Vegan Recipes?

My daughter has recently come to visit us and she has become a Vegan.
Can you recommend any good "vegan" recipes?

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Anastasia August 8, 2016
Of all the hundreds of vegan recipes right here on http://bigelitehealth.com/
This is it, the only vegan recipes collection you’ll ever need. It’s all here, including gourmet meals, vegan dinner recipes and breakfast, all of which vegetarian dish, and vegetable soup recipe.
 
ATG117 August 7, 2012
Sorry about that: http://food52.com/recipes/6968_yam_zucchini_and_chickpea_salad
 
ATG117 August 6, 2012
Vegan fake foods may not be the healthiest, but there are plenty of "non-vegan foods" that are equally unhealthy if not more so. Thus, I'll second the suggestion to do some searching here as well as on 101cookbooks, as mentioned above.

Because I love dessert, I'll mention this phenomenal mousse: http://food52.com/recipes/16044_herv_this_chocolate_mousse

This zucchini recipe, which also incorporates chickpeas, is great. Served with brown rice, it covers all your food groups and makes for quite a filling lunch or dinner: http://food52.com/recipes/354_cold_corn_soup_with_basilchili_oil

Corn is another seasonal favorite. You can easily leave out the bacon on this one: http://food52.com/recipes/354_cold_corn_soup_with_basilchili_oil

Finally, I love homemade veggie burgers too when done right. Before linking to this one, I'll acknowledge that it is a food network recipe, a Guy Fieri one no less (shutters), but it's great: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/morgans-veggie-patties-recipe/index.html

 
susan G. August 6, 2012
ATG117 -- link for zucchini recipe?
Thanks, everyone, for all the good recommendations!
 
Nozlee S. August 5, 2012
We have a whole column dedicated to veganism, with recipes every week!

http://food52.com/articles/category/158_the_new_veganism
 
nutcakes August 5, 2012
I've got an interesting dish that is very sophisticated and has layered flavors and isn't difficult to make. This is from NYC chef of Verbena. Good for anyone who likes mushrooms vegan or not.
http://www.food.com/recipe/toasted-angel-hair-pasta-in-shiitake-broth-188889
 
SKK August 5, 2012
Totally agree with susan g - although I consider myself a flexitarian - there are amazing recipes that don't use meat and animal fats. 101 Cookbooks has some great recipes http://www.101cookbooks.com/vegan_recipes/

And I get raves about my Raw Basil Guacamole http://food52.com/recipes/10769_raw_basil_guacamole
 
susan G. August 5, 2012
There are many traditional recipes that are vegan, especially fantastic Indian food that is vegetarian (mostly vegan). You don't have to deal with fake food when the world is so full of wonderful and natural proteins for healthy eating. Try the search box (top right) for vegan and you will find endless choices. Refine the search a bit to make it practical.
www.vegkitchen.com is an excellent resource run by an experienced cookbook author, Nava Atlas. It's full of information and recipes, without attitude.
 
pierino August 5, 2012
In this reporter's opinion there is no such thing as a "good" vegan recipe. You can work with beans and quinoa for protein but when you subtract out meat and dairy products it's an uphill battle. I refer to vegans as the "VegBollah". You are sacrificing health and well-being for some hippie abstract idea.
 
Reiney August 5, 2012
While I personally share your views on veganism (and have been known to declare during alternative baking week that "raw food diets are stupid")...

There is such a thing as a good recipe that *happens* to fit the definition of vegan... so to help the OP keep family peace, that's what I was going for :)
 

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Food52 August 5, 2012
We hope you're joking Pierino! We're open to all diets and preferences, as you know.
 
pierino August 5, 2012
Actually I'm not entirely joking. I have to confront this situation all the time within a community where there's always that militant that expects something prepared exclusively for them---at my expense. I see it as being childish. Sarah Reinersten suggested panzanella which I love making but then there are the vegan falangists who will insist that the meal be gluten free too! They don't even know what gluten is but they are avoiding it just to be smug. I'm not talking about real celiacs. Okay, here's a glass of sparkling water. It's your dinner and it's gluten free.
 
Reiney August 5, 2012
I could eat ratatouille or panzanella every day in summer (and I'm definitely not vegan).

Ratatouille: sautee 1 onion, 1 eggplant, 1-2 zucchini, 1 fennel bulb, 3ish cloves of chopped garlic in 1/2 cup olive oil. Add 4 chopped tomatoes (or a can of tomatoes), some sprigs of fresh thyme and salt & pepper. Simmer 20-30 minutes, finish with a glug of red wine vinegar. For the non-vegans, you can add fresh chèvre on top, and serve over cooked farro or bulgur.

Panzanella: there are lots of variations, some more authentic than others but it's basically a stale bread salad with tomatoes, a bit of fresh garlic and a red wine-olive oil vinaigrette. I sometimes add grilled corn, onions, fresh basil, you can throw in some bacon (for the non-vegans, naturally), etc.
 
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