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Vietnamese Inspired Caramelized Pork Bowls with Lentils

Vietnamese-inspired Caramelized Pork Bowls are my vegan take on Caramelized ground Pork using lentils instead of meat substitutes. The dish comes together so quickly and is packed with flavor. My new favorite way of serving lentils! Nutfree vegan recipe. Gluten-free option.

Get ready for some sticky spicy goodness. These Vietnamese-inspired lentil pork bowls are a vegan version of Vietnamese-style caramelized ground pork, a popular take-out dish.

There are variations in the dish depending on the restaurant. You can use pork or chicken subs here but we skip the meat substitutes and use lentils instead. Budget-friendly and whole food!

The pork versions usually use fish sauce. Since vegan fish sauce isn't available as easily, I make my own fish sauce dressing with the ingredients listed adapted from this.

For this recipe, we sautee the lentils with chili, garlic and ginger for that flavor and caramelize them using some coconut sugar or brown sugar.

But the deliciousness only starts here. Now we toss the lentils with a sweet and spicy dressing. This step turns them into something utterly addictive.

We save the rest of the dressing for tossing any veggies we want to add to the bowls. DIVINE! It's zesty and spicy and great over cucumber and radish and saves time if you don't have pickled veggies to serve with the bowl. I served my lentils over rice along with some refreshing cucumber slices and green onions but you can get creative here. Use noodles or lettuce, Some pickled radishes and carrots go wonderfully.

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Vegan Samosa Pie

Like Samosa? you need to make this Samosa pie! It's like a giant veggie samosa and has everything we love about Samosas…but comes in giant pie form! This is a great savory pie perfect for the holidays but also makes for great party food, lunchbox or snack. Gluten-free and nut-free option.

Samosa lovers need to make this giant vegan samosa pie! It has everything you love about Samosas…but comes in giant pie form! It's great for parties, lunch boxes and the holiday table!

I used store bought puff pastry – you'd be surprised that most brands are actually vegan! This is a free-form pie, so we do not bake it in a pie dish but on a sheet pan. It's like a giant baked samosa that we cut into single servings after baking!

This samosa pie is based on my favorite Samosas from my hometown. It used to be a huge samosa, filled with a super flavorful potato filling. Samosas vary a lot based of the filling and shell. The filling can be a simple spiced mashed potatoes where you add some ground spices to mashed potatoes and it's ready. In todays version, we cook the whole spices such as cumin and coriander seeds then add the aromatics, cashews, spices, ginger, mashed potatoes, peas and mint! These potatoes are so incredible!

What made that samosa so special is that it was made with so much flavor coming from the potato filling. You can use my other quicker samosa potatoes or make this version for the special day!  I made the filling in the Instant Pot but I list the alternative cooking method for stovetop potatoes in the tips section.

For samosa fans, there are more simple samosa recipes on the blog as well that you can try. Like my samosa pinwheels or samosa chickpea wraps.

• because samosa potatoes!
• It's easy and delicious
• It's Soyfree. And has options to make it Nutfree and gluten-free
• It's great to carry in lunch boxes, snacking, serving in potlucks, picnics, and even making a part of a festive table!

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Vegan Tofu Nuggets

These Vegan Tofu Nuggets are baked and not fried and taste just like Southern fried chikin with my secret marinade & spice mix! Nutfree Glutenfree. Your whole family will love these!

Stop what you're doing and go marinate some tofu NOW because you don't want to miss out on these Crispy Baked Vegan Tofu Nuggets! They are my new favorite vegan party snack – well, along with my Baked General Tso Cauliflower!

I use the spices used for southern fried chicken and add them to the coating and the marinade. Together they add so much amazing flavor. These are perfectly crispy on the outside and wonderfully meaty on the inside – seriously the best texture and flavor thanks to some key tips and a delicious tofu marinade. Seriously, if you know someone who dislikes tofu, give them these Tofu Nuggets and their minds will be changed forever.

Now there are two things that are super important for making the perfect Tofu Nuggets.

Number one: you need to press your tofu! For most of my tofu recipes, I recommend pressing your tofu, and this is no exception. Squeeze all that excess water out of your tofu. This will give you much better tofu and will prepare it for my tofu nuggets. Use extra firm tofu so that you don't end up with squishy bites.

tip #2 Marinate your tofu.  Let the pressed tofu sit in the marinade a minimum of 5 minutes. We really want the marinade to soak up into the insides of the tofu, making the texture even better. You can marinate your tofu for 30 minutes, or even overnight.

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