Dr Bijal Sisodia-Shah and Dr Keval Shah share some of their own vegan recipes to help you on your plant-based journey – whatever that might look like.
Vegan quiche
Our very own vegan quiche recipe – this is packed with vegan sources of protein and veg!
Ingredients
Chickpea/Gram flour – 1 cup
Plant-based cheese of your choice (1/2 cup)
Plant-based milk of your choice (we use soya 1-1.5cups)
Tofu (firm) one packet (try smoked tofu for variety)
Short crust pastry – one packet
Kala namak (black salt) – 1 tsp
Nutritional yeast – 1 tbsp
Smoked paprika – 1 tsp
Red chilli – 1/3 tsp
Turmeric –1/3 tsp
Oregano – 1 tsp
Mixed herbs –1 tsp
Garlic – two cloves
Ginger finely chopped/grated – 1/3 tsp
Very thinly sliced leeks (1/2 a leek)
One very finely sliced onion
Sliced mushrooms, four to five medium size
Half a green pepper
Half a red pepper diced
Add in your favourite vegetables diced/sliced
Two tomatoes
You can add green chilli and ginger if you enjoy your spices!
Method
Preheat the oven: 200c (180c fan assisted)/gas mark 6
Lightly spray oil in your oven dish. (I prefer to use a cake tin with a removable base)
Short crust pastry: roll this out approx 5mm. You can buy this pre rolled if you like
Line your pastry at the base and circumference of your cake tin
Soy milk and chickpea flour – medium consistency (blend if you like). Add your cheese, dried herbs and spices mentioned above
Squeeze out the water from your tofu and crumble into the mixture
Sauté your garlic, ginger, onions, leeks and your veg in a pan (but don’t overcook your veg). Add the mixture into your pastry-lined oven dish
Slice tomatoes and place on top. Add oregano, salt and pepper on top for taste
Place in oven until gold brown – approximately 18 to 22 minutess and voila! Add basil at the end as garnish
Top tip: season well and spice it up!
Fluffy vegan blueberry pancakes
Great alternative to your usual morning bowl of oats.
Ingredients
One ripe banana
One cup rolled oats
Half a cup of plant-based milk of your choice
Two tsp ground chia seeds or flax seed
One tsp of baking powder
Two dates
Optional: 1 tsp of vanilla essence.
Method
Blitz the above in a blender
Scoop into the pan on medium heat
Add blueberries and flip
Optional: drizzle with agave/maple syrup as a treat!
Read more on Veganuary and dentistry here:
Plant-based eating and dentistry – adapting to a changing world.
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