under 30 minutes

A collection of quick vegan recipes that are ready in under 30 minutes, including many gluten-free and low-carb options.

5-Minute Vegan Taco Salad (Video)

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Video: 5-Minute Vegan Taco Salad

Today I’m excited to be sharing something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time: recipe videos! I created my VegangelaTV YouTube channel a few months ago with the goal of sharing quick and easy recipe ideas. For the first video, I decided to share my 5-Minute Vegan Taco Salad. It’s not really a recipe, but just something I throw together whenever I don’t feel like cooking, but still want something super tasty and healthy to eat. Take a look when you have a moment 🙂

Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

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Southwestern Quinoa Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing - Vegan and Gluten-Free

This Southwestern quinoa salad features pump grape tomatoes, lively corn and orange bell peppers, protein-packed black beans, refreshing cucumber and a creamy avocado dressing. Vegan & Gluten-Free!

Curried Chickpea & Veggie “Noodle” Salad

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Curried Chickpea & Veggie “Noodle” Salad

This quick & easy curried chickpea and veggie “noodle” salad is ready in under 30 minutes and naturally gluten-free! So I took to the kitchen to develop this salad made with raw vegetable “noodles”, chickpeas, and a creamy yellow curry dressing. When lunchtime rolled around last week, I was craving Raw Pad Thai, but with … Read more

Rocket & Cashew Spread

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Rocket and Cashew Spread - Vegan and Gluten-Free

This arugula / rocket and cashew spread is delicious served with crostini bread or crackers, or used as a sandwich spread. It’s vegan and naturally gluten-free. I haven’t blogged about arugula (rocket) very much before, but it’s really popular in Australia, so I’ve been eating a lot more of it since moving back here a … Read more

Quick & Easy Indian Curry Quinoa

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Quick & Easy Indian Curry Quinoa

When lunch rolled around yesterday, I decided to experiment a bit and I came up with this Indian Curry Quinoa recipe that is a mix of my Quick & Easy Red Curry Quinoa and this Indian Potato Curry. It’s been a while since my last post but I’m almost all set up in my new … Read more

Refried Bean Tostadas

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Refried Black Bean Tostadas - Vegan & Gluten-Free

I love the colors and flavors of Mexican food. On their own, avocado and cilantro are probably two of my favorite things, but add beans, tomatoes, cumin, and a bit of spice and well… that’s the start of some of my favorite meals, including these Refried Bean Tostadas! Refried beans are so easy to make … Read more

Vegan Egg McMuffins

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Vegan Egg McMuffins

Some mornings are special and require a little more effort than a bowl of cereal or oatmeal. This is one of those mornings. Because these are Vegan Egg McMuffins! I haven’t posted many breakfast recipes over the years. That’s because my normal breakfasts consists of one or some of the following: fruit protein shake oatmeal … Read more

Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Sundried Tomatoes, Olives & Pine Nuts

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Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Sundried Tomatoes, Olives & Pine Nuts (Vegan & Gluten-Free)

This quinoa salad with asparagus, sundried tomatoes, olives and pine nuts is one my new favorites. It’s light and zesty — exactly what I crave during the summer. Before I get into the recipe, I really need to take care of a few housekeeping items that are long overdue! I guess you could call it … Read more

Baby Kale Salad with Raspberries and Maple Pecans

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Baby Kale Salad with Raspberries & Maple Pecans - Vegan & Gluten-Free

I want to share my newest obsession: baby kale! It’s so much lighter, and less chewy than regular kale. I actually find that it’s closer to baby spinach. So if you’ve been scared or put-off by regular kale, this could be a great option for you. Is baby kale the “gateway drug” to regular kale? … Read more

Quick & Easy Red Curry Quinoa

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Red Curry Quinoa

I love Thai food, and especially red curries. I often make regular red curries at home, but yesterday, I made a quick and healthy red curry quinoa. This is a pretty basic recipe. The next time I make it, I will try to make it into a one-pot-meal, but as it is now, it’s still … Read more

Maple Spiced Pecans

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Maple Spiced Pecans - Vegan and Gluten-Free

I was putting a Christmas gift basket together for my boss this week and I thought it would be nice to include something homemade. These maple spiced pecans are just the right amount of sweet and spicy, and once packaged up in a cute jar with some holiday trim, they make really easy personal gifts. … Read more

Vegan Pumpkin Parfaits

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone! I’m posting this recipe for those of you looking for a quick Thanksgiving recipe idea. The bonus is that it’s healthy enough that you could get away with eating it for breakfast. Can you say win-win? I got the idea for this recipe from a magazine years ago, and if you’ve … Read more

Kale Salad with Creamy Lemon Tahini Dressing

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As mentioned previously, I now live really close to one of Toronto’s great Fresh Restaurants and find myself eating there quite often. I’ve come to really enjoy their lemon tahini dressing and decided that it seemed simple enough to attempt to recreate at home. I first worked out this easy tahini dressing a couple months … Read more

Fresh Peach Shake

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Fresh Peach Shake - Vegan & Gluten-Free

A great way to enjoy fresh peaches (other than straight up), is to blend them into a cool fresh peach shake. My mom used to make these for me growing up and they’re such an easy and refreshing sweet treat. When most people think of summer, they imagine a slice of watermelon, a tart glass … Read more

Raw Pad Thai

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For today’s post, I’d like to share a raw Pad Thai recipe that my mom made for me when I last visited her in Ottawa. She got the recipe from Chatelaine magazine, but it comes from Julie Daniluk’s Meals That Heal Inflammation cookbook. I love how fresh and healthy this dish tastes! In fact, I … Read more

Refreshing Quinoa Salad with Mango, Cucumber, Avocado & Black Beans

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Are you lucky enough to be enjoying a Thanksgiving meal this year? Some friends of ours are hosting a dinner for all of us American and Canadian ex-pats and I can’t wait to share a couple of my favorite vegan Thanksgiving recipes with them. Having said that, I can only eat so much stuffing, mashed … Read more

Puffed Quinoa Peanut Butter Balls

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Puffed Quinoa Peanut Butter Balls - Vegan & Gluten-Free

These puffed quinoa peanut butter balls are the perfect crunchy (yet healthy) treat. They can be ready to eat in under 30 minutes, and they’re naturally gluten-free! I picked up some puffed quinoa at the health food store this weekend and decided to make a little treat with it. I have a deep and unending … Read more