Veganizing Your Gluten-Free Recipes

Today, we’ll show you how to transform gluten-free recipes, traditionally made with animal products, into tasty, nutritious vegan meals. Following a gluten-free diet is challenging enough, add veganism and you may think that you no longer can have your favourite foods.

If you’re new to veganism and feeling overwhelmed, don’t worry. Cooking gluten-free meals with plant-based ingredients has become easier than ever. You’ll also find that many grocery stores now have dedicated aisles for vegan foods

Converting Gluten-Free Recipes to Plant-Based: Easy Substitutions for Eggs, Cheese, Milk, Butter, Meat and Fish

Many common ingredients such as eggs, cheese, milk, butter, meat, and fish are used in gluten-free recipes. Today we share how easy it is to convert your favourite gluten-free recipes into delicious plant-based meals

Replacing Cheese and Butter in Vegan Gluten-Free Recipes

Who doesn’t love cheese? Many casseroles, Italian food, baked goods, and appetizers include a variety of cheeses. One of my favorite vegan ingredients is nutritional yeast; it’s a complete source of protein, B vitamins, and minerals and tastes like Parmesan cheese.

This is a must-have vegan staple. Sprinkle it over popcorn, potato chips, casseroles, or pasta sauce, or make a rich creamy cheese sauce by adding it to a food processor with soaked cashews and pulse until you reach the desired consistency.

For a ricotta-style cheese that works well in lasagna or casseroles, blend nutritional yeast with soaked cashews. For a feta cheese flavor, crumble medium non-GMO tofu and toss with apple cider vinegar, salt, and a pinch of oregano.

Vegan butter is an easy substitution. Most stores carry vegan butter now, or you can mix 1 cup of liquified coconut oil with 1/4 cup of water to use in recipes calling for butter.

My favorite alternative is mashed avocado, which adds flavor and nutrition to baking, or a creamy consistency to stews, soups, or mashed potatoes.

MILK AND CREAM

For milk and cream, there are many substitutions out there. Starting with coconut milk, a variety of nut milks, non-GMO soy milk, rice milk, and hemp milk.

Coconut cream is wonderful for making whipping cream. For buttermilk, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1 cup of non-dairy milk. If you are looking for vegan yogurt, there are many to choose from in most grocery stores.

Always buy unsweetened non-dairy milk, because most flavoured milk is loaded with sugar

VEGAN EGGS

When it comes to gluten-free baking, you will find that most recipes call for eggs. Check out these options for how to make an egg substitute for gluten-free recipes.

VEGAN MEAT

But what about meat? Most common substitution for meat is cooked mashed lentils. My favourite vegan option is portobello mushrooms.

Chop the mushrooms add mashed up cooked beans, vegan egg, spices and some coconut oil and you will have an amazing juicy burger.

Sweet potato, tofu, and quinoa with added vegan cheese are also good options in casserole recipes. But of course, you can buy vegan burger patties, hot dogs, and cold cuts now in most grocery stores.

Our 4 Most Popular Gluten-Free Vegan Recipes

Gluten-Free Vegan Schnitzel

Vegan Vichyssoise Soup

Gluten-Free Vegan Chow Mein

Very Best Gluten-Free Falafel Burger

CONDIMENTS AND SAUCES

Condiments and sauces are often overlooked. Some basic condiments like Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise or salad dressings may contain eggs, fish oil and or anchovies. Always read the labels and choose the plant-based option. It may surprise you how many condiments or sauces include animal products.

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