Harissa sweet potatoes
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 3-4 cara cara sweet potatoes 1/3 cup foodie harissa paste juice of 1/2, along with 1 tbsp zest 1/3 cup raw honey or syrup of choice (brown sugar will work too) Olive oil to drizzle Sesame seeds Salt and Pepper to taste Butterbean dip 1 can butterbeans drained (use 3/4 of the can save the rest to roast) 1 tbsp tahini 1-2 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp lemon zest 1-2 tbsp olive oil 1 heaped tbsp nutritional yeast 1 tbsp honey or syrup 1/2 tsp ground sumac or cumin( optional) Salt and pepper Milk if needed Toppings Fresh chopped dill Fresh chopped mint Pomegranate jewels Lemon zest Runny tahini Toasted pine nuts Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Add the sweet potatoes to the microwave, poke a few holes, and steam for 7-10 minutes or boil until slightly soft. Slice into rounds or slice in half, making sections on top look like hassle back potatoes. Add the sweet potatoes to a baking tray and drizzle with oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, sesame seeds, salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes before brushing on the harissa paste, smash the sweet potato rounds, or just roast with extra butter beans for 10-15 minutes until fragrant and caramelized. Add the butterbean hummus ingredients to a high-speed blend until smooth. Add the hummus onto a serving plate, and top with the sweet potatoes, herbs, zest, more harissa dollops, pomegranate jewels, tahini, and toasted pine nuts! Serve and enjoy Photo Gallery I hope you love this delicious and super-filling recipe** M*
Exotic Mushroom penne pasta
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2-3 cups sliced exotic mushrooms from @Checkers_sa 1 packet of green pea penne pasta from Simple Truth 1/4 cup soy sauce (more if needed) 1-2 tbsp raw honey, agave, or syrup of choice 1 tsp all-spice salt and pepper to taste vegan creamed cheese to serve vegan parmesan to serve some truffle oil to serve fresh herbs to serve Crispy chickpeas 1 cup canned and drained chickpeas 1/4 cup soy sauce 1-2 tbsp honey, agave or maple syrup Method Add the sliced mushrooms to a hot pan with some oil and fry, add a bit of water before adding the soy sauce and the all-spice. Let it fry until nice and golden, keep warm before serving. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, once cooked, drain and drizzle with some truffle oil and add a few shreds of the vegan parmesan. Add chickpeas to a parchment paper lined pan for an additional crunchy topping, drizzle with oil, soy sauce, and honey, and bake for 15-18 minutes until super crispy. Serve the pasta with mushrooms, chickpeas, creamed vegan cheese, fresh herbs and vegan parmesan cheese. Photo Gallery I hope you love this super simple and delicious pasta recipe! M*
Mediterranean stuffed pasta shells
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 cups dry giant pasta shells 1 1/2 cups sliced portabello or mini portabello mushrooms 1/2 cups sun-dried tomatoes 1/3 cup of your favorite pesto 1 1/2 cups cashews soaked in water until soft (sub with vegan creamed cheese) 1/3 cups plant milk 1-2 tbsp lemon juice salt and pepper to taste pine nuts fresh herbs to serve Method Cook the pasta according to the instructions until the shells are soft. Sauté the mushrooms in some of the oil of the sun-dried tomatoes, until nice and golden. cashew cream: Add the drained cashews, lemon juice, milk, nutritional yeast, sal, and pepper into a high-speed blender and blend until super smooth. Add 1 heaped tbsp of the pesto to the cashew creamed cheese. Once the pasta shells have been cooked, drain and add a 1/4 cup of the cashew cream into the pasta. Add 2-3 tbsp of the cashew cheese onto a plate, layer the shells onto a plate, and then add the mushrooms, diced sun-dried tomatoes, dollops of pesto, fresh herbs, and pine nuts. Serve and enjoy! Photo Gallery I Hope you love this delicious and cozy recipe! M*
Lasagna stuffed gem squash
