Plant-Based Recipes
Below you will find various recipes that are suitable to use while you are Breaking your Fast and/or transitioning to plant-based lifestyle.
▪️ Banana Date Pancakes
One of my favorite breakfast items is PANCAKES!!! So, after I transitioned to my plant-based lifestyle, I needed to learn how to make pancakes again. After many trial and errors, I finally came up with probably the simplest recipe for pancakes.
You are able to substitute the bananas and dates for whatever filling you desire!!
Ingredients:
🔹1 Banana
🔹3-4 Pitted Dates (more if you love the sweetness of this natural fruit!)
🔹Spelt Flour (I recommend spelt flour because it is one of the grains that Dr. Sebi has on his alkaline food list!)
🔹Hemp Milk or Almond Milk
🔹Plant-Based butter
🔹Agave
Steps:
First, I mash the banana in a bowl. Then I add my chopped dates to the banana. Next, I coat the whole mixture with flour. The amount of flour you use is dependent on how many pancakes you want to make. Approximately 1 cup of flour will yield 6-9 pancakes. After I add the flour, I pour the hemp milk in, slowly while stirring simultaneously, until it reaches my desired consistency.
If you want the pancakes to be thick, use less milk; if you want them to be thin, use more milk.
Once the mixture is ready, I heat the pan that I will use at medium heat. Add some plant-based butter to the pan so the pancakes do not stick. Let them cook until golden brown, then flip over. Let the other side cook until golden brown as well. Put on plate, add agave (or any other natural sweetener you choose that Dr. Sebi recommends.)
Enjoy!
▪️ Mango Smoothie
What is better than a mango??? Nothing! I love mangos! I travelled to Jamaica for my first time February 2020 and I was able to eat a fresh Caribbean mango! Wow! The taste of the sweetness and the juice was irresistible.
I came home and learned how to make my mango smoothies! The recipe is simple...
Ingredients:
🔹Mango Chuncks (frozen recommended)
🔹3-4 Dates
🔹Coconut Milk
🔹Irish Sea Moss Gel (Stay tuned for Mari Moss Gel)
This recipe is very simple, I take all the ingredients add it to my blender and "wah-la" a mango smoothie!
I mention that you are able to add sea moss to the smoothie. I currently outsource for the sea moss that I add to my smoothies, however, stay tuned for Mari Moss & Mari Moss Gel which you will be able to purchase here in the Kingdom.
▪️ Quinoa ChickPea Salad
If you are looking for some grains that are highly versatile then quinoa and chickpeas are what you need! The best part about quinoa and chickpeas, well the best part with plant-based food in general is that they are great cold or hot! This salad is amazing, quick, and tasty. It is perfect for any season!
Ingredients:
🔹1 cup Quinoa
🔹1 3/4 cup Water
🔹Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)
🔹Baby Kale
🔹Half Red Onion
🔹Dried Cherries
🔹Grape Seed Oil or Avocado oil
🔹Himalayan Pink Salt
🔹Pepper
-To make this salad you will need to boil water in a pot so that you are able to cook the quinoa. Quinoa is a very simple grain to cook it only requires water. After the water in the pot comes to a boil, add the quinoa. Cover and let simmer. The quinoa will begin to fluff, stirring occasionally until all water is dissolved should take approximately 20 minutes.
-After the quinoa is cooked, you can begin prepping the other ingredients. Add the chickpeas to a bowl which will be used in the end to mix/toss the whole salad together. Dice the red onion, or if you have a food processor, you may add it to the food processor until the onion is diced. After add the kale in the bowl with the chickpeas. Add the quinoa, red onion, and dried cherries all to the bowl. Sprinkle the oil in to help coat the ingredients while stirring. Season the salad as you desire.
▪️ Guacamole
The avocado was God's gift to a vegan. It was the gift of a healthy delicious natural fat. During the cleanse it is best to consume some avocados! A half-cup of guacamole has about 6 grams, almost 1/4, of your daily fiber needs. Fiber helps you feel full, so you're less likely to overeat. Avocados contain a healthy monounsaturated fat. Research has found that this type of fat in your diet can help trim your waistline.
