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16 Yummy Vegan Picnic Salads

snap pea salad with buckwheat on white plate with black fork

Picnic season is upon us! Looking for some tasty ideas for vegan salads that will pack well for a picnic? I’ve got 15 vegan picnic salads that run the gamut from a classic vegan pasta salad to a creamy dill pickle salad and a delectable cold soba noodle salad with an almost drinkable ginger sesame dressing!

I LOVE picnics. Food just tastes better outdoors, it’s scientifically proven, ha!! Plus, when you’ve got kids, it’s a lot more enjoyable to eat and chat with friends when your kids can run around on hop on a nearby swing set instead of squirming in their seats constantly. When it’s hot out, I love a salad-heavy picnic so you can enjoy plenty of different flavours and keep your cool. But not all salads travel well: leafy salads can be a challenge…so the picnic salad is a definite thing.

What to pack for a vegan picnic

I like food you don’t have to fuss with too much. Nothing too messy. Or too melty. This is what we like to pack:

plenty of salads (duh! hence the round up ha ha)
easy to pack plant-based proteins like roasted chickpeas or baked tofu
some whole or chopped fruit (watermelon is always a fave)
a dip like salsa or hummus
chips or crackers
a water bottle for each of ice, filled half with ice
canned flavoured bubbly water

And of course, unbreakable plates and utensils – either melamine or compostable as well as plenty of paper towels in case something spills!

How to keep food safe at a picnic

Eating plant-based meals takes a bit of the worry out of packing a picnic! No raw meat or egg-based mayo to worry about…but you still want to be mindful of picnic food safety.

Carry everything in a good cooler or cooler bags. Pack the cooler with WAY more ice packs than you think you need. If you can, keep the cooler in the shade and your chill will last longer.
Make sure everything is well-chilled before you place it in the cooler, so the cooler doesn’t have to work to chill those items.
Wash or at least sanitize your hands before serving the food.
Bring all the cold items out so everyone can serve themselves and try to keep food out for a maximum of 30 minutes before placing back in the cooler.

Some more dietitian-y picnic food safety tips here.

16 Yummy Vegan Picnic Salads

As promised, most of these salads are built of either sturdy greens or crunchy vegetables to minimize wilt. However, I did include a couple of leafy salads so the secret to keeping them fresh is to dress them just before serving! Just bring the dressing in a resealable jar and pour it on when you’re ready to eat.

blue bowl of noodle cabbage salad on wood table with spoons

Vegan Cold Soba Noodle Salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing

4.25 from 4 ratings

This healthy and refreshing cold soba noodle salad is the perfect summer dinner! It comes together quickly if you use pre-shredded cabbage so you can have a healthy, refreshing dinner without too much effort. I like adding a protein, such as boiled edamame or cubed smoked tofu.

vegan potato salad with avocado ranch dressing in black bowl

Vegan Potato Salad with Avocado Ranch Dressing

5 from 6 ratings

This vegan potato salad recipe is tossed in a creamy, tangy, homemade avocado ranch dressing that's packed with healthy fats. It's an easy and nutritious plant-based salad and dressing, perfect for lunch or dinner!

Wheat Berry Salad with Herby Green Dressing | Flourist

Make this tasty new dressing recipe and try it with everything. We love it with freshly blanched spring vegetables, like asparagus, broccoli, or rapini. It’s bright green flavour is punchy enough to shine on cooked grains, like our chewy and delightful Flourist Wheat Berries.

Easy Vegan Pasta Salad

This easy vegan pasta salad comes together in minutes using whatever you have in the pantry. It’s light yet filling, and picnic-ready.

Marinated Lentil Chickpea Salad | Plant-based RD

This Marinated Lentil Chickpea Salad is bursting with garlicky lemon flavor, layered with texture and loaded in nutrition.

cobb salad with serving spoons and water glass

Vegan Cobb Salad with The BEST Dressing

5 from 3 ratings

This easy vegan Cobb salad recipe features the best tangy red wine vinaigrette dressing and salty, smoky, marinated tempeh bacon! With loads of chopped veggies, it's a great nutrient-packed lunch or dinner.

