Mixed Vegetable Pakoras

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Pakoras are batter-coated fried vegetables. Serve them with brown rice and your favorite low-sugar chutney to make a simple vegetarian meal. These pakoras are made with chickpea flour, which is sometimes called besan. It’s easy to order online if your local store doesn’t carry it, and it’s a great product to play with in your […]

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Vegan Caesar Salad

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The creaminess of this Caesar salad dressing comes from the cashew butter. If you can’t find cashew butter at your store, you can also take unsalted, raw cashews and soak them in warm water for an hour before pureeing them to form the base of the dressing.  

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Roasted Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup

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You can save time and steps by cooking the vegetables in the stock, but roasting them with the spices helps the flavors develop more deeply. Top with a little plain yogurt if desired. If you enjoy a little heat, our taste-testers found that they enjoyed this soup with extra black pepper–the bite of the pepper […]

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Vegan Mac & Cheese

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This sauce in this recipe is essentially a half batch of Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup. You can make this dish in a snap by making a full soup recipe and freezing it in portions. Defrost in the microwave when you’re ready to make mac and “cheese.” You can use the sauce straight up over pasta, […]

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Tempeh Bacon

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Bacon. It’s delicious. It’s the reason many omnivores cling to meat and the reason many vegetarians lapse in their commitment to living the meat-free life. It’s also one of the reasons our doctors worry about our hearts. This vegan alternative to bacon is easy to make, speedier to cook up than actual bacon, is better […]

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Zoodles with White Beans & Garlic Oil

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This simple pasta dish is quick to make, and replacing part of your pasta with spiralized zucchini noodles is a great way to up the amount of vegetables in your meal.

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Two-Lentil Soup

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Thick, hearty, packed with flavorful veggies and two kinds of lentils, this soup is the best kind of comfort food for winter. Serve with crusty whole-grain bread.

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Spiced Sweet Potato Fries

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Sweet potato fries are a delightful treat, and this recipe is no exception. The process for getting the fries crispy works for other starchy vegetables, so don’t be afraid to play around with regular potatoes, jicama or whatever else you can imagine.

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