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 medium gem squash sliced length-ways, steamed and seeds removed 1 cup soy or pea mince hydrated with some water 1 cup canned and drained white beans 1/2 red onion diced 1 tbsp tomato paste 1-2 tbsp sun-dried tomato pesto or ketchup 1-2 tsp soy sauce to taste 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp dried thyme salt and pepper to taste olive oil to fry other add-on’s sun-dried tomato pesto toasted bread cubes grated vegan parmesan cheese vegan creamed cheese toasted pine nuts fresh herbs Vegan cheese sauce 1 medium potato diced 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1 cups cashews 1 tsp miso paste or soy sauce 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1 -2 tbsp corn stach salt and pepper to taste some milk to blend it out Method For the lasagna filling: Heat a pan with some oil, add the diced onion and the spices, and fry until nice and fragrant. Add the drained soy mince and beans and fry more before adding the tomato paste, pesto, and soy sauce, let it simmer on low. Steam the gem squash in some salted water until soft. For the cheese sauce: add the potatoes, carrots, and cashews to some boiling water for the cheese sauce and simmer everything until soft. Drain the cheese ingredients and add into a blender and add the miso paste, nutritional yeast, corn starch, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth. Pour the sauce into a pot and bring to a simmer until it starts to thicken. Turn off the heat before ensembling the gem squash. Fill the gem squash with the lasagna filling, then top with the cheese and bake the gem squash for 10-15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Serve with grated cheese, vegan cream cheese, tomato pesto, pine nuts, toasted bread crumbs and fresh herbs. Photo Gallery I Hope you love these delicious lasagna-filled gem squash! M*
Coconut immunity soup
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 1/4 cup diced ginger 1-2 crushed garlic cloves 1 cup snap peas 1 cup diced baby corn 2 cups mixed wild mushrooms 1 tsp miso paste 1 tsp turmeric powder 3 cups LSF coconut almond milk 1-2 cups vegetable stock Salt and pepper to taste Serve with: 1-2 cups crispy sautéed tofu Chopped spring onion to serve Chopped red onion Cilantro Sesame seeds Coconut cream Peanut Chill oil crunch Method Add the diced ginger, garlic, vegetable, miso paste, turmeric, and the rest of the soup ingredients, and bring to a simmer until the vegetables are soft. And more seasoning and serve with your desired toppings and enjoy! Photo Gallery I hope you love this fragrant and mood and immunity-boosting soup! M*
Creamy French shallot pasta bake
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients • 4 tbsp vegan butter• 3-4 shallots sliced thinly• 2 tsp honey or agave or just soft brown sugar• 1 cup dry red wine, such as Cab Sauvignon• 2 cloves garlic or 1 tbsp garlic flakes• 2 cups wild mushrooms of choice• 2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves (or 2 teaspoons dried thyme)• Pink salt and black pepper• 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth• 1 tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce (or use soy sauce)• 2 leaves bay leaves (optional)• 500g of your favorite shortcut pasta• 1/4 cup cornstarch mixed with water• 1⁄4 tsp cayenne pepper using more or less to your taste• 1 1⁄4 canned coconut milk or 1 cup vegan cream cheese• 1⁄3 cup crumbled vegan feta cheese• 2 cups parmesan cheese• 1 cup crispy onion crumbs Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Melt the butter, and add the shallots, and honey together in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until softened, about 5minutes. Add 1/2 cup of the wine, until the wine cooks into the onions. Continue to cook another 8-10 minutes until you’ve used the 1/2 cup of wine and the onions are deeply caramelized. Add the garlic, mushrooms, thyme, and season with salt and pepper, cook another 3-4 minutes. Add the remaining 1/2 cup wine, the vegetable broth, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, and cornstarch slurry and lastly Add in the cooked and drained pasta. Stir frequently until the pasta is al dente and the broth has been absorbed about 8-10 minutes. Stir in the cayenne, coconut milk, and parmesan. Transfer the pasta to a baking dish. Top with the cheese and onion crutides. Transfer the baking dish to the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted and is lightly browned on top. Cool for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with dollops of cream cheese and fresh thyme.Enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love this creamy and filling recipe! M*
White bean chilli stuffed sweet potatoes