Crispy Tofu Salad With Miso Sesame Tahini Dressing | Walder Wellness

This crispy tofu salad recipe is made with a miso sesame tahini dressing. It’s easy, healthy, vegan, and meant to be enjoyed cold!

Chopped Creamy Dill Pickle Salad | The First Mess

A vegan version of those bagged dill pickle salads you’ve been seeing…trust me, you want to make this!

Marinated Lentils with Crunchy Vegetables | Bon Appetit

If you’re reading this, you’re alive. But if you’re not taking advantage of nature’s most underrated legume, are you really living?

Simple Homemade Greek Salad | FoodByMaria

This Simple Homemade Greek Salad is easy, authentic, and so dang delicious. Perfect for your next BBQ, as a side, or a main course.

The Epic Travel Salad – My New Roots

A flavourful, protein-packed salad that travels super well!

Marinated French Lentil & Kale Salad

This is one of my forever favourite salads. The combination of highly nutritious Lacinato kale, roasted nuts and vegan feta cheese is addicting!

Grilled Corn Salad with Vegan Chipotle Ranch Dressing (30 Minutes!) | Minimalist Baker Recipes

Easy, 30-minute grilled corn salad perfect for summer gatherings. Pair with just about any main and top with our Easy Vegan Chipotle Ranch Dressing!

Napa and Kale Slaw with Crunchy BBQ Cauliflower & Pickled Jalapeño Ranch

Serious slaw upgrade right here!!

Black Bean and Corn Salad | Eating Bird Food

This colorful black bean and corn salad is loaded with veggies and takes only minutes to prepare. It’s the perfect side for your next BBQ.

snap pea salad with buckwheat on white plate with black fork

Vegan Picnic Salads: Sugar Snap Pea Salad

4 Servings

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

This sweet, creamy, crunchy sugar snap pea salad with creamy cashew ginger dressing and crunchy roasted buckwheat takes only 20 minutes to prepare…and punches WAY above its effort class in how delicious it is.

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Ingredients

Salad

1 pound Sugar Snap Peas, finely sliced
¾ cup dry buckwheat groats
⅓ lightly packed cup fresh mint leaves, finely sliced
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon salt

Ginger Cashew Dressing

¼ cup cashew butter
¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons water
4 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
½ teaspoon salt
dried chile flakes, to taste

Equipment

immersion blender

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit (175° Celsius). Prepare a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, toss buckwheat with olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spread on baking sheet and place in oven.
Roast for 15-16 minutes, until buckwheat is a deep golden colour, stirring half way through cooking as the edges will roast faster than the middle. Remove from oven and set aside.
Meanwhile, mix up the dressing. Add the cashew butter, lime juice, water, ginger, sesame oil, maple syrup, salt and chile flakes to a wide mouthed jar and blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
To assemble, arrange the snap peas, buckwheat and mint in a shallow serving dish. Drizzle with dressing and serve.

Notes

The peas and buckwheat will keep well, so feel free to prep up to 24 hours in advance. Add mint and dress just before serving.

Cuisine: American

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Author: Desiree Nielsen, RD

Gluten Free Salads Side Dishes Vegan

posted by Desiree Nielsen on May 18, 2021 (last updated Feb 21, 2023)

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desireenielsenrd

Mar 17

This is what 10 grams of fiber looks like 👀

While we’re all worrying about the protein we already eat plenty of, your gut is over here screaming out for fibre!

What we call fibre isn’t just one thing - it’s a diverse spectrum of indigestible (to you!) carbohydrates with a ton of beneficial effects, like:

🧹 Sweeping the gut lining, encouraging efficient cell turnover

💩 Giving the stool bulk and volume, making it easier to pass

🗑️ Binding up cholesterol-containing bile salts and even estrogen for excretion

🦠 Feeding the gut microbiome and promoting the production of short-chain fatty acids like butyrate

🥣 Helping to moderate the impact that foods have on your blood sugars

😋 Keeping you feeling more full and satisfied

….and that’s not all folks! So it’s well worth your time to work on your fibre intake. If you’re generally in good gut health, try swapping one of these high fibre foods or food duos into your life and remember to drink plenty of water because fibre needs water to do its job.

