Recipes for Beginner Vegans (Bonus Meal Plan!)

Produce

1 ½ avocados

1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

⅕ cup cooked red potato , about 1/2 of a small potato, a russet potato will work too

1 cups cabbage

1 cups spinach

1 cups shredded lettuce

6 cups mix of baby kale , baby arugula, mizuna and radicchio (I used the Earthbound Farm Kale Italia mix or you can buy each separately in a 2:2:1:1 ratio with kale and arugula being the 2, if you can't find them all just use what you find)

4 portobello mushrooms

3 cup mix of your favorite veggies , to roast and mix with pasta and to be used in the rolled taco bean filling

1 ½ spring onions , need 2 cups chopped

½ small sweet onion

½ small green bell pepper

½ small red bell pepper

1 cherry bomb peppers , or other spicy peppers of choice, optional for spicy portobello steak sandwiches

3 ½ medium garlic cloves

½ tablespoon parsley

Corn , optional topping for burritos

Cilantro , optional topping for burritos

Tomatoes , fresh or sundried (optional to top pasta)

Canned Goods

3 cups black beans , about 4 ½ cans

½ can cannellini or garbanzo beans , optional to top pasta

Condiments

1 cups jarred salsa , plus optional extra to top burgers and/or rolled tacos

Pasta and Grains

1 ½ cups cooked brown rice , about 1 cup dry or can buy ready frozen to make it easy

2 ½ cups cooked faro , about 2-2 1/2 cups uncooked, pearled takes less time to cook but has less nutrients

8 ounces of your favorite pasta

Breads and Baked Goods

4 tortillas , 12 inch

9 corn tortillas , 8 inch

2 burger buns

2 hot dog or sub sandwich buns , for the portobello recipe, get 6 if you want to make the extra 2

Nuts

1 cups cashews

1 cups pine nuts , or sub walnuts if preferred

Baking and Spices

1 cups veggie broth , plus extra to sauté 2 recipes and roast (or cook with your favorite oil)

1 tablespoons cornmeal or brown rice flour , either works, see burger recipe for difference

1 tablespoons brown rice flour

1 teaspoons onion powder

1 teaspoons chili powder

1 teaspoons smoked paprika

¼ teaspoon sea salt , plus extra to taste

ground black pepper to taste

(Non)Dairy

¾ cups <a href="https://silk.com/products/unsweetened-cashewmilk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Silk Cashew Milk</a>

2 ½ slices non dairy cheese , optional for portobello sandwiches

Optional toppings for meals that need recipes:

Maple Miso Balsamic Sauce (for stuffed portobellos)

⅕ cup plus 2 teaspoons maple syrup

⅕ cup chickpea miso or can use white

¼ cup plus 4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Hemp Almond Parmesan (to sprinkle on pasta)

⅕ cup hemp seeds

⅕ cup almond meal

¾ teaspoons nutritional yeast

⅕ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon salt

See Portobello Steak Sandwich recipe for optional cheese sauces to use as toppings or use suggested ready cheese slices above

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