Recipes - Vegan, Macrobiotic & Japanese

Starting the mornings with a green smoothie is an excellent way to be on track for your 5 (or more) a day. By cold brewing green tea in coconut water overnight you gain all the benefits and flavour of the tea, with none of the bitterness and without diluting the taste.

This delicious Japanese seaweed salad makes a nice change to the usual lettuce salad and the dressing is something special!

A delicious, quick and easy pate flavoured with the incredibly versatile ginger umami paste. Takes just 10 minutes to prepare plus chilling time and lasts for several days if chilled. Enjoy with bread, rice cakes or a mouth watering array of fresh vegetable crudities.

A delicious side or starter of crispy baked polenta chips with a “cheesy” flavour from the addition of some nutritional yeast and tamari. The addition of a spoon of white miso softens, sweetens and adds another flavour layer to the salsa.

Umami, translated from Japanese, means "pleasant savoury taste" and very pleasant it is too. For this recipe, Umami Paste is used to flavour Soba noodles while the crunchy vegetables add colour, vitamins and minerals. The rich savoury flavour Umami flavour complements the sweetness of the maple syrup and the nuttiness of the noodles. This is very quick and easy dish perfect for a nourishing lunch or light supper.

Simple and easy to make, this satisfying, colourful and tasty dish is packed with the goodness of kale and sweet potato, the nutritionally superior cousin to the white potato (and counts as one of your 5-a-day).

Great on the BBQ as summer gets going or on the griddle pan.

If you like your greens... you'll love this delicious Green Pea & Quinoa Fusilli with Watercress & Coconut Pesto, Fresh Peas & Spinach. It can be served as a main or salad. Enjoy x

This multi purpose tofu sauce is excellent with crudites, thinned as a salad dressing or as a pasta sauce. Most people would not realise that it was dairy free unless told. It is simply delicious!

Although this may not be the most authentic way of eating soba noodles, it’s recently become my go-to lunch because it’s so quick and easy to make but also very nutritious. It’s also vegan and grain-free and makes a delicious and energising midday meal.

A recent global analysis by The Lancet revealed that Japanese children are the healthiest in the world. Bestselling author and Tokyo-born Naomi Moriyama set out to discover the secrets of Japan's success.

A simple baked stuffed mushroom, with a crispy crunchy topping, and a zesty seaweed garnish. The filling is very adaptable, use the ingredients that you have in the fridge, any extra filling is delicious served with rice or gluten free pasta.

Making gnocchi is surprisingly easy, and it seems odd that so few people make them.  These simple gnocchi are made with a mixture of potato and carrot and bound with quinoa flour.

This delicious Vegan scrambled Tofu is the perfect comfort food without the guilt, created by a Masterchef!

Spice up your salad with this Japanese Korean fusion!

A summer salad with zesty, minty, refreshing & juicy griddled watermelon and a creamy tofu sauce. Cooking concentrates the flavours of the watermelon as well as giving it a firmer texture.

Clearspring Quick cook Organic Millet, Peas & Lentils go especially well with this popular sauce. This version is simply garnished with fresh chives, lightly flavoured with some fresh lemon juice and dressed with the delicious sauce.

This refreshing, yet comforting, vegan green Thai curry has been stripped down to use just a few ingredients that are readily available in the supermarket. Make a double batch of the paste and freeze until needed.

Flapjacks make a great snack, but are all too often laden with sugar and butter. We’ve given a traditional flapjack recipe a makeover and made these vegan and free from refined sugar. Use certified gluten free oats to make them gluten free too.

Delicious and creamy, quick to prepare with Clearspring lentils and brown rice noodles.

Try this wonderfully festive way to display your veg this Christmas.

Silken tofu is an excellent base for vegan creamy dips, dressings and sauces. The addition of lots of herbs, lemon and chilli turns this into a fresh and light noodle or pasta sauce. Equally good hot or cold this is perfect for an al fresco supper on a summer’s evening.

A simple bean stew that tastes delicious. The peppery lentils are balanced by the deliciously sweet squash and onion, all simmered together in a bubbling stew creating a warm comforting dish.

This gluten free version of the Thai classic is delicious and simple to make.