As 2024 begins so does veganuary, we have lots of exciting vegan recipes for veganuary. Vegan cooking doesn’t have to be bland and boring. The vegan recipes in this article are packed full of flavour and colour. Veganuary can be a great opportunity to try new meals and ingredients you may not have tried before. Let’s delve into these exciting vegan recipes then!
1. West African peanut stew
This vegan West African peanut stew is hearty and delicious, with a little heat from the chilli and the tang of the lemon. The sauce is so good you will definitely want to mop it up with some bread. We serve ours with some flatbreads, you could also serve it with some rice which would mop it up beautifully too! The great thing is that it can be cooked in one pan, reducing the washing up. A blender is needed for the curry paste, a great tip is to make this in bulk and freeze it.
2. Spiced red lentil mini burgers
These mini lentil burgers are great for making ahead of time. They are perfect for making ahead and reheating when required, and can be a great snack or as part of a main meal. They can be cooked in an oven or a frying pan, making them a versatile vanlife dish.
3. Raw chocolate & peppermint tarts
What better vegan dish for vanlife, than one that doesn’t require cooking?! These raw chocolate & peppermint tarts are incredible. This recipe requires a blender or food processor for the base, as well as a fridge for it to set. If you have these in your van then this is a recipe you will not regret trying it.
4. Everything tofu sauce
Ready to get saucy? This tofu sauce is a great recipe to try this veganuary. You can serve it with pasta, use it in a lasagna or even use it as a dip! It’s versatile and super, super easy! You don’t even need to cook it. You do need a blender though, so if you don’t have one, this recipe may be the inspiration you need to buy one.
5. Butternut squash, apricot, chickpea and chard curry
The next exciting vegan recipe for veganuary is another delicious curry! Curry is a vanlife staple for many so we just had to have 2 on the list. This butternut squash curry is full of colour and flavour and can be cooked in just one pan. Less washing up is always a winner in our van, especially when you get a delicious meal at the end of it.
6. Bejewelled couscous salad
What could be better than a couscous salad? A bejewelled couscous salad of course! As with some other vegan recipes featured here this recipe is no-cook. All you need is a kettle. Another great thing about this recipe is that it is delicious warm or cold. This is great if you want to make a big batch and have leftovers the next day. It’s also good for taking on picnics, hikes etc.
7. Orange Omnia cake
We have to finish this round-up of exciting vegan recipes with this orange Omnia cake. We do not have an oven in our van, and I couldn’t give up baking. So baking in my Omnia stove top oven has meant we can still have cake on the menu. I actually prefer baking vegan cakes now as I find they come out perfectly every time!
Well vanlifers, there we have it. 7 exciting vegan recipes for you to try this veganuary. Let us know in the comments which one you want to try. You can find more vegan recipes here. If you want to share your own vegan recipe you can do that right here and share what you like to cook in your van with others.
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