Ingredients:
🔹2-4 Hass Avocado
🔹Red Onion
🔹Red Pepper, Jalapeño Pepper (optional)
🔹Limes
🔹Pink Himalayan Salt
🔹Pepper
Guacamole is a very easy dish to make. Dice the red onion. Peel and pit the avocados so they can be mashed. Mix together the avocado, onion, and peppers, add the lime juice. After season how you desire.
▪️ Butternut Mac
Great for the holiday time, this mac & "cheeze" will be sure to amaze the crowd! This recipe is very easy and tasty. It looks just like the real thing and is perfect for kids!!! The quantity of each ingredients will vary depending on how large of a serving size meal you want. I normally prepare meals for 1-2 person serving size, therefore if you want to increase the meal, double or even triple the quantities in the recipe!
Ingredients:
🔹 1 Butternut Squash (medium size)
🔹1 box Banza Chickpea Pasta (elbows)
🔹 1 cup Mushrooms (non specific; however, Dr. Sebi DOES NOT recommend shiitake mushrooms!)
🔹 1 Red Onion
🔹 1 cup Chickpeas (optional)
🔹 Hempmilk (varies)
🔹 1/2 cup Cashews
🔹 Plant Butter and/or Grape Seed Oil
🔹 Pink Himalayan Salt
🔹 Black Pepper
🔹 Other seasonings of your choice (be creative this is your Mac & "Cheeze")
- First, boil water in a pot, large enough to hold the butternut squash. Next, peel your butternut squash to remove the outside skin layer. After, cut the squash into chunk size pieces, rinse and then once the water has reached a boil, add the butternut squash. Keep until the squash is soft enough to be blended. Put aside.
- Next, boil water in a separate pot for the chickpea pasta. After the water comes to a boil, add the chickpea pasta, stirring occasionally. Let simmer until the elbows have reached your desired consistency. Strain, then set aside.
- Next, cut and dice your red onion and mushrooms, in a sauce pan, add oil and sauté the onion and mushrooms together, next, add your chickpeas.
(If you are using chickpeas from a can, strain and rinse before adding to the pan. If you are using
dry chickpeas, please refer to the Hummus Blog to read instructions on how to soak and prepare
your chickpeas for consumption.)
- Season your sautéed veggies and then set aside.
- Next, grab your blender and get ready for some magic!
- First, add your cashews and some hemp milk to the blender, you want to create a semi paste consistency, next, add half of the sautéed veggies to the blender, add the butternut squash, and more hemp milk. At this point, you want to slowly pour the hemp milk into the blender and purée your mixture, this should be done until you have reached your desired consistency for a "cheeze" sauce!
- In the sautéed veggie sauce pan, add the elbow pasta and reheat on low, add your "cheeze" sauce mixture until everything is fully coated and season using your favorite mac & "cheeze" seasonings.
- If you have extra sauce left over, save it! Put it in a jar or container of your choice and use it for your next tasty dish!
Enjoy!!!
▪️ Savory Alfredo Pasta
Quick, easy, delicious, and convenient! Those are the words that would best describe this recipe for a savory alfredo pasta. This is a perfect pasta dish to eat as a main meal or a side dish. Please be advised that this recipe calls for nuts, therefore if you are allergic to nuts you may supplement them out with another avocado! Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Ingredients:
🔹1 Box Banza Chickpea pasta (you can choose which style you want)
🔹1 Cup Cherry tomatoes
🔹1 Avocado
🔹Hempmilk
🔹Pine Nuts, Brazilian Nuts, or Cashew Nuts (This is going to create your Nut "Cheeze")
🔹Grape Seed Oil
🔹1 Red Onion
🔹1/2 Red & Green Pepper
🔹3 Limes
🔹Pink Himalayan Salt
🔹Pepper
- First, you will boil water in a pot, after the water comes to a boil add the chickpea pasta. Stir occasionally until pasta has reached your desired consistency.
- Next, in a sauce pan, add grape see oil and sauté the red onion, and peppers together. After, add your cherry tomatoes (you can either leave them whole or cut them into halves, this is based off of your preference) and then season using salt, pepper, and other condiments you crave.
