Easy Vegan Recipes

One of the strategies we talked about for making a vegan meal from the ingredients that are in the pantry right now (right now!), is to make simple meals with few ingredients. As a bonus, simpler meals are usually easier to make, take less time, and are good for you. Living simply is just an all-round great goal. So, let’s look at some simple vegan recipes.

We’ll start with the basic …

Seitan Patties

Ingredients

• 1 cup wheat gluten
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons tamari
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Optional:
• 1/2 medium onion (diced)
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• pepper (to taste)
  
• 1 teaspoon cumin or oregano
  

Procedure

1. Stir the tamari into the water.
2. Mix the dry gluten with any of the optional ingredients.
3. Steadily pour the dry mixture into the liquid and stir to make a sticky dough.
4. Knead a little (not too much!) and form into patties. The number depends on what size you like your patties.
   
5. Heat the olive oil to medium high in a non-stick frying pan.
6. Sear the patties on both sides for 5 minutes or until golden brown.

Wrap between two thick slices of whole wheat bread and whatever salad you have on hand, maybe a little relish, and you’ve got a tasty sandwich.

Quick, easy lunch or dinner right there, and the only thing you could run out of is gluten or tamari. Even the olive oil is optional really, although you should be careful not to run out of good quality olive oil, since it is one of the best gifts that the Earth gives to us. If you doubt this fact, then simply, you have never had good olive oil, and should make it a priority in your life to taste some.

Add a microbrew and bright sunshine, and it’s another day in paradise. Ha, sorry, I’m just jonesing for Summer. I don’t know about you, but it is damn cold where I am right now. I guess we should talk about some Winter vegan food next time ;)