The Vegan Atlas

An Easy Homemade Seitan Recipe

May 4, 2022 By Nava Atlas 41 Comments

This homemade seitan recipe using gluten flour provides an easy and economical route to a great DIY plant-based protein. Be sure to see the step-by-step in this post on how to make seitan. You’ll also find a link to a roundup of delicious vegan recipes for using it.

Store-bought seitan can be quite good, or it can be shoe-leather tough, to use a non-vegan metaphor. And while it’s not ridiculously pricey, it isn’t as much of a protein bargain as beans, or even tofu. That changes when you make it at home.

35 Recipes for Using Cherry Tomatoes (& Grape Tomatoes)

May 3, 2022 By Taylor Jasmine 3 Comments

Cherry tomatoes are the tiny jewels of this vegetable-that’s-really-a-fruit (botanically, that is) group. Though available year-round, they’re at their best and sweetest in mid-to late summer. This roundup of naturally plant-based recipes for using cherry tomatoes and grape tomatoes includes appetizers, preserves, sauces, salsas, salads, pastas, and more.

The problem with cherry and grape tomatoes, if you can call it a “problem,” is that especially for gardeners, even a handful of plants can produce more of these juicy gems than you know what to do with.

29+ Naturally Vegan Cold Soups (with lots of gazpacho variations)

April 27, 2022 By Taylor Jasmine Leave a Comment

There are few dishes that are more refreshing on hot summer days than cold soups Here’s a bounty of naturally vegan cold soups, brimming with the season’s freshest vegetables and fruits. You’ll also find a surprising number of ways to make gazpacho.

Some of the vegetables you’ll find in abundance in these recipes include tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, peas, and more; fruits you’ll encounter are summer’s sweetest — watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, strawberries, and stone fruits.

Cold Asian Noodle Bowls with Daikon and Carrot

April 25, 2022 By Nava Atlas Leave a Comment

Daikon and carrot are a classic vegetable due in Japanese cuisine. Added to cold Asian noodle bowls like this one, the daikon radish and carrot combo makes a lovely warm-weather dish.

Slightly sweet and pleasantly juicy, daikon radish has a milder bite than red radishes and other varieties. It’s a crisp radish that’s easy to love, and versatile in the kitchen. Learn more about daikon radish.