Nur's Vegan Vegetarian Kitchen

    Ingredients ( 4 servings ) 3/4 cup soya granules     1 cup green lentils     1 medium onion 2 heaped tbsp tomato paste        3 tbsp olive oil     1 ½ cup hot water Salt, pepper   Instructions 1.   Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules. 2.   Wash and boil the green lentils for about 15-20 minutes. Drain. Set aside. 3.   Chop the onion finely. 4.  Heat the the olive oil in a pan and sauté the onions on medium-low heat until they are transparent, for about 5 minutes. 5.   Add the soya granules, mix well and sauté for about 5 minutes. 6.   Add the green lentils, hot water, tomato paste salt and pepper to taste. Mix well until the tomato paste dissolves. 7.   Cook on medium-low heat, covered, for about 10-15 minutes mixing occasionally. You can c...

    Ingredients  ( 4 servings ) 3/4 cup soya granules      6 leeks (white and green parts)     1 medium onion 1 large ripe tomato      3 tbsp olive oil, divided     1 cup hot water 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (or more)     Salt, pepper Optional: 1 medium carrot (I did not use)   Instructions 1.     Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules. 2.   Chop the onion and tomatoes finely. You can run the tomatoes in a food processor. Do not drain. 3.   Heat half of the the olive oil in a pan and sauté the onions on medium-low heat until they are transparent, for about 5 minutes. 4.   Add the soya granules and sauté for about 5 minutes. 5.   Add the chopped tomatoes and mix well.   6.   Add salt and pepper to taste. 7.   Cook on medium-l...

    Ingredients  ( 1 serving ) 2 eggs     6 ounces (170 gr) spinach     1/3 cup soya granules     1 medium onion 1 large ripe tomato     1 tbsp olive oil     Salt, pepper Serving suggestion: Serve with freshly ground black pepper.   Instructions 1.     Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules. 2.   Clean and wash the spinach. If you are using frozen spinach prefer whole leaves and skip this step. 3.   Chop the onion and tomato finely. You can run the tomato in a food processor. Do not drain the liquid. 4.   You do not need to chop the spinach. You can break the leaves and stems into half if too large. 5.   Heat the olive oil in a pan. Sauté the onions for about 5 minutes until they become transparent.   6.   Add the soya granules and sau...

    Ingredients  ( 4 servings ) 1 ½ lb (700 gr) spinach     1 cup soya granules     1 medium onion  1 large ripe tomato     3 tbsp olive oil     ¼ cup hot water     Salt, pepper Serving suggestion: Serve with freshly ground black pepper.   Instructions 1.    Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules. 2.   Clean and wash the spinach. If you are using frozen spinach prefer whole leaves and skip this step. 3.   Chop the onion and tomato finely. You can run the tomato in a food processor. Do not drain the liquid. 4.   You do not need to chop the spinach. You can break the leaves and stems into half if too large. 5.   Heat the olive oil in a pan. Sauté the onions for about 5 minutes until they become transparent.   6.   Add the soya granules and sauté for...

    Ingredients  ( 16 patties ) 1 cup soya granules     1 medium onion     1 egg     1 cup bread crumbs      Plenty of chopped Italian parsley     1 tsp cumin     Salt, pepper     Vegetable oil for frying Serving suggestion: Serve with mashed, crushed or oven-roasted potatoes, potato salad, French fries or croquettes.   Instructions 1.    Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules. Set aside in a bowl. 2.    Chop the onion roughly and run it in a food processor until it turns into a pulp. You can also use the smaller, tear-drop shaped side of a box grater. 3.   Chop the parsley. 4.    Add the onion, egg, parsley, salt, pepper, cumin and bread crumbs to the soya granules. 5.   Mix and mince for a couple of minutes using your...

  Ingredients  ( 2 servings ) 1 lb (450 gr) zucchini      ½ cup soya granules     2 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion     1 large ripe tomato     1 cup hot water      Plenty of chopped fresh dill     Salt, pepper Serving suggestion: Serve with yogurt or vegan yogurt.   Instructions 1.   Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out.   2.   Chop the onion and tomato finely.   You can run the tomato in a food processor. Do not drain. 3.   Heat the olive oil in a pan and add the onions. Sauté on medium heat until the onions are transparent, for about 5 minutes. 4.   Add the soya granules and sauté for about 5 minutes. 5.   Add the chopped tomatoes and mix well.   6.   Add salt and pepper to taste. 7.   Cook on medium-low heat, uncovered, for about 10 m...

