Vegan meal plan

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Going to try a week of being vegan and thought it might be nice to share plans, if anyone else has one!

Have gone for:

Tofu and vege satay with noodles
Butternut squash, cauli and chickpea curry (going to use a sauce from Fresh India but with vegan cream) with rice
Roasted carrot and lentil salad with vegan feta
Spiced sweetcorn chowder with coconut milk
And an easy one - bought vegan pasties, with baked sweet potatoes and mango salsa

Hoummus, pitta and carrot/celery sticks for lunches for me, and beans on toast for dp! Weetabix with almond milk for dp for breakfast; vegan coconut yoghurt with oats and blueberries for me, or toast and jam.

I'm really excited about trying some new things!

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Looks like I'm eating alone!

[SuburbanRhonda]

That sounds delicious Lupin. I would eat it all if someone else cooked it for me

[WorldPeasAndSweetcorn]

Yay for vegan food! Looks great

[Whatslovegottodo]

Come join us on the vegan board for lots of recipes. Also vegan food uk and bosh on Facebook are brilliant for ideas.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Hurray! I'm no longer alone.

Am not on Facebook. I didn't know there was a vegan board - will find it! Thanks.

[LauraMipsum]

You're welcome to my plan for the week

Mon: apple dal and brown rice

Tues: "mac n cheese" from Forks Over Knives, with cabbage

Wed: mushroom stroganoff

Thur: veg biryani and pineapple chutney

Fri: baked potatoes and chilli

Sat: fennel, orange and rice salad with pitta and hummus

Sun: roast dinner

[Woolfrai]

There's also a Veganuary 2018 thread, where a few people are trying new vegan things.

[LoniceraJaponica]

We have yried loafs of Bosh recipes. They are great.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Laura - Do you have a recipe for the biryani, please?

[LauraMipsum]

Yes, it's the Forks Over Knives one which is replicated here alternativetriathlete.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/one-vegan-meal-week-vegetable-biryani.html

I found it slightly bland to be honest but you can up the spices (or not if children are eating it too) but the pineapple chutney was fantastic: dice an onion, saute it in 1tbsp water (or oil if you use it) until soft, add 2 jalapeño peppers diced and 1 tbsp cumin seeds and cook for 4 minutes, then add half a medium pineapple, diced, take it off the heat and let it sit for a few minutes before stirring in a good handful of chopped coriander. It really pepped up the biryani.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Thanks. The chutney sounds lovely - have done similar with mango before, but like the idea of pineapple as a change.