Batch Cooking · Tipps & Tricks · Vegan ·Jan 01, 2024

Vegan Batch Cooking - Prep Day

Immerse yourself in the world of efficient batch cooking , a cooking method that not only saves time and energy, but also combines your passion for delicious food with hectic everyday life. We have already written two detailed blog posts that give you a comprehensive insight into the basics of batch cooking and the efficient prep day: Batch Cooking Basics - Everything you need to know & need for it and Batch Cooking: Prep Day - Your efficient preparation day . In this blog post, we take you on a journey into the world of vegan batch cooking. We show you how you can not only save time and energy, but also conjure up a colorful palette of delicious, plant-based dishes on your table. Immerse yourself in the joy of the efficient preparation day and discover how it can help you eat stress-free and healthily.

Veganuary: Try vegan and discover the diversity of plant-based cuisine for yourself!

Veganuary is a global movement that encourages people to try a plant-based diet for a month in January. This initiative promotes conscious and sustainable eating while demonstrating the benefits of a vegan lifestyle. During the Veganuary program, participants commit to giving up animal products and eating only plant-based foods for a month. The movement offers resources, recipes and support to ease the transition and raise awareness of the positive effects of a vegan diet. Discover how to not only meet the Veganuary challenge but also incorporate delicious, plant-based dishes into your daily diet with our vegan batch cooking guide.

Our batch cooking weekly plan for you:

Day 1: Pasta Aglio Olio with roasted cauliflower
Day 2: Vegan Rainbow Bowl
Day 3: Orecchiette with broccoli and lemon-pine nut pesto
Day 4: Cauliflower hummus with chili herb oil
Day 5: Stuffed Sweet Potato "Deluxe"

We have already created the shopping list for the entire week for you. You can find it in our e-book on the topic of batch cooking.

What are the benefits of a vegan diet?

A vegan diet can bring numerous health benefits: For example, avoiding animal products can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. The diet often also promotes regular consumption of fruit, vegetables, whole grain products and pulses. But that's not all: switching to a vegan lifestyle is not only good for you, but also for animals and the environment! Among other things, you are helping to reduce your ecological footprint and thus reducing the burden on our planet.

All in all, Veganuary is a great way to try out the plant-based diet. Whether you're a meat eater, vegetarian or flexitarian, this month is the perfect opportunity to shop more consciously and discover a world of vegan recipes. Just give it a try and experience how delicious and varied a plant-based diet can be!

Your Preparations for Vegan Prep Day

Now that we've covered the basics of Veganuary and the benefits of a vegan diet, let's take a look at how to put it into practice - and that starts with a well-thought-out prep day.

Cut:

Cut the broccoli into small florets.
Finely grate the lemon peel.
Crush the garlic.
Dice the sweet potato.
Roughly chop the nuts.
Halve the sweet potato lengthwise and pierce it several times with a fork.

Mix:

Coarsely chop the broccoli, toasted pine nuts, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a food processor and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Mix dressing ingredients well and store in a jar in the refrigerator: 1 tbsp tahini, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp miso paste, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1-2 tbsp water to dilute

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Preheat the oven:

Preheat the oven to 220 °C. Rinse the cauliflower, cut into florets and place on the baking tray.
Mix cauliflower with olive oil, smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper and roast in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
Drizzle diced sweet potato with olive oil and roast in the oven