Healthy Meals for Stressful Days! (easy & satisfying)

This video features 5 wonderfully easy vegan meal ideas. Perfect for lazy or stressful days. Quick plant based frittatas, gochujang tofu toast, spicy protein pasta, crispy coconut tofu mango chili noodle and caesar salad type sandwiches. So yum. We’re also using very similar ingredients all throughout this video so you should be able to recreate all of these in no time! Enjoy!

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INGREDIENTS & NOTES

#1 Korean BBQ Style Avocado Toast 0:00

300g plain tofu
1 tbsp cornstarch
⅓ tsp vegetable broth powder / vegeta seasoning
1 tbsp veg oil
¾ tsp gochujang (or to taste)
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp rice syrup or sugar
1 tsp vinegar

for the toast:
2-4 sliced bread of choice
1 avocado (or a few tbsp hummus/vg cream cheese)
optional: vegan feta, spring onion chopped, roasted sesame seeds

→ serves 1-2


#2 Spicy Lentil Pasta 2:44

2 small shallots
1-2 cloves garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ - ⅓ tsp chili flakes (or to taste)
1 can finely chopped Italian tomatoes (400g = 14oz)
2 bay leaves
up to ½ cup (125ml) pasta water
1 handful basil
1 tsp sugar or maple syrup (or to taste)
generous pinch of salt (or to taste)
50 - 75g lentil pasta* (½ cup – ¾ cup)
50 -75g regular pasta (½ cup - ¾ cup)
2-3 handfuls fresh baby spinach
generous pinch of salt for the pasta water

*make sure the two pasta types roughly cook around the same time, a few min difference is okay!

serves 1-2


#3 Spicy Mango & Coconut Tofu Noodles 4:48

for the tofu:
400g firm plain tofu (14oz)
½ cup non dairy milk (125ml)
1 tbsp sriracha
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
½ cup (50g) shredded coconut
½ cup (60g) panko bread crumb
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
½ tsp salt or vegetable broth powder
1 tbsp vegetable oil, sprinkled over the breaded tofu

for the dressing:
2 ½ tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp rice or maple syrup
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp roasted sesame seeds
2 tbsp water

175g noodles of choice (6.2oz)
½ mango, cut into thin strips
1 medium carrot, cut into thin strips
1-2 handfuls cilantro, minced


#4 Caesar Salad Toast 7:44

3 handfuls lettuce, chopped
for the dressing:
2 tbsp unsweetened soy yogurt
1-2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
½ tsp mustard
pinch of salt
dash of black pepper
½ tsp rice or agave syrup

also:
2-4 bread slices of choice
hummus or vg cream cheese
~ ½ block smoked tofu, shredded finely (100g = 3.5oz)
optional: tomato or cucumber slices, pickled onions

serves 1-2


#5 Filled Vegan Omelet 10:08

1-2 small bell pepper
1 handful cremini mushrooms
~ ½ tofu (100g = 3.5oz)
oil for the pan
1-2 handfuls fresh spinach

for the batter:
60g glutinous rice flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp kala namak (black salt)
100ml non dairy milk
2 tsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp soft vegan cream cheese (or thick vg yogurt)

Sprinkle meal with a pinch of kala namak before serving!

Lil disclaimer: I'm no nutritionist or health professional, what works for me may not work for you, i always encourage you to adapt these recipes and measurements and serving sizes to your liking. thanks for watching!

Music:
Intro by Parcels: https://open.spotify.com/track/1Avnd5...
SaDoH https://thmatc.co/?l=283A18FC
Culpeo: https://open.spotify.com/track/214Kez...
Corey Larson: Studio ghibli cover:   / joe-hisaishi-mothers-broom  
Swervus - https://thmatc.co/?l=20768637
Drew Richmond - https://thmatc.co/?l=2C77D519
Flipsum:   / uplait  
Citrus Avenue - https://thmatc.co/?l=EE787535
Digi Jay - Chill Dayz - https://thmatc.co/?l=EB8BE6B3
Outro by Public Library Commute - https://thmatc.co/?l=DE304829

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