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Homemade SWEET POTATO VEGAN BURGER.

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It has taken me 3 attempts before getting it right. I seriously wanted a nice flipping burger that doesn’t contain meat and egg and whatever other non vegan stuff they put in burgers. So I refused to give up trying.

It could still be better though, only because after a few bites, it kind of became really squashed. Not sure how else to describe it, sorry, I probably sound really illiterate right now. If you know of an ingredient I can add to make sure it does not happen again, please tell me, I’m dying to know, is it breadcrumbs? 😌

INGREDIENTS makes 3 burgers – 4 if you wanna be stingy.

3 sweet potatoes – peeled and cut into small squares

1 chopped onion

2 chopped cloves of garlic

Handful of parsley

2 tbsp of sunflower seeds

Half a cup of olives

Juice of 1 lemon

1 tbsp Paprika powder

3 tbsp of hot water

2 tbsp of flaxseed!

Some vegan buns, I just used bagels!

Toppings:

1 pineapple cut into circles

1 avocado cut into thin slices

1 onion

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METHOD:

1. Put the sweet potato in the oven and cook until soft.

2. While they are cooking, chuck the onion, garlic, parsley and olives into the blender and literally just pulse it. If your blender doesn’t have any options like mine (Why do they even make them like that?) then blend for literally 1 second. Don’t allow it to become soggy!

3. Take it out of the blender and put aside. While you are still waiting for the potatoes to soften, mix the hot water with the flaxseeds and let them soak together for 5-10 minutes. It should become quite thick. This will stop the burger from crumbling.

4. Once the sweet potatoes have cooked, mash them up! I warn you, it’s effort. Try not to leave any large lumps.

5. Add all the ingredients together including the flaxseed and water, paprika and lemon. Mash it again and then start preparing the burgers by shaping them into thick circles.

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5. Place the burgers onto a very hot non stick frying pan, no oil! And cook for 15 minutes, turning them over every couple of minutes.

6. When you see that they are starting to harden, fry the onions, pineapple and your buns/bagels if you wish.

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7. Top it off with avocado and serve 😌

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Kidney Bean and Lentil Curry Soup

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INGREDIENTS

1 can of kidney beans

1 can of lentils

2 cloves of garlic

1 whole onion

Juice of one orange

Juice of half a lemon

2 cups of almond milk

2 tbsp of curry powder

1 tbsp of turmeric powder

1 tbsp cinnamon powder

1 tsp of red Thai chilli powder


HOW TO MAKE IT

1. So what you want to do first is drain your lentils and kidney beans and then boil them together until they become soft.

2. Drain half the water from the pan (you will need to use the rest of the water later) and Put to one side to cool down.

3. Whilst it cools down, fry the onion and garlic on high heat. Once they have gone a golden colour, turn the heat down a bit and add the almond milk, red Thai chilli paste and all the other ingredients, except the orange and lemon juice, and stir. This is your sauce.

4. Now you are going to blend HALF of the kidney beans and lentils with the sauce until it becomes creamy. Then add it back to the pan, heat off!

5. Throw the remaining beans and lentils into the soup and add the lemon and orange juice. If it is toooo thick and lumpy then simply add some hot water into it an stir.

6. Pour into a bowl and top with whatever you like. I used mint and almond flakes.

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Coconut, White Chocolate, lemon and Pistachio Fudge

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Just typing the name of this is making me crave it. Okay so I made this just before turning completely vegan hence the white chocolate…

INGREDIENTS 

2 large bars of White chocolate

3-4 cups of Desiccated coconut

1/4 cup of maple syrup/Agave nectar

2 large lemons (For juice and zest)

 As many Pistachios as you like (For topping)

2 tbsp of Vegan Butter

1 tbsp of Coconut oil

DIRECTIONS

  1. First thing you want to do is blend the desiccated coconut until it gets really silky and smooth. Set aside.
  2. Put some oil onto a frying pan along with the vegan butter. Once melted, throw in your white chocolate and heat until it melts.
  3. Add the melted white chocolate into the blender with your liquified coconut. Add the lemon juice from your 2 lemons and then the zest – Just grate the skin of the lemon over the blender to make your life easier. Blend it until very smooth and thick.
  4. Evenly pour into a non stick baking tin and top with some pistachios, making sure you flatten the fudge as you go along. Put into a fridge for 30 minutes until it hardens.

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If you are anything like me and have a sweet sweeeeeeeet tooth, you’re gonna love it!

 

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