This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.
I’m not a vegan, but I do enjoy eating vegan meals from time-to-time.
1. This chickpea spinach rice dish is a great, filling option for vegans and non-vegans alike:
Ingredients:
- Olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 can of chickpeas
- ½ bag of spinach
- 1 cup of white or brown rice
- Salt and pepper
Courtesy: Lifestyle
Directions:
- Make rice; if you don’t have the time to make it fresh, minute-rice is also good.
- Open the can of chickpeas and rinse the beans in a strainer.
- Add a dollop of olive oil to the pan and put it on medium heat.
- Add the chickpeas and stir. Cook for about five minutes.
- While the chickpeas are cooking, mince the garlic.
- Lower the heat a little after five minutes and stir in the garlic.
- Add the spinach and more oil if needed.
- Salt and pepper the chickpea-spinach mixture.
- Once the beans are soft and the spinach is shriveled, stir in the rice.
- Add salt and pepper and stir well.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
2. To all of the acai lovers out there, get excited because I have a delicious homemade acai bowl recipe for you:
Ingredients:
- Granola or cereal (I use Kashi Go-Lean Crunch)
- Dark chocolate chips
- 1 kiwi (or other fruits)
- 1 acai packet
- 1 frozen banana
- ½ cup of blueberries
- ½ cup of almond milk
- Natural maple syrup
- Vanilla extract
- Ice
Courtesy: Nugget Markets
Directions:
- Remove acai packet from the freezer and let it thaw in hot water.
- While it’s defrosting, cut kiwi into pieces and set them aside.
- Put banana, blueberries, almond milk, a dash of maple syrup, a little bit of vanilla extract and ice into a blender.
- Break acai into pieces and add to the blender.
- Blend mixture until there aren’t any more ice chunks. For a thicker mixture, add more ice.
- Pour smoothie into a bowl.
- Add cereal, chocolate chips and kiwi on top of acai.
- Serve cold and enjoy!
3. Trying to impress someone? Make them this amazing teriyaki-marinated salmon:
Ingredients:
- 2 salmon fillets
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 ginger root
- Soy sauce (preferably low-sodium)
- Brown sugar
- Rice wine vinegar
- Sesame oil
- Sesame seeds
Courtesy: Bowl of Delicious
Directions:
- Peel the ginger and garlic and put them in a food processor or blender.
- Pour a generous amount of soy sauce and brown sugar into the mixer.
- Add a dash of rice wine vinegar and sesame oil.
- Blend, and add more of everything to your liking.
- When it tastes delicious, pour the marinade into a large Ziploc bag.
- Add two salmon fillets to bag with the skin side up.
- Place the bag in a bowl and leave the bowl in the fridge overnight.
- When the salmon is marinated to your liking, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the salmon in a dish that will hold the liquid, skin side down.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Set the oven to broil for the last five minutes.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds onto salmon (optional).
- Serve hot, with sweet potatoes and a green vegetable, and enjoy!