Take things slow, because you need to train your gut for that high fiber life the same way you train your legs for a marathon. It’s not an overnight transformation.

🛑 If you’ve got IBS, celiac disease, diverticulitis or IBD, it’s better to take it far more slowly, with the help of a gut-trained dietitian. For example, a sensitive gut may do better with the addition of just 1 teaspoon of psyllium husk for now. And then, maybe a single slice of sprouted grain bread, or an apple, later.

What is your fave way to get more fibre into your life? I’ve got a good list on desireerd.com (search fiber)

#guthealth #guthealthmatters #highfiberfood #eatplants #eatmoreplants #digestivehealth #guthealthdietitian #plantbasedguthealth

This is what 10 grams of fiber looks like 👀

While we’re all worrying about the protein we already eat plenty of, your gut is over here screaming out for fibre!

What we call fibre isn’t just one thing - it’s a diverse spectrum of indigestible (to you!) carbohydrates with a ton of beneficial effects, like:

🧹 Sweeping the gut lining, encouraging efficient cell turnover

💩 Giving the stool bulk and volume, making it easier to pass

🗑️ Binding up cholesterol-containing bile salts and even estrogen for excretion

🦠 Feeding the gut microbiome and promoting the production of short-chain fatty acids like butyrate

🥣 Helping to moderate the impact that foods have on your blood sugars

😋 Keeping you feeling more full and satisfied

….and that’s not all folks! So it’s well worth your time to work on your fibre intake. If you’re generally in good gut health, try swapping one of these high fibre foods or food duos into your life and remember to drink plenty of water because fibre needs water to do its job.

Take things slow, because you need to train your gut for that high fiber life the same way you train your legs for a marathon. It’s not an overnight transformation.

🛑 If you’ve got IBS, celiac disease, diverticulitis or IBD, it’s better to take it far more slowly, with the help of a gut-trained dietitian. For example, a sensitive gut may do better with the addition of just 1 teaspoon of psyllium husk for now. And then, maybe a single slice of sprouted grain bread, or an apple, later.

What is your fave way to get more fibre into your life? I’ve got a good list on desireerd.com (search fiber)

#guthealth #guthealthmatters #highfiberfood #eatplants #eatmoreplants #digestivehealth #guthealthdietitian #plantbasedguthealth ...

desireenielsenrd

Mar 15

Get this silky parsnip soup into your rotation while it’s still soup season 🥣

Yes, I said parsnips. Keep an open mind: it’s time to give carrot’s awkward cousin another look. 😜

We may have spring on our mind but we are a loooooong way from spring harvests here in Canada so we have to use a little ingenuity to turn the contents of our root cellar into something that is spring in spirit.

You know how some blended vegetable soups are kind of heavy? This one isn’t because the parsnips blended with hemp hearts to make the dreamiest, cloud-like cream soup. ☁️

Did I mention it’s low FODMAP? Because #IBSawareness month is just around the corner…or maybe 2023 is finally kicking into high gear and your (my!) gut isn’t happy about it, ahem, it will be happy about this soup.

I’ve tucked a few other gut-friendly ingredients in here, like prokinetic ginger and fermented miso (which we add at the end to keep all the goodies vital!)

You just chop, roast and blend and in 30 minutes (with plenty of downtime to scroll ha!) you’ll have a delicious, nourishing soup that’s even cute enough to serve guests.

Recipe at desireerd.com/recipes or via the link in my bio. 👋 If you make this, please take a minute to leave a comment and star rating on my blog post! It helps SO much and costs you free.99 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#easyveganrecipes #veganrecipes #plantbasedrecipes #vegansoups #eatplants #eatmoreplants #rootveggies #soupseason #lowfodmaprecipes #lowfodmapvegan #goodforyourgut #gutfriendly #guthealing #lowfodmapsoup

Get this silky parsnip soup into your rotation while it’s still soup season 🥣

Yes, I said parsnips. Keep an open mind: it’s time to give carrot’s awkward cousin another look. 😜

We may have spring on our mind but we are a loooooong way from spring harvests here in Canada so we have to use a little ingenuity to turn the contents of our root cellar into something that is spring in spirit.

