Recipes "Vegan"

Pizza in teglia is Italian pan pizza: a wet, airy dough pressed into a well-oiled baking tin, topped with tomato, garlic and oregano, and baked until the bottom is crisp and almost fried. One tin…

No-knead bread is a round, crusty white loaf made from flour, water, salt and a pinch of yeast. The dough is stirred together in the evening and left to rise overnight, and the next day it bakes in a…

Pizza marinara is the plainest of the Neapolitan pizzas: tomato, sliced garlic, dried oregano and olive oil on a thin dough, with no cheese at all. It costs almost nothing, it is vegan as it stands…

Chana masala is a chickpea curry in a tangy onion and tomato sauce. It is a good weeknight dish, it costs very little, and it tastes even better the day after, which makes it a natural choice for…

Chili sin carne, "chili without meat", is a thick, spicy stew of beans, tomatoes and peppers. It feeds a crowd for very little money, freezes well, and goes with rice, tortillas, baked potatoes or…

Falafel are crisp fried balls of ground chickpeas and herbs, green inside, eaten in pita bread with salad and tahini sauce, or on their own as a snack. They take some planning, as the chickpeas soak…

Gazpacho is a cold, raw soup of tomatoes, cucumber, pepper, garlic, olive oil and vinegar, blended smooth. On a hot day it is the most refreshing thing you can eat, and it needs no cooking at all. It…

This potato salad has no mayonnaise. Warm sliced potatoes are soaked in a hot dressing of stock, vinegar, onion and oil, and turn silky as they drink it up. It is served lukewarm or at room…

Guacamole is mashed ripe avocado with lime juice, onion, chili, tomato and coriander. Serve it with tortilla chips, in tacos and burritos, on toast, or next to chili. It must be made shortly before…

Hummus is a smooth purée of chickpeas, tahini (sesame paste), lemon and garlic. Spread it on bread, dip raw vegetables in it, or make it the centre of a meal with falafel, salad and pita. Homemade…

Mujaddara is a dish of lentils and rice cooked together and crowned with a big pile of deeply browned onions. It is cheap, filling and surprisingly rich in taste for such simple ingredients. Eat it…

Pasta al pomodoro is pasta in a simple tomato sauce with garlic, olive oil and basil. It is the base of Italian home cooking: once you can make this sauce, you can make dozens of others from it…

Porridge is oats simmered in water or milk until creamy. It is one of the cheapest breakfasts there is, keeps you full until lunch, and takes ten minutes. Top it with fruit, nuts, a spoon of honey or…

Pumpkin soup is a smooth, orange, slightly sweet soup that most children like. Make it in autumn and early winter, when pumpkins and squashes are everywhere and cheap. Butternut squash, Hokkaido (red…

Ratatouille is a slow stew of summer vegetables cooked in olive oil: aubergine, courgette, peppers, onions and tomatoes. Make it at the end of summer when these vegetables are cheap and ripe. Serve…

Dal is a dish of split lentils or peas cooked until soft, then finished with spices fried in hot oil. Made with red lentils, it needs no soaking and is ready in half an hour, which makes it one of…

Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino is pasta tossed with garlic gently fried in olive oil and a little chili. It is the dish to make when the cupboard is nearly empty, when you come home late, or…

Tabbouleh is a salad of finely chopped parsley with tomato, mint, spring onion and a little bulgur wheat, sharp with lemon juice. It is green, not beige: the parsley is the salad, and the bulgur is…

A stir-fry is the fastest way to turn a few vegetables into dinner: everything is cut small and cooked very hot for a few minutes, so the vegetables stay crisp and bright. Tofu adds protein and soaks…