Vegan Recipes from Around the World, Page 8

Every dish here is naturally vegan, no substitutions needed, and comes from a real culinary tradition somewhere on the map. Prefer to wander? On any recipe you can toggle vegan and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
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Stoofpeertjes (Dutch Red Wine Stewed Pears)Gelderland, Netherlands · easy · 3 h 20 minHard Gieser Wildeman cooking pears stewed for hours with red wine, sugar and cinnamon until they turn deep ruby red, the sweet side for game, stews and winter stamppot.
Gogonele Murate (Romanian Pickled Green Tomatoes)Transylvania, Romania · easy · 3 weeksSmall green tomatoes packed in jars with garlic, horseradish, dill stalks, celery leaves, carrot and chilli, covered with salt brine and left to ferment, the winter murături for every Romanian table.
Covrigi (Romanian Pretzel Rings)Transylvania, Romania · medium · 2 h 10 minChewy rings of lean yeast dough dipped in a hot baking-soda bath, crowned with sesame, poppy seeds or coarse salt and baked golden, Romania’s favourite walk-and-eat snack.
Surkål (Norwegian Sweet and Sour Cabbage)Vestland (Bergen), Norway · easy · 1 h 5 minFinely shredded white cabbage simmered slowly with caraway, grated apple and a splash of vinegar, then balanced with sugar, the pale sweet-sour cabbage that sits beside the Christmas ribbe.
Patata il-Forn (Maltese Baked Potatoes with Fennel Seed)Valletta, Malta · easy · 1 h 40 minThin slices of potato layered with onion, garlic and toasted fennel seeds, moistened with stock, olive oil and a little tomato paste, and baked until soft underneath and crisp and golden on top.
Srpska Salata (Serbian Salad)Šumadija (Belgrade), Serbia · easy · 15 minDiced ripe tomatoes, cucumber and onion with a little hot pepper, dressed simply with sunflower oil, vinegar and salt, the summer salad set beside every plate of Serbian grilled meat.
Blitva (Dalmatian Swiss Chard and Potatoes)Dalmatia, Croatia · easy · 40 minPotatoes and Swiss chard boiled together until soft, then turned in plenty of olive oil warmed with garlic and roughly crushed, the green side dish that goes with grilled fish all along the Dalmatian coast.
Lyutenitsa (Bulgarian Roasted Pepper and Tomato Relish)Sofia, Bulgaria · medium · 2 h 40 minRoasted red peppers and eggplant cooked down with grated ripe tomatoes, garlic and sunflower oil into a thick, sweet and gently spicy relish, eaten beside meat, cheese and bread at nearly every Bulgarian meal.
Pindžur (Macedonian Roasted Pepper, Eggplant and Tomato Spread)Skopje, North Macedonia · medium · 1 h 40 minRoasted red peppers, eggplant and tomatoes chopped coarsely and simmered briefly in oil with garlic and onion into a chunky, orange-red spread, served as meze with bread and white cheese.
Malosolnye Ogurtsy (Russian Lightly Salted Dill Cucumbers)Moscow, Russia · easy · 12 h 20 minSmall, crisp cucumbers packed with dill and garlic and covered with hot salt brine, ready overnight: bright green, crunchy, garlicky and only lightly salted, the summer pickle of the Russian table.
Marineeritud Kõrvits (Estonian Sweet Pickled Pumpkin)Tartu, Estonia · easy · 40 minCubes of yellow pumpkin simmered in a spiced sweet-sour syrup with cinnamon, cloves, allspice and ginger until glassy but still firm, the sparkling orange side for roast pork and blood sausage on the Estonian Christmas table.
Roșii Murate (Moldovan Fermented Pickled Tomatoes)Chișinău, Moldova · easy · 2 weeksFirm, half-green tomatoes layered in a jar with dill, garlic, horseradish and cherry leaves and left to ferment in salted, lightly sweetened brine until tangy and fizzy, the winter pickle beside Moldovan sarmale, meat and mămăligă.
Tahinosalata (Cypriot Tahini Dip)Nicosia, Cyprus · easy · 10 minSesame tahini whisked with lemon juice, lukewarm water, garlic and olive oil until pale, thick and creamy, the dip that opens every Cypriot meze with warm bread, pitta and olives.
Eliópittes (Cypriot Olive and Mint Breads)Nicosia, Cyprus · medium · 2 h 45 minSoft yeast breads enriched with olive oil and studded with black olives, spring onion, fresh coriander and mint, shaped into small rounds and baked golden, eaten with coffee as a snack or through the Lenten fast.