You know how some blended vegetable soups are kind of heavy? This one isn’t because the parsnips blended with hemp hearts to make the dreamiest, cloud-like cream soup. ☁️

Did I mention it’s low FODMAP? Because #IBSawareness month is just around the corner…or maybe 2023 is finally kicking into high gear and your (my!) gut isn’t happy about it, ahem, it will be happy about this soup.

I’ve tucked a few other gut-friendly ingredients in here, like prokinetic ginger and fermented miso (which we add at the end to keep all the goodies vital!)

You just chop, roast and blend and in 30 minutes (with plenty of downtime to scroll ha!) you’ll have a delicious, nourishing soup that’s even cute enough to serve guests.

Recipe at desireerd.com/recipes or via the link in my bio. 👋 If you make this, please take a minute to leave a comment and star rating on my blog post! It helps SO much and costs you free.99 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#easyveganrecipes #veganrecipes #plantbasedrecipes #vegansoups #eatplants #eatmoreplants #rootveggies #soupseason #lowfodmaprecipes #lowfodmapvegan #goodforyourgut #gutfriendly #guthealing #lowfodmapsoup ...

desireenielsenrd

Mar 13

Whole grains are awesome. But what if white rice is your ride-or-die?

Here’s the thing: many dietitians – myself included – were taught to counsel folks to swap brown rice for white rice because white rice “isn’t healthy”…even though white rice is a staple food for many cultures.

🍚 I really like brown rice…but white rice doesn’t deserve its bad rap…because A) rice isn’t a super high fibre food even in its whole form and B) unless we are eating rice all by itself, what we pair with rice will add nutrition and alter our blood sugar response to it.

When it comes to blood sugars, we need to consider a few things:

1️⃣ how much of the carbohydrate-containing food we are eating. Is it 2 cups? Or a ½ cup?

2️⃣ the ability of that carbohydrate to raise blood sugars, it’s glycemic index

3️⃣ factors that moderate blood sugar rise, AKA fat, fibre, protein and acid

4️⃣ factors that moderate our blood sugar response, AKA stress, lack of sleep, disease state

If you love white rice and have no issues with your blood sugars, or you generally get enough fibre, this convo is over. Enjoy your rice!

But, if you have a low fibre diet, don’t eat a lot of whole foods or your blood sugars aren’t where they should be, you can still enjoy white rice if you don’t like brown rice.

You might eat a smaller portion. Or ensure that you eat rice alongside high fibre, high protein foods like a lentil dal or tofu and greens.

Wellness has a weird obsession with hating on simple foods like rice, tofu or tomatoes. Don’t buy into it!

(For all my nutrition nerds, my GI data came straight from the U Sydney GI database and the rice nutritionals are Canadian Nutrient Data File Food Codes 4523 + 4497)

#plantbasednutrition #vegannutrition #wholegrains #rice #eatplants #eatmoreplants #highfiberfoods #bloodsugars #glycemicindex

Whole grains are awesome. But what if white rice is your ride-or-die?

Here’s the thing: many dietitians – myself included – were taught to counsel folks to swap brown rice for white rice because white rice “isn’t healthy”…even though white rice is a staple food for many cultures.

🍚 I really like brown rice…but white rice doesn’t deserve its bad rap…because A) rice isn’t a super high fibre food even in its whole form and B) unless we are eating rice all by itself, what we pair with rice will add nutrition and alter our blood sugar response to it.

When it comes to blood sugars, we need to consider a few things:

1️⃣ how much of the carbohydrate-containing food we are eating. Is it 2 cups? Or a ½ cup?