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 0 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes slightly steamed soft 3/4 cup butter beans 1/2 cup soy mince or crumbled tofu 1/4 red onion diced 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp smoked paprika Pinch of chili powder Salt and pepper to taste 1 1/2 cup coconut cream 1-2 tbsp nutritional yeast 1-2 tbsp lime juice Olive oil Corn starch slurry 1 heaped tbsp cornstarch mixed with equal parts water To serve: Cream cheese Diced avocado Shredded cheese Lime slices Corn chips Crushed and roasted walnuts Method Make the white bean chili first. Add the diced red onion to a pan along with some olive oil and fry until fragrant, add the dry herbs and fry a bit more before adding in the butter beans and rehydrated soy minced, fry a bit more before adding in the seasoning, nutritional yeast, and the coconut milk. Add the lime juice and cornstarch slurry turn off the heat and set aside. Place the steamed sweet potatoes on the Air- fryer tray and bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Slice lengthways and add 2-3 tbsp of the chili to the sweet potatoes, bake again for 10 minutes. Add your desired toppings and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious and filling stuffed sweet potatoes! M*
Gnocchi a la vodka
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped shallots 1 packet tomato paste (roughly 2 tsp) 1-2 crushed garlic cloves or garlic flakes or powder 1 cup vegetable or vegan chicken stock 1/4 cup vodka of choice 1 tsp truffle pesto (optional) 1 packet of your favorite vegan gnocchi salt and pepper to taste vegan parmesan to serve vegan cream cheese to serve (i made my own fermented cashew cream cheese) fresh herbs to serve Method Cook the gnocchi according to the packet instructions (usually I boil them in hot water with some salt until soft), drain, and add to sauce. For the sauce: Add the butter to a pan on medium heat, then gradually add the shallots and fry along with the garlic until fragrant. Then squeeze in the tomato paste along with the truffle pesto, and the vegetable stock. Let it simmer for 5-8 minutes before removing from the heat to pour in the vodka, dollops of cream cheese, or coconut cream, and mix well. Now, Drain the gnocchi and add it to the sauce, mix well again, grate in as much vegan parmesan as you desire, and then broil the gnocchi bake for 5-8 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Once broiled serve the gnocchi with more cream cheese, vegan parmesan, and fresh herbs. Photo Gallery Hope you love this uber-creamy and satisfying dish! M*
Za’atar hummus chickpea pasta
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1x packet of your favorite pasta Jar of canned sun-dried tomatoes and artichoke 1/2 cup diced sun-dried tomatoes 1 cup za’atar roasted chickpeas 1/2 cup diced fresh cilantro and Italian parsley 1/3 cup juice of canned sun-dried tomatoesDressing 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 1/2 cup hummus 1 tbsp honey/malt syrup 1 tbsp za’atar spice 1 tsp sumac Salt and pepper to taste Hummus to serve Roasted Chickpeas to serve Method 1. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Once cooked, add in the sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes, chickpeas, and herbs.2. Mix the dressing and pour over the pasta, gently fold over, and add a dollop of hummus on top with some chickpeas before serving. Photo Gallery Hope you love this flavour packed pasta recipe!! M*
Miso butter couscous butternut
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 2 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 small butternut pumpkins, washed and steamed soft 1 cup Israeli couscous (sub with wholewheat) 1/2 cup cooked lentils of choice (I used Beluga lentils my sister brought back from France from me) 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced 1 tsp of your favourite lemon grass paste or lemon grass-infused pesto (this one from Pesto Princess is my fave) fresh basil to serve pine nuts to serve vegan cream cheese mixed with your favourite pesto to serve Honey Miso butter 1 tbsp White miso paste or regular 1/3 cup vegan butter or margarine 1-2 tbsp honey or agave or golden syrup Method Steam the butternuts in the microwave or bake in the oven until soft, remember to poke holes in with a knife to let the air escape. Once steamed, slice open and remove the seeds. Heat up the miso butter mixture until well combined and brush the butternut with the miso butter. Bake the butternut for 15 minutes. Cook the couscous according to the packet instructions until soft, then add in your pesto, diced sun-dried tomatoes, and cooked lentils. Scoop into the butternut holes and add a drizzle of more miso butter on top, bake for another 5-8 minutes. Serve the butternut with fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, and a dollop of the pesto cream cheese. Photo Gallery Hope you love these gorgeous stuffed butternuts! M*