, Marabout, (€ 12.99).
Chocolate mousse without eggs or sugar
Ingredients for 4 cups
- 150 g dark chocolate
- 150g of chickpea water recovered by draining a 400g can of chickpeas, preferably organic
- 1 pinch of fleur de sel
Preparation
1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and let cool for a few minutes.
2. In a bowl, pour the water of your chickpeas.
3. Using an electric or manual whisk, whisk energetically to whisk the chickpea juice into snow with the pinch of salt.
4. Gradually add the egg whites to the melted dark chocolate and mix with a wooden spatula or maryse.
5. Pour the preparation into small jars and reserve in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.