2️⃣ the ability of that carbohydrate to raise blood sugars, it’s glycemic index

3️⃣ factors that moderate blood sugar rise, AKA fat, fibre, protein and acid

4️⃣ factors that moderate our blood sugar response, AKA stress, lack of sleep, disease state

If you love white rice and have no issues with your blood sugars, or you generally get enough fibre, this convo is over. Enjoy your rice!

But, if you have a low fibre diet, don’t eat a lot of whole foods or your blood sugars aren’t where they should be, you can still enjoy white rice if you don’t like brown rice.

You might eat a smaller portion. Or ensure that you eat rice alongside high fibre, high protein foods like a lentil dal or tofu and greens.

Wellness has a weird obsession with hating on simple foods like rice, tofu or tomatoes. Don’t buy into it!

(For all my nutrition nerds, my GI data came straight from the U Sydney GI database and the rice nutritionals are Canadian Nutrient Data File Food Codes 4523 + 4497)

#plantbasednutrition #vegannutrition #wholegrains #rice #eatplants #eatmoreplants #highfiberfoods #bloodsugars #glycemicindex ...

desireenielsenrd

Mar 10

What is the best breakfast…and why is it tiramisu overnight oats? ☕️

Tiramisu means ‘lift me up’ in Italian and that’s 100% how these tiramisu overnight oats will make you feel. I mean, caffeine will do that ha ha.

These tiramisu overnight oats are inspired by the Italian dessert and have a bold coffee flavour (psst…I used decaf instant coffee!) that’s a really nice change from the usual.

Want to boost the protein and make them more filling? Just add 3 tablespoons of hemp hearts which won’t affect the texture at all and this breakfast has 18 grams of protein per serving.

Full recipe at desireerd.com/recipes or via the link in my bio 👋

#easyveganrecipe #veganrecipe #overnightoats #tiramisuovernightoats #plantbasedrecipes #breakfastrecipes #eatplants #eatmoreplants

What is the best breakfast…and why is it tiramisu overnight oats? ☕️

Tiramisu means ‘lift me up’ in Italian and that’s 100% how these tiramisu overnight oats will make you feel. I mean, caffeine will do that ha ha.

These tiramisu overnight oats are inspired by the Italian dessert and have a bold coffee flavour (psst…I used decaf instant coffee!) that’s a really nice change from the usual.

Want to boost the protein and make them more filling? Just add 3 tablespoons of hemp hearts which won’t affect the texture at all and this breakfast has 18 grams of protein per serving.

Full recipe at desireerd.com/recipes or via the link in my bio 👋

#easyveganrecipe #veganrecipe #overnightoats #tiramisuovernightoats #plantbasedrecipes #breakfastrecipes #eatplants #eatmoreplants ...

desireenielsenrd

Mar 7

Confession: I absolutely love mayo 😋

I was raised to dip French fries in mayo, not ketchup.

And to me, avocado toast is made better – as are most sandwiches – by a little swipe of mayo.

But traditional homemade mayo is takes a bit of technique – and an egg.

So for #eatmoreplantscookbook I created my own mayo out of avocado oil, which is rich in heart healthy monounsaturated fat.

And when I figured it out, I couldn’t believe how easy it was! It feels like kitchen magic, watching it turn all fluffy and creamy in an instant. ☁️

The full recipe is up on desireerd.com/recipes or via the link in my bio. 👋

Tell me, are you team ketchup or team mayo?
#easyveganrecipes #veganrecipes #DIYcondiments #veganmayo #kitchenhacks #aquafaba #budgetfriendly

Confession: I absolutely love mayo 😋

I was raised to dip French fries in mayo, not ketchup.

And to me, avocado toast is made better – as are most sandwiches – by a little swipe of mayo.

But traditional homemade mayo is takes a bit of technique – and an egg.

So for #eatmoreplantscookbook I created my own mayo out of avocado oil, which is rich in heart healthy monounsaturated fat.

