Over an Hour on Oats & Totes

Meera Sodha’s White Bean, Leek and Artichoke Stew

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:06:25 +0000

A delicious recipe from Meera Sodha.
From The Guardian.

Ingredients

5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for the toast

2 red onions, peeled and finely diced

1¼ tsp fine sea salt

4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

2 leeks (200g), whites and greens thinly sliced and rinsed

160g drained jarred artichokes in oil (ie, from a 285g jar)

400g tin butter beans in water, drained

200g frozen petits pois

1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 250ml boiling water

1 tbsp lemon juice

10g fresh mint, leaves picked

10g fresh flat-leaf parsley

¼ tsp coarsely ground black pepper

Sourdough, to serve

Method

Put the oil in a wide, deep frying or saute pan for which you have a lid, and set it on a medium heat. When hot, add the onion and salt, and cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes, until soft and sweet. Stir in the garlic and leeks, cover the pan and leave to cook for eight minutes, until the leeks are soft.

Yotam Ottolenghi’s Bkeila, Potato, and Butter Bean Stew

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:06:25 +0000

This dish from Ottolenghi is a current fave – it’s just so flavourful!

Ingredients

80g coriander, plus 20g, roughly chopped, to serve

30g parsley

600g baby spinach

120ml olive oil, plus extra to serve

1 onion, finely chopped (150g)

5 garlic cloves, crushed

2 green chillies, finely chopped (deseeded for less heat)

1¼ tbsp ground cumin

1 tbsp ground coriander

¾ tsp ground cinnamon

1½ tsp caster sugar

2 lemons: juice to get 2 tbsp, then cut the remainder into wedges to serve

1 litre vegetable or chicken stock

500g waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm pieces

1 × 700g jar of good-quality cooked large butter beans, drained (500g) (we use Brindisa Navarrico large butter beans, but you can, of course, use tinned or cook your own)

salt

Method

Put the herbs and spinach into a food processor in batches and pulse until finely chopped (or finely chop by hand). Set aside.

Sausage Tray Bake

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:06:25 +0000

We’ve been looking for a great tray bake, nice and simple. From ocado.

Ingredients

6 vegan sausages
Red pepper
Yellow pepper
2 small courgettes, chopped into bite sized pieces
Red onion
200g tenderstem broccoli
200 cherry tomatoes
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt
1 tsp smoked paprika
5 fresh sage leaves, chopped
2 rosemary sprigs
4 garlic cloves, minced

Method

Preheat over to 180 degrees c, fan.
Mix everything well in a large baking tray.
Roast approx. 40 mins. Season to taste.

Tamarind Curry

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 22:06:25 +0000

A great and tasty way to use up some tamarind paste.

Ingredients

400g tofu
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds
1/3 tsp black peppercorns
1/8 tsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
1 large tomatoes
1 tbsp tamarind paste
2 tbsp ketchup
1/2 inch ginger
1 stock cube
1 small onion
4 cloves garlic
8 curry leaves
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 small cauliflower
1 small potato
1 can coconut milk

Oreo Cheesecake

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 22:06:25 +0000

My birthday favourite. I love that oreos are vegan!

Ingredients

3 packets of oreos
95g vegan butter
600g vegan cream cheese
250ml vegan double cream
120g icing sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Crush 2 packets of biscuits.
Melt your butter and mix with crushed biscuits. This is your base.
Line a cake tin with the base. Refridgerate for 30 minutes.
Mix together cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla.
Add in souble cream until it firms up a bit - shouldn’t be pourable.
Crush other packet of biscuits and fold into the filling.
Spread filling onto the base and leave overnight.

Potato & Sausage Soup

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:06:25 +0000

A Tuscan dish that I wasn’t really sure what it’d turn out like: it turned out good! And easy. A great combo.

