If you think plant-based food or a vegan diet is just a pile of kale, roast vegetables or a bowl of salad, think again! Vegan recipes go beyond fruit and veg and are filling, nutritious and most importantly delicious.
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Here are five delicious plant-based recipes to get you started to try less meat and dairy in your weekly diet.
1. Vegan ragu
Once you’ve made a big batch of this vegan ragu, making an array of classic Italian dishes like lasagne and moussaka become super simple and easy.
Simple, plant-based and nutritious. Using the ragu recipe above, you’ll have lasagne on the table in no time at all.
Brunch is a lovely meal to sit down to as a family, but it can be tricky if anyone doesn’t eat eggs or dairy. Here’s a banana bread recipe that doesn’t contain either – we bet no one will taste the difference.
You don’t have to give up the soft, syrupy comfort of Anzac biscuits after going vegan, when there are so many equally satisfying plant-based butter substitutes on the market.
Brandy-soaked dried fruit? Check. Sugar and spice? Yes! These puds tick all the boxes for this classic Christmas dessert. And if you don’t tell your guests, they won’t even know it’s vegan!
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