And when I figured it out, I couldn’t believe how easy it was! It feels like kitchen magic, watching it turn all fluffy and creamy in an instant. ☁️

The full recipe is up on desireerd.com/recipes or via the link in my bio. 👋

Tell me, are you team ketchup or team mayo?
#easyveganrecipes #veganrecipes #DIYcondiments #veganmayo #kitchenhacks #aquafaba #budgetfriendly ...

desireenielsenrd

Mar 3

Think plant-based eating is expensive?
Try these budget swaps 💵

Groceries aren’t getting any cheaper, and as a dietitian, one of my first budget-friendly nutrition tips is to eat more plants. Plant staples like dried beans and whole grains are much less expensive than meat and dairy…but that doesn’t mean all plant foods are inexpensive.

In fact, some of my most beloved groceries, like cashews and maple syrup, are downright expensive.

So, I wanted to offer a few budget-minded swaps to help you save money as you eat more plants.

Cashews >>> Sunflower seeds: did you know you can make creams with sunflower seeds? Just soak for 12 hours and blend! They need a bit of brightening up so you might adjust the acid, salt or garlic powder in your favourite cashew cream recipes

Beyond meat >>> lentils: yes, I’m going to rep for lentils again. They’re SO delicious and SO versatile and like pennies per serving. Use them in place of veggie ground in most recipes!

Protein powder >>> soy milk and peanut butter: Soy milk has 7-8 grams of protein per cup and peanut butter has 6 grams of protein per 2 tbsp. So use both for your smoothie and you really don’t need a $50 protein powder!

Boxed baby greens >>> frozen spinach: have you ever wilted down spinach? It disappears!! Buying frozen spinach is a STEAL because you’re getting concentrated greens for use in smoothies, sauces and stews. No, you can’t make a salad with it. Buy field greens for that.

Granola >>> rolled oats: it couldn’t be simpler to make your own granola. And a big bag of oats goes A LOT farther than a bag of granola.

What are your favourite budget friendly swaps??

#eatplants #eatmoreplants #budgetfriendly #nutritiontips #vegangroceryhaul #vegangroceries #dietitianapproved

Think plant-based eating is expensive?
Try these budget swaps 💵

Groceries aren’t getting any cheaper, and as a dietitian, one of my first budget-friendly nutrition tips is to eat more plants. Plant staples like dried beans and whole grains are much less expensive than meat and dairy…but that doesn’t mean all plant foods are inexpensive.

In fact, some of my most beloved groceries, like cashews and maple syrup, are downright expensive.

So, I wanted to offer a few budget-minded swaps to help you save money as you eat more plants.

Cashews >>> Sunflower seeds: did you know you can make creams with sunflower seeds? Just soak for 12 hours and blend! They need a bit of brightening up so you might adjust the acid, salt or garlic powder in your favourite cashew cream recipes

Beyond meat >>> lentils: yes, I’m going to rep for lentils again. They’re SO delicious and SO versatile and like pennies per serving. Use them in place of veggie ground in most recipes!

Protein powder >>> soy milk and peanut butter: Soy milk has 7-8 grams of protein per cup and peanut butter has 6 grams of protein per 2 tbsp. So use both for your smoothie and you really don’t need a $50 protein powder!

Boxed baby greens >>> frozen spinach: have you ever wilted down spinach? It disappears!! Buying frozen spinach is a STEAL because you’re getting concentrated greens for use in smoothies, sauces and stews. No, you can’t make a salad with it. Buy field greens for that.

Granola >>> rolled oats: it couldn’t be simpler to make your own granola. And a big bag of oats goes A LOT farther than a bag of granola.

What are your favourite budget friendly swaps??

#eatplants #eatmoreplants #budgetfriendly #nutritiontips #vegangroceryhaul #vegangroceries #dietitianapproved ...

desireenielsenrd

Feb 27

Homemade peanut butter is ridiculously easy to make. And very, very good. 😋

True story: as a kid, I actually hated peanut butter and jam sandwiches. And yet, by the time I was a teenager, I had fallen hard for peanut butter’s savoury charms…so much so that I used to travel with it.

Peanut butter is a near perfect food in my opinion. It’s delicious. Filling. Works as well in sweets as it does in savouries. I mean, have you ever met a food that wasn’t made better by peanut sauce?