Ingredients

400g vegan sausage (any)
250g baby potatoes
2 - 3 tbsp nurtitional yeast
0.5 tsp oregano
4 cloves garlic
1 - 2 shallots
2.5 - 3 cups water
2 beef stock cubes
2 bay leaves
3 - 5 large handfuls spinach
60g cashews + 1 cup water

Cinnamon Rolls (bread maker)

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 22:06:25 +0000

My first ever bread maker recipe! From Go Dairy Free.

Ingredients

3/4 cup + 2 tbsp warm water
2 tbsp oil/margarine (flavourless)
2.5 cups bread flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp yeast*
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp margarine
1 cup icing sugar
1-2 tbsp plant milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Method

Put the first 6 ingredients (up to and including the salt) in your bread maker (in that order) on the dough setting.
Mix together your brown sugar and cinnamon and melt your margarine.
Roll your dough into a rectangle (9x11 inches) on a lightly floured surface.
Spread the margarine and sprinkle your cinnamon sugar all over.
From one of the short sides, roll your dough.
Cut into roughly 9 pieces.
Place into a greased baking dish/tray. Leave in a warm place for an hour, or the fridge overnight.
Bake for 20 mins at 190 degrees.
Meanwhile, mix your icing sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl. When everything’s done, pour it evenly on the top!

Basic Bread (bread maker)

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:06:25 +0000

A classic. No need to buy bread ever again (unless it’s a different kind).

Ingredients

300ml warm water
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
500g bread flour
2 tsp yeast
Oil

Method

Put everything in the bread machine in that order. Mix the salt and the sugar in the water before adding in the flour.
This is roughly a 2lb loaf on my machine. Customise your crust settings and whatnot!

Matar Tofu

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:06:25 +0000

A nice, delicately spiced curry.

Ingredients

300g tofu
Fresh coriander to serve
Rice

Puree

Oil
2 cardamoms
3 garlic cloves
1 inch ginger
1 large onion
2 large tomatoes
12 soaked cashews
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup soy yoghurt

Sauce

Oil
1 inch cinnamon
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
3/4 tsp coriander
1 tsp sugar
1.5 cups of frozen peas
1 cup water
1 tsp fenugreek leaves
1 oxo stock cube
Salt to taste

Onion Soup

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 16:21:17 +0000

Our questionably French Onion soup recipe, inspired by BBC Good Food. We usually have it with some sort of bread or croutons, but some nice vegan cheese would work well too.

Ingredients

1 kg brown onions
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp sugar
5 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp flour
300 ml wine, or wine stock pot
1.2 l of beef stock (we use 3 OXO Vegan Beef cubes)
1.5 tbsp yeast extract (e.g. Marmite)
4 tbsp beef-flavour gravy granules

Shepherd's Pie

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 02:06:25 +0000

One of the few British dishes that’s made it on here; for good reason!

Ingredients

Vegan cheese, optional

Sauce

Onion
1 large leek
4 garlic cloves
2 large carrots
400g chopped tomatoes
230g dried lentils
Red wine stock pot
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp marmite
1 tbsp mixed hebrs
Stock cube
2 tbsp gravy granules

Mash

750g maris piper potatoes
3 spoons of butter
100 ml milk
3 tbsp nutritional yeast

Lasagne

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 22:06:25 +0000

Using the spagbol sauce and a good white sauce, this sets the expectations for vegan lasagne.

Ingredients

Red Sauce

6 regular tomatoes
350g cherry tomatoes
Garlic bulb
Thyme
Oregano
Salt
Onion
Veg stock cube
Red wine stock pot (or another regular veg one)
2 tsp italian herbs
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
200-250g vegan mince
1 cup water
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp sugar
150g spinach

White Sauce

3 tbsp butter or oil
100g plain flour
800ml soya milk
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 bay leaf
Black pepper

Butter Tofu Curry

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:06:25 +0000

This is a slow cooker tofu butter curry that is stupidly quick to prepare and also stupidly delicious and creamy.

