Recipes

Vegan BBQ Pulled Jackfruit

Serve with fresh and crunchy homemade coleslaw in sandwiches.

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Quick and Easy Vegan Chick'n Pieces

Great to toss into stir-fries and fajitas!

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Bulgur and Peas with Beetroot Salad

A wholesome dish of Bulgur and Peas served with a rich tomato sauce and beetroot salad.

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Vegan Pancake with Hazelnut & Chocolate Spread

Celebrate Pancake Day 2022 with this delicious vegan pancake recipe.  Dreamed up by our new Graphic Designer and colleague, Kate, it's an absolute must for Pancake Day.  The best bit about it is the newer Essential Vegan Hazelnut & Chocolate Spread, which is also palm oil free. 

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Guyanese Dhal

Influences from multi-cultural Guyana and the Caribbean make this wonderful meal from the Grandma of Essential's very own Customer Rep.  Marion, here adapted to feed four lucky people!

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Helen's Brownies

From one of our Northern co-op sisters, this moreish brownie with a slightly salty taste will have you coming back for more!

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Burmese Pumpkin Curry

Rachel Demuth from Bath's Demuth's Cookery School shares her Myanmar-inspired squash curry.

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Tahini Cacao Chilli

This tasty and hearty Chilli is perfect for those colder nights. Made up by Essential Harvest Bath member, it's a new take on an old Viva! recipe and well-worth trying!

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Overnight Oats

This simple-to-follow delicious and filling breakfast is from one of Essential's drivers, no stranger to early starts!
Check out Cara's Overnight Oats recipe:

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Jackfruit Choona Mayo

A versatile main or side to go with jacket potatoes, a salad or in a sandwich. Meat-free, needless to say!

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Chilli Tofu

Another recipe from a fellow co-op, this tofu chilli is a perfect go-to favourite

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Oat & Apricot Flapjack

A wonderfully-tasty oat and fruit flapjack from the shop whose mission is to make you lead a more healthy lifestyle!

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Courgette Salad with Lemon & Almonds

This is a lovely zingy salad. Perfect for a hot day and a great way of using up the endless supply of courgettes that the summer brings!

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Hearty Sausage Hot Pot

Cooked low and slow this one pot wonder is easy for anyone to make and is endlessly versatile too. Enjoy!

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Chocolate Tahini Fudge

In need of a sweet treat that won’t set you on a guilt trip? This fudge is so scrummy you’ll find it hard to believe it’s so healthy. Rich in protein, essential fats and no added sugar, this makes a wonderful treat for the whole family. Using Essential tahini, chocolate drops and nutritious protein-rich nuts, this is simple to prepare and absolutely delicious.

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Christmas Pudding

Ah, the infamous Christmas pudding, the cake-like masterpiece made in homes around the country during the festive season!  Sometimes called a figgy or plum pudding, it has its roots as far back as the early 15^th century, when “plum pottage”, a savoury concoction made from meat and root vegetables, was served at the start of a meal.  Then, as it is now, the “plum” in plum pudding was a generic term for any dried fruit, most commonly raisins and currants, with prunes and other added dried, preserved or candied fruit added if available.  By the end of the 16^th century, dried fruit was more plentiful in England and plum pudding made the shift from savoury to sweet.

So, there’s a brief history of the nation’s festive delight.  No time to get baking!

Thanks to our friends at The Vegan Society for supply the ingredients list and the baking direction. 

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White Quinoa Salad

A wonderful White Quinoa Salad courtesy of long-standing Essential friends, Frome Wholefoods.

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Chickpea Falafels with Rainbow Slaw

Kirsty Hale, Head of Recipes at Riverford Organic Farmers shares this vibrant recipe with Essential produce and their own organic veg.

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