Carrots Recipes
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Turmeric, Carrot & Lentil Soup
Well, I don’t know about where you live but up in Manchester, autumn has arrived with force! It came as a bit of a shock this past week, especially since I ended up in Prague on my birthday where it was 20°C and sunny, then returned to catch the edge of a hurricane. The sudden onset of wind and rain means I’m wanting hot lunches again, after a summer of salads and a few sneaky peanut butter and Marmite sandwiches. And what’s better than a delicious, flavourful turmeric, carrot and lentil soup?
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Homemade Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
Yes, I know. Meatless shepherd’s pie isn’t shepherds pie BUT if I tell my mum or grandma I am making ‘shepherdess pie’ I can just picture the odd look they’ll give me. And, really, this is the pie my mum used to regularly serve for a weeknight tea. It’s got the baked beans and everything! Baked beans in shepherd’s pie seems to be relatively common among mums in England, and yet every recipe I found online neglected to add them. Perhaps I’m making some massive faux pas but… there’s beans in my vegan shepherds pie and there’s no going back now.
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Meatless Monday: Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff
It sounds like a walking contradiction doesn’t it? A vegan stroganoff? I mean, yes a vegetarian mushroom stroganoff is pretty common but… a vegan mushroom stroganoff? How can I remove the meat AND the sour cream and still dare to append the word ‘stroganoff’ at the end! Well… I’m not a chef, that’s how. I just like food.
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Simple Kale & Potato Soup (low fat, gluten free)
Who want’s a simple, healthy soup that doesn’t even need a blender and comes together in under 30 minutes? Surely everybody?! Well, here’s one for your meal planning – an easy kale & potato soup that just needs some chopping and then a simmer on a stove.
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Simple Indian-spiced Curry Porridge
Bring those eyebrows out of your hairline and give this a try. Savoury porridge is a real thing, and this Indian-spiced curry porridge combines two of my favourite things into a real food and flavour fusion that should be tried at least once!
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Meatless Monday: Smoky sweet potato and lentil burgers (gluten free)
What summer would be complete without at least one burger night? Not mine, that’s for sure! These smoky sweet potato & lentil burgers are a gluten free, protein packed way to still enjoy your burger night without meat, eggs or dairy and have a spices-packed, simple recipe.
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Vegan Carrot Cake Protein Pancakes
One part cake, one part pancake! These vegan carrot cake protein pancakes are a great, healthy way to start your day. Plus, they taste amazing AND contain a cheeky ‘hidden’ vegetable.
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Chunky Carrot, Ginger & Kale Soup (Vegan, HCLF)
I call this the Goldilocks soup, because it took me three tries to get it right! Packed full of nutrition, this carrot, ginger & kale soup recipe is perfect for preparing beforehand and taking to work, or whipping up for a quick and healthy weeknight dinner.
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Carrot & Coriander Soup (Low fat, Vegan)
Don’t throw away those slightly bendy carrots! Cook up a cheap, quick and healthy lunch (or dinner) with this vegan carrot & coriander soup recipe instead.
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