5 Easy and Quick Meatless Recipes to innovate in the kitchen
If you're looking for ideas to vary your meatless menu, these 5 easy and quick recipes are the perfect solution. From pastas to salads, you can enjoy flavorful dishes that are ideal for saving time and maintaining a healthy diet. Get inspired to innovate in the kitchen!
Vegan Pasta Salad
Ingredients
150 g of dry pasta
160 g of Heura Mediterranean Chunks
8 cherry tomatoes
1/4 onion
1/2 bell pepper
1 can of corn
1 large carrot
Oregano
Oil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Salt
Fresh basil
Preparation
- 1Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
- 2Drain, drizzle with a bit of extra virgin olive oil, and let it cool.
- 3Sauté the Heura Mediterranean Chunks with a tablespoon of oil for 5 minutes, then set aside and let them cool once done.
- 4Thinly slice the onion and bell pepper, cut the tomatoes in half, and grate the carrot.
- 5In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together.
Vegan Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
125 g of cooked quinoa
160 g of Heura Mediterranean Chunks
Fresh spinach
1/2 cucumber
1 tomato
1 avocado
Lemon
Oil
Preparation
- 1Sauté the Heura Mediterranean Chunks with one tablespoon of oil for 5 minutes.
- 2Cut the cucumber, tomato, and avocado as desired.
- 3Mix with the quinoa, spinach, and the Heura Mediterranean Chunks
- 4Season with lemon, oil, and salt.
Vegan Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
The sauce:
1 tbsp of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp of dried oregano
2 tbsp of tomato paste
250 g of canned whole tomatoes
fresh basil
1 pack of Heura meatballs
Preparation
- 1In a cold pot, add the oil and garlic to sauté on low heat for about 3 minutes.
- 2Add the oregano and cook for 1 minute.
- 3Add the tomato paste and cook for about 3 minutes.
- 4Add the tomatoes, with their juice, and cook until they start to boil.
- 5Blend everything with a hand blender.
- 6Add the basil and reduce to taste.
- 7Season with salt.
- 8In a separate pan, cook the meatballs over medium heat for 12 minutes, turning frequently to brown them.
- 9Add the meatballs to the sauce for about 5 minutes and serve.
Oven-baked Heura Chunks with vegetables
Ingredients
320 g of Heura Chunks
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
2 sprigs of fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
Salt and pepper
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
6 small potatoes
6 medium carrots
3 medium onion
Preparation
- 1In a bowl, mix the oil with the seasonings and garlic.
- 2Cut the potatoes in half, the carrots in half and then into long pieces, and the onions into quarters.
- 3Place the Bites in a shallow roasting pan and pour half of the oil mixture over them.
- 4Arrange the potatoes, carrots, and onions around the Bites and drizzle the remaining oil mixture over the vegetables.
- 5Roast at 200°C (400°F) for 35 minutes.
- 6Let rest for 10 minutes and then serve the roasted Bites with vegetables.
Vegan Caesar Salad
Ingredients
For the sauce:
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce
1 cup of vegan mayonnaise
1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
For the Salad:
Romaine lettuce
Avocado
Heura Nuggets
Preparation
- 1In a small bowl, mix all the dressing ingredients well.
- 2Prepare the Nuggets according to the package instructions.
- 3In a bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, diced avocado, and Heura Nuggets. Drizzle with Caesar sauce to taste.