Speca Turshi (Kosovar Pickled Peppers)Pristina, Kosovo · easy · 7 daysWhole pale green sweet peppers packed into jars with garlic, peppercorns and bay and covered with a hot, lightly sweet vinegar brine, the sharp, crunchy pickle set beside winter meals in Kosovo.
Kvashanaja Kapusta (Belarusian Sauerkraut with Carrot)Minsk, Belarus · easy · 3 daysFinely shredded white cabbage and carrot rubbed with salt and left to ferment in their own juice for a few days, then served cold with sunflower oil and onion beside potatoes, draniki and meat.
Tostones con Mojo (Cuban Twice-Fried Green Plantains)Havana, Cuba · easy · 35 minThick rounds of green plantain fried soft, smashed flat, fried again until crisp and salted, served with a garlicky sour-orange mojo for dipping.
Ensalada Chilena (Chilean Tomato and Onion Salad)Central Valley, Chile · easy · 27 minWedges of ripe tomato and paper-thin onion, soaked to tame its bite, dressed with oil and salt and scattered with cilantro, the salad beside every Chilean asado.
Fainá (Uruguayan Chickpea Flour Flatbread)Montevideo, Uruguay · easy · 1 h 5 minA thin batter of chickpea flour, water, olive oil and salt baked in a very hot, oiled pan until golden with crisp edges, cut in wedges and eaten with pizza.
Pholourie (Guyanese Split Pea Fritters)Demerara (Georgetown), Guyana · medium · 9 h 40 minAiry, golden fried balls of soaked yellow split peas blended with garlic and hot pepper, spiced with turmeric and cumin, dipped in sour mango or tamarind chutney.
Bakabana (Surinamese Plantain Fritters with Peanut Sauce)Paramaribo, Suriname · easy · 40 minLong slices of ripe plantain dipped in a light, crisp batter and fried golden, served with a warm Javanese-style peanut sauce spiked with garlic, chili, sweet soy and galangal.
Akra (Haitian Malanga Fritters)Ouest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 1 h 10 minGrated malanga blended with garlic, scallion, green pepper, thyme, parsley and Scotch bonnet, fried in spoonfuls into craggy golden fritters and eaten hot with pikliz.
Guacamole con TotoposMichoacán, Mexico · easy · 30 minRipe avocados crushed in a molcajete over a paste of white onion, serrano chile, cilantro and salt, folded with tomato and served at once with warm fried corn tortilla chips.
Boiled PeanutsLowcountry (South Carolina), United States · easy · 13 h 10 minRaw peanuts in their shells soaked and then simmered for hours in heavily salted water until the kernels are soft as cooked beans, eaten warm from the shell.
Saheena (Trinidadian Split Pea and Dasheen Leaf Fritters)Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 2 h 20 minA spiced split pea and flour batter packed with shredded young dasheen or spinach leaves, dropped by the spoonful into hot oil and fried golden, served with green mango chutney.
Aloo Pie (Trinidadian Fried Potato Pie)Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 1 h 40 minA soft yeasted dough folded round mashed potato seasoned with garlic, geera and hot pepper, then deep-fried until puffed and golden and eaten with chutney.
Mariquitas (Cuban Green Plantain Chips with Mojo)Havana, Cuba · easy · 35 minGreen plantains shaved lengthwise into long, paper-thin ribbons, fried in small batches until crisp and curled, salted at once and dipped in garlicky lime mojo.
Diri Djon Djon (Haitian Black Mushroom Rice)Ouest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 1 hLong-grain rice cooked in the inky, earthy liquor of dried Haitian djon djon mushrooms with garlic, thyme, clove and peas, turning grey-black and fragrant, served beside meat or fish on special days.
Chirmol (Guatemalan Charred Tomato and Mint Salsa)Sacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · easy · 25 minTomatoes charred over a flame until blistered and soft, chopped with their skins and mixed with onion, fresh mint, cilantro, lime and salt, the salsa that goes beside every Guatemalan grill.
Pan de Coco (Honduran Garifuna Coconut Bread)San Pedro Sula, Honduras · medium · 2 h 25 minSoft, dense, barely sweet yeast rolls made with coconut milk and grated coconut instead of milk and eggs, baked golden and served warm beside seafood soups and stews.
