Quick, tasty meal ideas!

Sometimes you need to eat in a hurry, so here are some ideas for fast meals that taste great and look good:


Tempeh Burger

Lightly fry or grill some pre-seasoned tempeh (Tallyho Farm do a good one), toast a whole meal roll/bread, add some good chutney/sauce/hummus, fill with your choice of salad like lettuce, sprouts, sliced tomato, grated beetroot, grated carrot, avocado. Voila!


Chickpea and couscous salad

Prepare one cup of 5 minute couscous to package instructions but don't add margarine, cool. Combine with a drained and rinsed tin of chickpeas, diced small red capsicum, one or two ripe tomatoes diced, half a red onion diced, good handful of chopped fresh mint, juice of half a lemon, good slurp of olive oil, pinch of salt.
Serve with some mixed lettuce and olives.


Speedy Bean Stew

Sauté 1 small diced onion in olive oil, add 1-3 cloves crushed garlic, chilli, ground paprika, 1 small diced zucchini, red capsicum, chuck in a tin of crushed tomatoes or fresh ripe diced tomatoes, a dash of tamari, if you like liquid smoke add a drop. Simmer until veggies are cooked (you may need to add a little water), add a tin of drained and rinsed kidney beans (or any other beans) or cooked beans if you have them. Add some fresh herbs, such as parsley, chives or basil at the end if you wish.
Serve with instant couscous, rice, or quinoa.


Posted by Kristin