It’s also super nutritious: just two tablespoons of natural-style peanut butter has 7.5g of protein and 2.5g of fiber, along with plenty of iron, zinc and folate.

And you should totally make your own peanut butter. It’s so easy and deeply flavorful. All you need is peanuts and a strong food processor or blender. Use dry roasted, salted peanuts and in about 5 minutes all your peanut butter dreams come true.

What’s your favourite way to use peanut butter?

#easyveganrecipes #peanutbutter #veganrecipes #plantbasednutrition #vegannutrition #plantbasedprotein #lowfodmap

Homemade peanut butter is ridiculously easy to make. And very, very good. 😋

True story: as a kid, I actually hated peanut butter and jam sandwiches. And yet, by the time I was a teenager, I had fallen hard for peanut butter’s savoury charms…so much so that I used to travel with it.

Peanut butter is a near perfect food in my opinion. It’s delicious. Filling. Works as well in sweets as it does in savouries. I mean, have you ever met a food that wasn’t made better by peanut sauce?

It’s also super nutritious: just two tablespoons of natural-style peanut butter has 7.5g of protein and 2.5g of fiber, along with plenty of iron, zinc and folate.

And you should totally make your own peanut butter. It’s so easy and deeply flavorful. All you need is peanuts and a strong food processor or blender. Use dry roasted, salted peanuts and in about 5 minutes all your peanut butter dreams come true.

What’s your favourite way to use peanut butter?

#easyveganrecipes #peanutbutter #veganrecipes #plantbasednutrition #vegannutrition #plantbasedprotein #lowfodmap ...

desireenielsenrd

Feb 24

Your freezer is your ticket to a lower waste life

I don’t have a huge freezer, but punches above its weight class in keeping produce out of the compost.

Like when I forget about the giant container of spinach I bought in a week where I’m cooking other things for work. Or the herbs I bought for a Reel and didn’t finish 😖

So once a week, get into the habit of checking out your produce situation and freezing whatever is near the end of its life:

🥬 Prewashed spinach or baby kale can get transferred to a freezer bag…or if you’re lazy like me, just throw it into the freezer it its original packaging. Use in smoothies, pesto or stews (add at end of cooking).

🌱 Herbs can be turned into pesto, or just pureed with a bit of water and lemon juice and frozen into cubes that make flavour boosters for sauces, soups and stews.

🫘 I also loving cooking beans from scratch but it’s time consuming, so I will make a big batch (enough for a month) on the weekend while I watch a movie or something and freeze them.

First on a baking sheet, then transfer to a freezer bag. That way, anytime I need beans, I just scoop out what I need because they aren’t all stuck together and give them a quick thaw in hot water before use.

What’s your favourite freezer hack??

#wasteless #lowwasteliving #eatplants #kitchenhack #plantbasednutrition #plantbaseddiet #eatplants #vegannutrition

Your freezer is your ticket to a lower waste life

I don’t have a huge freezer, but punches above its weight class in keeping produce out of the compost.

Like when I forget about the giant container of spinach I bought in a week where I’m cooking other things for work. Or the herbs I bought for a Reel and didn’t finish 😖

So once a week, get into the habit of checking out your produce situation and freezing whatever is near the end of its life:

🥬 Prewashed spinach or baby kale can get transferred to a freezer bag…or if you’re lazy like me, just throw it into the freezer it its original packaging. Use in smoothies, pesto or stews (add at end of cooking).

🌱 Herbs can be turned into pesto, or just pureed with a bit of water and lemon juice and frozen into cubes that make flavour boosters for sauces, soups and stews.

🫘 I also loving cooking beans from scratch but it’s time consuming, so I will make a big batch (enough for a month) on the weekend while I watch a movie or something and freeze them.

First on a baking sheet, then transfer to a freezer bag. That way, anytime I need beans, I just scoop out what I need because they aren’t all stuck together and give them a quick thaw in hot water before use.

What’s your favourite freezer hack??

#wasteless #lowwasteliving #eatplants #kitchenhack #plantbasednutrition #plantbaseddiet #eatplants #vegannutrition ...

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