This avocado corn salad features chickpeas, roasted corn, avocado, tofu feta, cucumber, greens, red onion and a sweet and tangy maple lime almond dressing. It’s vegan, gluten-free, healthy and easy to make for a filling and delicious plant-based meal. This salad is high in protein, oil-free, gluten-free and and fibre-rich. Salad Nutrition Benefits Avocado. Avocados pack…
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Vegan Protein Salad
This healthy vegan protein salad features high-protein plant-based foods such as tofu, tempeh, chickpeas and hemp seeds alongside arugula, tahini, cucumber and avocado. It’s protein-rich, high in fibre, gluten-free, easy to make and full of amazing flavour and texture. The protein and fibre in this delicious bowl make it a filling option for a plant-based…
Sesame Tofu Lettuce Wraps
These sesame tofu lettuce wraps featured baked sesame tofu, sautéed mushroom, avocado, cucumber, carrot, green onion and sriracha. They’re easy to make, full of flavour and texture, packed with nutrition and high in protein. The star of this dish is the sesame tofu though, so even if you don’t make the lettuce boats, enjoy this amazing…
Vegan Herbed Tofu Ricotta
This vegan herbed tofu ricotta is a great staple to keep on hand to add flavour and protein to meals. It can be used with zoodles, stuffed in shells, used for lasagana, spread in sandwiches and wraps or as a dip for raw veggies. How to Make Tofu Ricotta Tofu ricotta is a breeze to…
Vegan BBQ Rice and Beans Bowl
These vegan BBQ rice and beans bowl features brown rice, black beans and a homemade BBQ sauce to top it all off. The bowl is made with healthy ingredients like baked tofu, avocado, carrot, cucumber, red onion, corn and green onion and it comes together to create an incredibly flavourful and delicious plant-based meal. How…
Vegan Panang Curry with Tofu
This vegan panang curry recipe is one of my favourite meals. The rich, curried tomato peanut sauce has just the right amount of spice and always tastes incredible. This recipe is easy to make with simple pantry ingredient like tomato paste, light coconut milk, peanut butter and curry powder. The vegetables can be customized as needed,…
Real Food Guide to Tofu and Tempeh
Tofu and tempeh are both made from soy beans. Tofu comes in a range of different varieties, from silken, to soft, to firm, to sprouted and everything in between. In this guide to tofu, we’ll go through them all and answer some frequently asked questions about that weird block of white stuff you see in…
Vegan Sweet Potato Breakfast Burritos
These vegan sweet potato breakfast burritos can be prepared ahead of time and make a healthy and satisfying vegan breakfast option. They’re filled with sweet potato, tofu scramble, kale, vegan sausage and avocado but you can easily change it up to include things like salsa, vegan cheese, black beans, spinach or refried beans. Don’t feel…
Vegan Breakfast Burrito Bowl with Chipotle Sauce
Who doesn’t love a good breakfast burrito? For this take on the classic breakfast option, I decided to skip the wrap and load all the best breakfast burrito ingredients into a healthy and delicious, vegan breakfast burrito bowl. This bowl features tofu scramble, black beans, roasted potatoes, avocado, pico de gallo and a tangy and…
Broccoli Brown Rice Bowl with Almond Satay Sauce
This Broccoli Brown Rice Bowl with Almond Satay Sauce is so satisfying and flavourful you’ll want to eat it day after day. Loaded with healthy ingredients like broccoli, kale, roasted red pepper and brown rice, not only is it delicious, it’s highly nutritious too. All that healthy goodness is topped off with crispy coconut bacon…
Sriracha Baked Tofu Brown Rice Bowls
These Sriracha Baked Tofu Brown Rice Bowls are high in plant-based protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals and they taste fantastic. With layers of flavour and texture from hot and spicy tofu, edamame, creamy avocado, fresh carrot, chewy brown rice and crunchy black sesame seeds, you’ll love how these delicious ingredients come together. You can eat…
Tofu Kale Salad with Coconut Peanut Dressing
Well, my friends. New salad obsession over here. To follow up my Buffalo Cauliflower Kale Salad, I’ve got a Tofu Kale Salad with Coconut Peanut Dressing that’s now a front-runner on my favourite salad list. This one is right up there for it’s sweet and spicy, creamy coconut peanut dressing but the crispy tofu, steamed…
Coconut Cauliflower Rice Buddha Bowl
During the warmer months, I tend to live off smoothie bowls and buddha bowls. I love them both for their ease, customizability and nutrition. I especially love buddha bowls because you can pack them full of whatever you have on hand, they’re perfect for food prep and you can make each one as different or…
Vegan Broccoli Salad with Raisins
This vegan broccoli salad with raisins is a healthy version of classic, sweet and creamy broccoli salad. Traditional broccoli salad is typically made with mayonnaise and sugar and usually contains bacon. In this vegan version, soft tofu is used to create a thick, creamy, sweet and tangy dressing that pairs perfectly with broccoli, almonds, red onion…
Crispy Baked Curried Tofu (Oil-Free)
Baked curried tofu has been a weekly staple of mine lately. It’s a great item for weekly food prep and works as a convenient source of protein in my daily salads. It also tastes great, has a great texture and is really easy to make! If you’re new to cooking with tofu you’ll see a…
How to Make Tofu Scramble for an Easy Vegan Breakfast
How to Make Tofu Scramble Tofu scramble is one of my favorite simple vegan breakfasts. I love serving it with a side of pancakes and plenty of coffee for a delicious and healthy weekend brunch. I wanted to go through how to make tofu scramble because it’s super easy, completely customizable, makes a versatile base for delicious recipes…
Healthy Carrot Slaw with Baked BBQ Tofu
One of my favourite inexpensive kitchen tools is my julienne peeler. I have a mandolin and spiralizer but don’t always like getting those out or the cleaning them that comes after! If you have a simple julienne peeler at home, get it out and get makin’ this super quick, healthy carrot slaw! If not, you can grab one…
Crispy Baked Garlic Black Pepper Tofu
Crispy baked garlic black pepper tofu. If you’re eating tofu, this is the way to do it. You can add this to stirfries, sandwiches, wraps, noodles, salads or do like I do, and it eat it straight up as a snack! There are plenty of ways to eat this crispy goodness but it’s really amazing…
Vegan Tofu and Cashew Fried Rice
I love cashew fried rice for a quick weeknight dinner, especially if you cook the rice ahead of time! It’s as easy as can be, tastes great and with the addition of tofu, this version has 18 grams of plant-based protein per serving. If you’re active and eat a vegetarian or vegan diet, rice is…
Chopped Salad with Spicy Peanut Sauce and Crispy Tofu
Over the last few months, life caught up with me and my love for cooking and creating recipes got lost a little bit. A few busy weekends, general life responsibilities, living at the gym…I just wasn’t feeling motivated to get in the kitchen and try anything new. Well, things have changed my friends! I’m back and I…