Three easy plant-based meals for people who don't love cooking

For us omnivores, the idea of going fully vegan isn’t only daunting because we’re worried we’ll miss things like meat and dairy, it’s because we’ll be thrown completely out of our comfort zone when it comes to cooking.

What do you make when you’re short on time and can’t just crack open a tin of tuna, mix it with rice and call it a day?

Or what about when you have to cater for a few people and don’t want to buy in fancy ingredients?

And what about for people who hate cooking? It can’t be another night of demolishing a box of Linda McCartney sausage rolls, surely…

Thankfully, dietician and nutritionist for Dietician Fit & Co, Reema Patel, has shared three extremely easy plant-based meals for people who don’t necessarily like to spend hours in the kitchen.

Three easy and simple plant-based recipes

Waffles with blueberries and peanut butter 

Ingredients:

• 2 vegan waffles, toasted (you can get these from Ocado)
• 15g all Natural Peanut Butter 
• 40g blueberries 
• 3g hemp Seeds 
• 20ml maple Syrup

Method:

Warm lentil and sweet potato salad 

Ingredients:

• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
• 150ml vegetable broth 
• 80g red onion, chopped 
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2g sea Salt 
• 60g baby Spinach 
• 400g lentils, cooked and rinsed
• 30ml balsamic Vinegar 
• 15g parsley, chopped (optional)

Method:

Portobello and red pepper naan pizza 

Ingredients:

• 1 piece vegan naan (you can get this from Sainsbury’s)
• 5ml extra virgin olive oil
• 85g portobello mushroom caps, chopped
• ¼ medium red bell pepper, diced 
• 15g tomato Sauce 
• 60g vegan cheese, shredded (optional) 

Method:

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