7 vegan recipes from Ottolenghi FLAVOUR (2024)

FAQs

Is Ottolenghi flavour vegan? ›

Yotam Ottolenghi and his Ottolenghi FLAVOUR co-author Ixta Belfrage may not be vegan chefs, but their joint obsession with vegetables means that many of their recipes just so happen to be completely plant-based.

To heighten their flavour, enthusiastic seasoning may occur with salt or sugar, salty soy or other well-seasoned sauces, or perhaps cheese alternatives are added.

Cooking a meat and dairy free meal doesn't mean you have to settle for anything less than delicious. Our collection of tantalising and varied vegan recipes will have vegans and meat eaters alike coming back for more.

Beer and Wine

Isinglass, a gelatin-based substance derived from fish, is used as a clarifying agent in some beer and wine. Other non-vegan ingredients sometimes used are casein (from milk) and egg whites.

Candy. Candy includes many possible non-vegan ingredients, including sugar, honey, carmine, gelatin, shellac, and dairy. Most of these ingredients should sound familiar. Shellac is a “confectioner's glaze” and a varnish, the same as used on floors.

From natural flavor boosters such as ginger, garlic, and onion powders, miraculously cheesy nutritional yeast, and aromatic black salt, to umami-packed fermented foods such as soy sauce and miso paste, these ingredients are a must-have in a well-stocked vegan kitchen.

The right ingredients will help enhance the vegan umami flavor. Tempeh, seitan or pressed extra-firm tofu work well as substitutes for steak, pork, chicken or fish. You can also look to vegetables that can be cut into “steak” shapes, like cauliflower, sweet potatoes, zucchini, winter squash or beets.

Gordon Ramsay is famously averse to vegan food – but it turns out the celebrity chef has been keeping a closely guarded secret for many years. Opening up to competitors on the US Masterchef: Back to Win series, Ramsay admitted that despite his public disdain of vegan food throughout his career, he actually loves it.

Health considerations: The potential health benefits associated with a vegan diet may motivate Ramsay, as they have for many individuals who adopt plant-based eating to promote personal well-being.

Is Gordon Ramsay anti vegan? ›

Fiery chef Gordon Ramsay has been famously anti-veggie in the past, even once joking that he was 'allergic' to vegans. But in recent years, his stance has softened, and he has started to embrace meat-free dining.

Intake and status of vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, zinc, iodine, calcium and bone turnover markers were generally lower in plant-based dietary patterns compared to meat-eaters. Vegans had the lowest vitamin B12, calcium and iodine intake, and also lower iodine status and lower bone mineral density.

Can a vegan eat eggs? The straightforward answer is that you technically cannot call yourself a vegan if you consume eggs. Because eggs are not vegan, you would be called an ovo-vegetarian; or just a vegetarian for simplicity's sake as vegetarians do eat eggs.

What is vegan umami? Vegan umami refers to the savory taste found in plant-based foods, without using any animal products. Ingredients like mushrooms, tomatoes, fermented foods like miso and soy sauce, nutritional yeast, and seaweeds are all rich in natural umami flavors and suitable for a vegan diet.

Natural flavors are food additives designed to make processed foods taste irresistible. These flavors can come from vegan-friendly sources, but they can also be derived from animal products.

Vinegar and Mirin. In addition to fishy and salty, we need to tackle sour. That's where vinegar and mirin (rice wine) comes in. Like soy sauce, vinegar is both fermented and fermenting and is therefore a logical component of any vegan fish sauce (which is also fermented and fermenting).