  Ingredients  ( 4 servings ) 1 ½ lbs (700 gr) cabbage     3/4 cup soya granules     4 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions      2 large ripe tomatoes     1 cup hot water 1 tbsp red pepper flakes     Salt, pepper Optional: 3-4 dried red hot chili peppers     Optional: 1 tsp tomato paste   Instructions 1.   Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out.   2.   Chop the onions and tomatoes finely.   You can run the tomatoes in a food processor. Do not drain. 3.   Heat the the olive oil in a pan and add the dried chili peppers (if using) and red pepper flakes. Sauté on medium heat for a minute.  4.   Add the onions. Sauté until the onions are transparent, for about 5 minutes. 5.  Add the soya granules and sauté for about 5 minutes. 6.   Add the chopped tomatoes and st...

  Ingredients  ( 1 serving )   2 eggs     1/3 cup soya granules     1 medium onion 1 large ripe tomato      2-3 long Italian green peppers 1 tbsp olive oil     Chopped Italian  parsley (or a few whole parsley leaves) Salt, pepper     Optional: Grated parmesan Optional: 1 tbsp olive oil and hot red pepper flakes   Instructions   1.   Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour. Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules.   2.   Chop the onions, tomato and green peppers finely. You can run the tomatoes in a food processor. Do not drain.   3.   Heat the olive oil in a pan. Sauté the onions for 5 minutes until they become transparent. Add the chopped peppers and sauté for another minute or two.   4.   Add the soya granules and sauté for 5 minutes.   5. ...

    Ingredients  ( 4  servings  )                4 large zucchini     8 (or 12 baby size) green Italian bell peppers Optional: 4 large and firm tomatoes     1 large onion     1 ½ tbsp rice 1 large, ripe tomato     Plenty of chopped Italian parsley and fresh dill     Optional: Chopped fresh mint leaves 1 or 1 ½ cups soya granules     2 tbsp olive oil     Salt, pepper     1 ½ cup hot water Serving suggestion: Serve with yogurt or vegan yogurt Instructions 1.  Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour.  Drain and squeeze the liquid out. Put the granules in a bowl. 2.   Cut off the tops of the bell peppers and save the caps. Clean the seeds and placenta parts. Wash and drain. 3.  Scrub the zucchini.   Do not shave them if the skin is not too thorny. Cu...

Ingredients  ( 1  serving ) 2 eggs     1/3 cup soya granules      1 medium onion 1 large ripe tomato     1 small zucchini      1 tbsp olive oil  Plenty of chopped fresh dill     Salt, pepper     Grated parmesan (optional) Optional: 1 tbsp olive oil and hot red pepper flakes    Instructions    1.  Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour.   2.   Cut the stem of the zucchini off and scrub well. Leave the skin on if not too thorny. Shred the zucchini with a box grater.   3.   Chop the onions and tomato finely. You can run the tomato in a food processor. Do not drain.   4.   Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules.   5.   Heat the olive oil in a pan. Sauté the onions for 5 minutes until they are transparent.  6.  Add the soya granules and sauté for 5 mi...

Ingredients  ( 2  servings  )   3/4 cup soya granules     4 medium eggplants     1 medium onion      4 long Italian green peppers     2 ripe medium tomatoes     1 tsp tomato paste      1 cup hot water     3 tbsp olive oil     2 tbsp chopped Italian parsley      Salt, pepper     Sunflower oil for frying  Serving suggestion: Serve with rice or over rice. Instructions  1.   Peel the eggplants leaving stripes of skin on. Quarter each eggplant lengthwise and chop into one-inch pieces. Soak them in a bowl of salt water for half an hour. Wash, drain and dry with a paper towel.  2.   Soak the soya granules in boiling water for half an hour.   Drain and gently squeeze the liquid out of the soya granules. 3.   Heat the sunflower oil and fry the eggplants turning the...