Guineítos en Escabeche (Puerto Rican Pickled Green Bananas)San Juan, Puerto Rico · easy · 4 h 45 minBoiled green bananas steeped in a warm olive-oil and vinegar escabeche with soft onions, garlic, bay, peppercorns and green olives, served cool beside roast pork or fried fish.
Arroz con Guandú y Coco (Panamanian Rice with Pigeon Peas and Coconut)Panama City, Panama · easy · 45 minLong-grain rice cooked in coconut milk with green pigeon peas, onion, garlic and culantro until fluffy, gently sweet and rich, the festive rice of the Panamanian table.
Salsa Criolla (Peruvian Red Onion Relish)Lima, Peru · easy · 45 minPaper-thin red onion rinsed until mild, tossed with slivers of ají amarillo, lime juice, cilantro and a little oil, the sharp, crunchy relish that goes on the side of half the plates in Peru.
Arroz con Coco Titoté (Colombian Caramelized Coconut Rice)Antioquia, Colombia · easy · 1 h 5 minCoconut milk boiled down until its solids fry and caramelize into brown titoté, then cooked with rice, raisins and a little sugar into a sweet-salty, toffee-coloured rice for fried fish.
Garrapiñada (Argentine Candied Peanuts)Mendoza, Argentina · easy · 25 minPeanuts cooked in sugar syrup until the sugar turns to a white crust and then melts again into a crackly, vanilla-scented caramel shell, the warm paper cone of the city street cart.
Papas a la Provenzal (Argentine Garlic and Parsley Fries)Mendoza, Argentina · easy · 50 minGolden fried potato batons tossed while still hot with raw chopped garlic and parsley, the provenzal mix Argentines put beside milanesas and grilled steak.
Menestra de Lentejas (Ecuadorian Lentil Stew)Pichincha (Andes), Ecuador · easy · 1 hLentils simmered thick in a refrito of onion, pepper, tomato, garlic, cumin and achiote, the menestra that sits beside rice, grilled beef and patacones on Ecuador's everyday lunch plate.
Llajua (Bolivian Locoto and Tomato Salsa)La Paz, Bolivia · easy · 10 minRaw tomato and fiery locoto chili ground to a rough red salsa with salt and a green Andean herb, the table sauce that goes with almost every Bolivian meal.
Guasacaca (Venezuelan Avocado and Herb Sauce)Caracas, Venezuela · easy · 15 minRipe avocado blended with onion, green pepper, garlic, cilantro, parsley, vinegar and oil into a pourable green sauce for grilled meat, roast chicken, arepas and empanadas.
Rourou (Taro Leaves in Coconut Cream)Viti Levu, Fiji · easy · 40 minYoung taro leaves simmered down in coconut cream with onion until silky, dark and rich.
Aelan Kabis (Island Cabbage in Coconut Milk)Efate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · easy · 25 minIsland cabbage leaves simmered in coconut milk with onion, the everyday green of the Vanuatu table.
Rukau (Taro Leaves in Coconut Cream)Rarotonga, Cook Islands · easy · 1 hYoung taro leaves slow-cooked with onion and coconut cream into a soft, silky green dish, the Cook Islands staple vegetable.
Poi (Pounded Taro)Honiara, Solomon Islands · easy · 50 minCooked taro pounded to a smooth paste and often left to ferment slightly, the tangy staple side considered the national dish of the Solomon Islands.
Slippery Cabbage with Ngali NutHoniara, Solomon Islands · easy · 35 minSlippery cabbage greens cooked and coated with pounded ngali nut, featuring the sacred indigenous nut of the Solomon Islands.
Belsiich el Kukau (Pounded Taro)Ngerulmud, Palau · medium · 1 h 30 minFreshly cooked taro pounded with coconut oil into a smooth, fluffy paste and steamed, the Palauan staple served with fish.
Te Taki (Breadfruit in Coconut Cream)Tarawa, Kiribati · easy · 55 minChunks of starchy breadfruit slow-simmered in rich coconut cream until soft and silky, an everyday Kiribati way with the atoll's most reliable crop.
Kumu (Pumpkin Tips in Coconut Cream)Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 27 minThe tender shoots and young leaves of the pumpkin vine, stripped and wilted with onion, then simmered briefly in coconut cream with a little salt and chili.
Mei Chips (Tongan Fried Breadfruit Chips)Tongatapu, Tonga · easy · 45 minWedges of firm, mature breadfruit, briefly boiled then deep-fried until golden and crisp outside and fluffy inside, salted and eaten with ketchup like fries.
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