This vegan spinach artichoke dip is a delicious gluten free appetizer for special occasions. It’s perfect served warm with your favourite crackers or some crunchy raw vegetables. Main ingredients As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I used fresh baby spinach in this recipe because it has the perfect melt in your mouth
Category Archives: Savoury Dishes
Gluten free savoury dishes made with simple ingredients. Plenty of dinner and lunch ideas, soups, appetizers, and snacks to support a clean eating diet.
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Oct
Oct
These creamy, gluten free, dairy free scalloped potatoes are easy to make and perfect for the holidays. They make a delicious plant-based side dish for Christmas, Thanksgiving, or whenever you’re craving comfort food. The top layer of these scalloped potatoes is slightly crispy, but the layers beneath are coated in a luscious, creamy, sauce that
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Jul
Jul
Perfectly caramelized mushrooms require you to spend a bit of time at the stove, but the delicious and deeply flavourful results are 100% worth the effort. These golden brown sauteed mushrooms have slightly crispy edges and a satisfying, meaty texture. They’re vegan, paleo diet friendly, and gluten free. How to make caramelized mushrooms As an
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Jun
Jun
If you’re looking for a tasty, filling, gluten free dinner or lunch idea, give these vegan mushroom meatballs a try. They’re delicious served with pasta and marinara sauce, in sandwiches, or simply eaten on their own. These vegan meatballs are perfect for meal prepping. You can make them in advance and store them in an
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Apr
Apr
This creamy, vegan tahini pasta is pure comfort food. It’s rich, filling, and so easy to throw together quickly for a satisfying plant based dinner or lunch. Tahini Pasta – Key Ingredients As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The tahini sauce calls for just a few simple ingredients – tahini being the
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Mar
Mar
This creamy vegan baked polenta is the perfect gluten free side dish to go with any plant based stew instead of the usual mashed potatoes. It’s also great served with some sauteed mushrooms and fresh parsley, or top it with a big spoonful of marinara sauce and some fresh basil. It has a thick, satisfying,
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Feb
Feb
This vegan puttanesca pasta is full of bold, briny flavour. It’s a delicious and hearty plant based version of a classic Italian inspired pasta dish. Unlike traditional puttanesca sauce, this vegan version is made without anchovies. It isn’t traditional, but it turned out really tasty and has no shortage of flavour (thanks to generous amounts
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Jan
Jan
These vegan stuffed portobello mushrooms are an easy, delicious, and flavourful plant based meal. They’re filling, substantial, and perfect as a first course by themselves or as a main course with some salad. These stuffed mushrooms are impressive enough to serve when entertaining, but easy enough to whip up whenever you’re craving them – no
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Dec
Dec
If you’re tired of making the same old vegetables, add this oven roasted okra to your repertoire of easy vegetable side dishes.
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Nov
Nov
These vegan hasselback sweet potatoes are a delicious gluten free side dish perfect for Christmas, Thanksgiving, or any other festive occasion. They’re easy to make and are ideal for entertaining, but they also work well alongside a simple meal with no special occasion required.
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Oct
Oct
This dairy free cashew alfredo sauce is rich, velvety, and perfect tossed with gluten free fettuccine noodles. If you’re craving vegan comfort food in the form of a creamy pasta dish, this recipe fits the bill. Main ingredients As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Instead of using butter and cream like traditional
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Sep
Sep
This pesto quinoa is rich, satisfying, and so easy to make. It’s the next best thing to eating a bowl of pesto pasta, and it’s perfect if you’re trying to reduce your pasta consumption and up your intake of more nutrient dense grains. Quinoa is rich in magnesium, high in plant based protein and fibre,
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Aug
Aug
This vegan butternut squash risotto is for those of you who are too overwhelmed (by life in modern times?) to stand over a hot stove and stir for half an hour. This easy risotto isn’t made in the traditional way, but it still turned out delicious. This dish is pure comfort food and makes for
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Aug
Aug
This gluten free, vegan sweet potato casserole hits the spot when you’re craving something warm, cozy, and substantial. It’s perfect as a plant-based side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Main ingredients As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The star of this casserole is the crispy, crumbly topping made from fresh sage
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Jul
Jul
These gluten free savory muffins are flavoured with rosemary, garlic and Parmesan cheese. They’re an easy and tasty grain free option for breakfast or snack time. These muffins contain plenty of cauliflower so they’re a great way to sneak in some hidden vegetables, which is particularly useful if you’ve got picky kids. Main Ingredients As
