This super simple and easy oven-baked falafel recipe uses canned chickpeas and oat flour. The falafels are moist, flavorful, and paked with plant-based goodness!
Category: Light meals & soups
Veggie soups, egg rolls, stuffed aubergines, and more!
Spiced chickpea & sweet potato patties
Quick and easy (no blender required) but seriously delicious, these vegetarian patties are flavoured with turmeric, paprika, and optional chili. The sweet potato adds a wonderful sweet taste and creamy texture.
Savoury oats with grilled mushrooms, avo & fried egg
This high fiber, high protein meal is so incredibly satisfying! Similar to a risotto, this savoury dish is flavoured with oregano, thyme, onions and grilled mushrooms.
Miso-ginger-cauliflower broth bowls (build your own)
This is an incredibly fragrant and tasty broth that can be spooned over your fillings of choice! The cauliflower adds creaminess to the broth, while the miso adds Umami and the ginger adds some spice.
Savoury green easy pea-sy oat pancakes
If you love all things green and healthy, then these pancakes are for you! Made with simple nutritious ingredients like peas and oats, these greenies are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
Cauliflower, cucumber, ginger soup
Adapted from a recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi’s Simple, this light and fresh soup that can be served chilled or warm. It’s is a wonderful starter to enjoy as part of a main meal, as it is made up of non-starchy veggies.
Burrito black bean egg rolls (high protein, high fiber)
A thin omelette stuffed with Mexican black beans, red pepper and a touch of cheese. This super nutritious vegetarian meal is perfect for a high protein breakfast, or as a light lunch paired with a fresh salad.
Baked aubergines with Mediterranean sardine salsa
This scrumptious Mediterranean-inspired dish is a delicious addition to a Mezze inspired meal, but works well as a starter or a light meal. Bonus – it’s also a really yum way to get your omega-3’s in, along with loads of other nutrients and fiber.
No oil added to this recipe, but a small drizzle of olive oil will definitely go down well here if you want. The salsa is pretty rustic, and you can add or remove ingredients based on your preference. Play around and have fun.
Baked aubergines with Mediterranean sardine salsa
A mezze-style recipe with zesty Mediterranean flavours
Ingredients
- 2 med aubergines sliced into thick 2 cm rounds (this prevents drying out)
- salt & pepper
Sardine Salsa
- 1 red onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
- 1 handful fresh parsley chopped
- 1 handful fresh coriander chopped
- 2 ripe red tomatoes chopped
- 10 green olives pitted and chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped preserved lemon if you don't have this, zest of one lemon or lime will do the trick
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tin sardines oil drained
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220 C (200 fan)
- Season the aubergine rounds with salt and pepper, then place on a prepared baking tray. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the rounds have browned and are cooked through.
- Meanwhile, make your salsa by combining all the rest of the ingredients in a medium bowl and seasoning to perfection.
- When your aubergines are ready, lay them out on a serving platter or plate and top with your salsa. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition information per portion (1/2 of the recipe): 222 kcal; 10.4 g fat; 16.4 g carbohydrate; 8.2 g fiber; 12.8 g protein.
Serves 2 as a light meal (served with a salad and some whole-grain bread), or 4 as part of a spread (with a few other dishes).
Curried lentil soup with coconut & tomato
Adapted from a recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi’s Simple, this recipe uses mostly pantry staples yet is packed with flavour and nutrition.
Stir-fried greens with lemon and Parmesan
Fresh green seasonal veggies seared in a hot pan until just tender, garnished with lemon juice and Parmesan cheese. Asparagus is used in this recipe, but can easily be replaced with another firm veg like green beans, mangetout, sugar-snap peas, or baby broccoli. This recipe works well as a side dish. You could also serve it as a light meal along with fried or poached eggs. Enjoy!