Ingredients

4 diced shallots
1 can coconut milk
170g tomato paste
3.5 tsp garam masala
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
1/2 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
450g tofu (we like the smokey toofoo blocks)
3 tsp lime juice
1 tsp brown sugar (optional)

Biscoff Cheesecake

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:06:25 +0000

Thanks the gods Biscoff biscuits are vegan, right? Also this is a no-bake cheesecake, you’ve been warned.

Ingredients

285g crushed digestives
98g melted butter
65g icing sugar
170g vegan cream cheese
1 tsp sugar
270ml vegan double cream
4 tbsp biscoff spread

Method

Crush your digestives and mix with your melted butter.
Add to a lined tin. This is your base. Leave it in the fridge for 45 minutes.
Cream together your sugars and cream cheese.
Whisk your double cream in another bowl until it is thick.
Add your cream cheese mix and double cream together and stir slowly.
Add in biscoff spread and continue to stir.
Add your mix into your tin and refrigerate for over an hour.
Top with biscoff biscuits and melted spread.

Spicy Cauliflower Wings

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 22:06:25 +0000

While this recipe is a bit of a faff, the end result makes it worth it.

Ingredients

Cauliflower head
150g plain flour
300ml plant milk
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
Salt and pepper
Breadcrumbs
Butter
Sriracha

Method

Chop/ break up your cauliflower head into bite-sized pieces.
Mix together your flour, milk and herbs and spices.
Dip cauliflower pieces into mix.
Coat in breadcrumbs.
Bake for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
Melt your butter and mix it with sriracha.
Remove cauliflower from oven and pour over your hot sauce.
Bake again for another 20 minutes.

Umami Ragu

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:06:25 +0000

This umami ragu is flat out one of the best things I have ever eaten; that’s not something to be taken lightly.

Ingredients

2 carrots
2 onions
200g oyster mushrooms
40g dried shiitake mushrooms (or porcini)
4-6 garlic cloves
3 tomatoes
80ml oil
45g miso
30g harissa
3 tbsp tomato paste
4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp cumin seeds
120g lentils
65g pearl barley
Red wine stock pot
30-35g creamed coconut block
1-2 stock cubes
850ml water

Focaccia

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:06:25 +0000

Some of the best gosh darn bread you will ever eat.

Ingredients

4 cups bread flour
7g packet of instant yeast
2 tsp salt
2 cups (470ml) lukewarm water
4+ tbsp olive oil
Flaky sea salt (optional)
Fresh rosemary (optional)
Olives (optional)
Sun dried tomatoes (optional)

Method

Mix flour, yeast, salt, tomatoes and olives (chop your tomatoes and olives as you wish).
Add in the water and mix with a spoon (it will be very wet).
Rub the surface well with olive oil.
Cover and place in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
Make sure you’ve coated it in enough oil so it doesn’t dry out, especially if you’re just using a tea towel.
Grease two tins (I use cake tins).
Deflate your dough and carefully remove it from the bowl.
Split the dough into two, coat with a tbsp of oil each and rest for 3-4 hours.
Sprinkle sea salt, rosemary, olives and other additional toppings.
Coat with more oil and then use your fingers to dimple the dough (use them all at once and press down).
Bake for 25-30 minutes at 200 degrees (fan).
Remove from the tins and let cool for 10 minutes.

Definitely Not Goat Curry

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:06:25 +0000

Why the title, you ask? Other than the fact it does not contain any goat, the recipe was taken from good-old-trusty BBC Good Food, and there you will find many reviews saying “excellent recipe, but it isn’t goat curry!”. I don’t know what goat curry is, but this recipe is delicious nonetheless.

Ingredients

Onion
10 cloves of garlic
100g of ginger
50-100ml oil
2 chillies
Handful of curry leaves
3 thyme sprigs
4 tbsp curry powder
Can of chopped tomatoes
2 ‘beef’ stock cubes
300ml water
700g ‘meat’ chunks
1/5 tbsp lemon juice
Chopped coriander