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Jul
Jul
This balsamic roasted asparagus is an easy and nutritious side dish that I’ll be cooking regularly during asparagus season. This asparagus dish is simple, quick, and requires just a few pantry staples and some fresh asparagus. If you’re making this recipe in the summertime and you’d prefer to keep the house cool and avoid turning
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Jun
Jun
This vegan green goddess dressing really is aptly named (it’s very green and tastes like food of the gods). It’s deliciously herbaceous from the fresh basil, tarragon, parsley and chives. It’s rich and creamy from the avocado, and it’s refreshingly zingy from the fresh lemon juice. And I love that it can be used interchangeably
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Jun
Jun
This baby kale salad is an easy and delicious way to get your greens in. It’s perfect for entertaining or as a side salad on a busy weeknight, since it’s so quick and easy to throw together. The sweet balsamic vinaigrette has just the right balance of sweet, tangy, and savoury. Key Ingredients As an
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Mar
Mar
These gluten free, paleo chicken meatballs turned out so juicy and flavourful. They’re spiced with curry, ginger, garlic, and cloves so they’re perfect if you’re craving something a little different from your standard chicken meatball recipe. They also happen to be low carb, keto diet friendly, gluten free, grain free and dairy free. This recipe
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Feb
Feb
This gluten free plant based mac and cheese sauce is pure comfort food and can be enjoyed by vegans and dairy lovers alike. It’s rich and creamy and I think it tastes even more delicious than traditional mac and cheese. Main Ingredients The creaminess in this gluten free dairy free mac and cheese sauce recipe
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Jan
Jan
This nut free vegan pesto is perfect tossed with pasta or used as a pizza sauce. It’s easy to make and full of flavour. Main Ingredients This pesto recipe calls for pumpkin seeds instead of the pine nuts that are traditionally used in pesto sauce. You can substitute sunflower seeds instead of pumpkin seeds if
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Dec
Dec
If you’re looking for a tasty and nutritious sauce to add flavour to your meals, this lemon and herb sauce is one to try. This flavourful sauce is paleo diet friendly, low carb, refined sugar free, and gluten free. This sauce is delicious on fish and other seafood, chicken, beef, lamb, or tofu. You can
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Dec
Dec
This low carb eggplant lasagna is rich, hearty, and easy to make. It’s perfect for meal prepping, so go ahead and double the recipe and reheat the leftovers for a quick lunches or dinner. This dish is gluten free, grain free, and refined sugar free. It’s a nutritious main course that will keep you full
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Dec
Dec
This gluten free vegan garlic pasta is one of my go-to easy vegan pasta recipes. It’s made with lots of parsley, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, and plenty of fresh chopped garlic.
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Dec
Dec
This vegan walnut pesto is delicious on pasta, pizza, or used as a spread on sandwiches. It’s also great drizzled on roasted vegetables or used as a dip. Main Ingredients Pesto is traditionally made with fresh basil, which is always delicious, but this recipe calls for parsley instead of the usual basil. Parsley gives this
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Dec
Dec
These sauteed butternut squash noodles with fresh sage, parsley, chives, garlic, lemon, and olive oil are a simple, nutritious, and tasty vegan side dish. This dish is gluten free, grain free, and easy to prepare. This would make a good plant-based side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas because it’s easy to throw together at the
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Dec
Dec
This dairy free frittata is a simple, nutritious, and tasty breakfast or brunch idea. This dish is low carb, paleo diet friendly, and perfect for entertaining or meal prepping. Make a double batch of this frittata and store in an airtight container in the fridge, then reheat for a quick meal. This frittata is delicious served
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Dec
Dec
These baked curried chicken thighs are tender, juicy, and so flavourful. Marinate the chicken in advance, then all you have to do is pop them in the oven for an easy yet impressive dinner. Main ingredients This recipe calls for plenty of warm spices such as curry powder, cloves, and ginger. I opted to use
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Dec
Dec
I love sweet chili garlic sauce, but most of the store bought bottled varieties contain refined sugar, which I prefer to avoid. This refined sugar free sweet chili garlic sauce is perfectly satisfying when you’re craving something sweet, sour, salty and spicy all at once. I love using this as a stir fry sauce, a
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Dec
Dec
This homemade, refined sugar free, paleo bbq sauce recipe is made with simple ingredients and turned out well. I love barbecue sauce, but it’s one of those high sugar condiments that I typically avoid. I definitely prefer this recipe to most of the store bought kinds I’ve tried. This barbecue sauce is sweet, smoky, tangy,
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