- While the veggies are being sautéed, use your blender to blend together 1-2 cups of Nuts, Avocado, 2 Limes, and hempmilk (add enough hempmilk until your sauce reaches your desired consistency. If you want a thicker sauce use less milk, if you want a runny sauce, add more milk.
- In the sauce pan, add your pasta and stir on medium-low setting. Add your sauce mixture, until everything is covered. If you have extra sauce left over, you may jar it and use it for another dish!
Enjoy!
▪️ Vegetable Fritters
What is a vegetable fritter? A vegetable fritter is a veggie pancake! Yes, you read that right, it is a veggie pancake! It's super easy, super tasty, and it is sure to be a crowd pleaser. FYI you should probably make more than you think because they are addicting also. The vegetable fritter is very versatile you are able to use virtually any veggie you desire, and combine them with some flour, milk, seasoning then BAM throw it on the pan and WAH-LA you have a veggie pancake!
Ingredients:
🔹Kale
🔹Red Onion
🔹Red Pepper, Green Pepper
🔹Diced Portobello Mushrooms
🔹NOTE:: Get creative with this recipe, try different combinations of the various vegetable you like and add them!
🔹Grape Seed Oil
🔹Spelt Flour
🔹Hempmilk
🔹Pink Himalayan Salt
🔹Pepper
- First, you should prep your veggies to be sautéed. Cut, dice, chop the various veggies you will be using. In a saucepan add your grape seed oil, and use medium heat. Add your veggies to the pan and sauté until they are tender.
Next, in a mixing bowl add the sautéed veggies, and coat with spelt flour. (The amount of spelt flour will vary depending on how many fritters you want to make and the thickness of each fritter. Play around with the recipe until you have reached your favorite version of a vegetable fritter.)
Next, add your hempmilk to your veggies and flour mixture. (The amount of milk will also vary depending on how thick you want your fritter. Ex. More Milk = Thin Fritter Less Milk = Thick Fritter)
Next, season your mixture and in another sauce pan add grape seed oil and let it heat up.
After the pan is heated, use about 2-4 tablespoons of mixture to create your fritter. Cook until golden brown on both sides and then serve.
▪️ Vegan Cookies
I know you clicked on vegan cookies, and was like woahhh!!!! VEGAN COOKIESSSSS! Yes, this is a delicious and mouth-watering vegan cookie recipe. You are able to use any additives you crave.
Example: chocolate chips, dates, coconut flakes, peanut butter chunk, oatmeal & raisins, etc. This is a base recipe I found on the back actually of a packet of chocolate chips. I figured why can't I just substitute the ingredients that I do not want to use for plant-based ones instead. It worked!! Not only did it work, but it WORKED!!!! Like, wow. Holiday season will now be complete with healthy plant-based cookies. Success!
Ingredients:
🔹1 cup (2 sticks) Plant-Based Butter, Softened
🔹1 cup Brown Sugar
🔹1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
🔹1/2 cup Apple Sauce or Seamoss Gel (Mari Moss Gel)
🔹1 tsp Vanilla Extract
🔹2 tbsp Water
🔹2 1/2 cup Spelt Flour (or all purpose flour, do not get bleached flour!)
🔹1 tsp Baking Soda
🔹1 tsp Salt
Baking:
🔹375 Degrees
🔹12-15 minutes
Extras you may consider adding:
🔹Chopped Dates
🔹Coconut Flakes
🔹Walnuts
🔹Chocolate Chips
🔹Oatmeal & Raisins
🔹Cinnamon
🔹Peanut Butter
Another easy & simple recipe! In a mixture or mixing bowl, mix together the butter and sugar first. After the mixture is smooth, add the apple sauce or sea moss gel. Then add the water and vanilla extract. In small increments add the flour, then the baking soda and salt. Continue stirring, add more flour to the mixture until you get your desired cookie consistency.
For thicker/dense cookies add more flour this will create a scone or biscuit effect depending on how much you add. For thin/average cookies use medium amount of flour.
Don't forget to try cookie cutter stencils during holiday season to spice up your options!
Enjoy!