19 Jul 5 Absolute Best Vegan Keto Recipes
The vegan and keto diet are similar in some ways and you can prepare delicious meals that adhere to both diet requirements.
The 5 absolute best vegan keto recipes that you should try, are:
1. The Crispy Tofu & Cauliflower Rice Stir-Fry
Ingredients
Stir fry
- 12 ounces tofu
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 cauliflower head
- 2 garlic cloves
Sauce
- 1.5 tbsp sesame oil
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ light brown sugar
- ½ tsp chili garlic sauce
- 2.5 tbsp peanut butter
Method
✓ Drain the tofu 1.5 hours before and roll it in an absorbent towel
✓ Preheat oven to 400° and cube tofu. Place the tofu in baking sheet and bake for 25minutes
✓ Whisk all the sauce ingredients together then add the cooled tofu to the sauce
✓ Shred the cauliflower into rice
✓ Preheat a pan, add the tofu and some of the sauce. Cook until brown
✓ Cook the cauliflower rice with some garlic and sesame oil in a pan
✓ Serve the rice with some tofu
2. Seitan Negimaki
Ingredients
Simmering broth
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 6 minced garlic cloves
- ¼ sliced ginger
Seitan
- 1 ¼ cups wheat gluten
- 3 tbsp yeast flakes
- ¾ cup cold water
- ¼ soy sauce
Marinade
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup mirin
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 tsp Sriracha
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 bunches sliced scallions
Method
✓ Bring all the ingredients for the simmering broth to a boil in a pot
✓ Combine the seitan ingredients and knead them to form a dough
✓ Form dough into flat log and let it simmer in broth for 30 minutes
✓ Mix the marinade ingredients together
✓ Slice the seitan into 16 pieces and place them in the marinade for 1hr
✓ Add the scallions to the sauce
✓ On a dinner plate, roll the seitan around the scallion and secure with toothpick
✓ Cook the rolls on a grill
✓ Transfer to serving plate
3. Zucchini noodles with avocado sauce
Ingredients
- 1 zucchini1
- ¼ cup basil
- 1/3 cup water
- 4 tbsp pine nuts
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 avocado
- 12 sliced cherry tomatoes
Method
✓ Use a peeler or the Spiralizer to make zucchini noodles
✓ Blend all ingredients except cherry tomatoes
✓ Combine noodles, avocado sauce and tomatoes in mixing bowl
✓ Serve the zucchini noodles with avocado sauce
4. Coconut bacon
Ingredients
- 3.5 cups flaked coconut
- 2 tbsp liquid smoke
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp water
Method
✓ Preheat oven to 325°
✓ Combine all ingredients except coconut in mixing bowl
✓ Toss the coconut in the bowl and then pour it onto baking sheet
✓ Bake in oven for 25minutes
✓ Flip regularly
✓ Serve while hot
5. Vegan Thai soup
Ingredients
- 1/2 red onion
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 3 sliced mushrooms
- 2 chopped garlic cloves
- 1/2 inch ginger piece chopped
- 1/2 chopped Thai chili
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 1 tbsp coconut or brown sugar
- 275g cubed tofu
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- Chopped cilantro
Method
✓ Place all veggies, broth, coconut milk and sugar in large pot
✓ Bring to boil and cook over medium heat
✓ Add tofu after 5minuets and cook for 5 more
✓ Remove from heat
✓ Add tamari, lime juice and fresh cilantro
✓ Stir and serve
With all of these delicious vegan keto recipes, sticking to a vegan kept diet is easy! Try these vegan keto recipes yourself and become a convinced keto vegan!