The winter months are well and truly upon us, which only means one thing, cosy food. There is nothing I love more than coming in out of the cold to a good wholesome hearty meal. As a vegetarian, I often lose inspiration for my meals so I thought this would be a good post to do for my fellow veggies that feel the same. Below are 3 of my go-to veggie dinner recipes during the colder months. Enjoy! x
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Buddha Bowl
Serves 1
First up is the Buddha Bowl. The beauty of a Buddha bowl is that you can literally throw any of your favourite foods in a bowl. The star of this recipe is the sauce; it gave me major satay sauce vibes. There are tons of actual recipes online for the perfect alternative satay sauce but I was just working with what I had in the fridge
Bowl:
some roasted veggies
1 small red onion
chickpeas (seasoned with cumin and paprika)
½ avocado
3 baked falafels
a grain of choice, again I went for basmati rice
Sauce:
tbsp. smooth peanut butter
2tbsp soy sauce
tsp water
Tofu Curry:
Serves 2
The classic curry dish. This dish is really quick and easy to make! Nothing warms me up more than a big bowl of curry. This is also a great recipe for those nights when all you want to do is order a takeaway curry.
2 tbsp. cooking oil
1 red onion
1 red pepper
2 tbsp. curry powder
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. ground paprika
1 tin coconut milk (400g)
198g Cauldron Vegan Organic Tofu (99g pp)
2 handfuls of spinach
Serve with your grain of choice (I went for basmati rice)
Green Lentil ‘Spag Bol’:
Serves 2
Another classic dish. Spaghetti Bolognese was something I definitely missed when I first became a vegetarian. The green lentils have the same texture as beef mince, in my opinion, and are so good for you. This is also a very quick dish to throw together at the end of the day.
2 tbsp. cooking oil
1 red onion
1 red pepper
2 cloves of garlic
1 tin of chopped tomatoes (400g)
2 tbsp. tomato puree
1 pack cooked green lentils
2 handfuls of spinach
360g wholemeal spaghetti (180g pp)
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*Disclaimer: None of these recipes is my own original ideas, they are basic recipes that are always floating around the internet. My favourite pages for food inspiration are The Happy Pear, Natural Born Feeder and The Body Coach.