Try Some High-Protein Plant-Based Recipes
Soph’s Kitchen is a collection of popular recipes by one of the world’s top vegan influencer chefs. Delighted to share them with the world, Soph’s recipes are all quick, simple, healthy and sustainable.
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets.
Just bin onion family scraps (alliums) and rhubarb/tomato/citrus) as acids may harm compost creatures.
As a qualified personal trainer, she knows how to create meals packed with protein and fibre, to fuel your body with energy for daily life and exercise. Her recipes have been described as ‘plant-based perfection’.
The book features over 100 recipes – from meal-prep lunches to comfort classic dinners and high-protein treats. Recipes include:
- Breakfast Burrito
- Ginger, Miso and Lime Noodle Salad
- Satay Chickpea and Quinoa
- Creamy Courgette and Butterbean Bowl
- Falafel Pot Pie
- Tofu Banoffee Pie Slices
Sophie Waplington is a celebrated plant-based chef and fitness expert, with over 1.5 million followers worldwide on social media.
Her mission is to prove that plant-based cuisine can be delicious and packed with protein, and takes a balanced sustainable approach to healthy food, refusing to include calorie counts in her recipes.
Vegan Wholesome is a book of 100 high-protein vegan meals and snacks, ideal for people who live an active lifestyle, or who are recovering from illness.
These nourishing recipes are simple to make (usually no more than 8 ingredients) and free from gluten, oil and salt.
From power breakfasts and quick lunches to one-pot dinners and sweet treats, the recipes include:
- Sweet Jalapeño Cornbread Waffles
- Tim’s Greek Salad with Homemade Feta
- Gochujang Chickpeas & Lentils with Poblano
- Teriyaki Orzo Casserole
- Jackfruit Pinto Bean Chilli
- Protein-Packed Mac n Cheese
- Smoky Bean Dip
- Chocolate Pots de Crème
Brandi Doming is a former model, and author of the popular recipe book The Vegan 8. She began cooking plant-based recipes, to help heal her husband’s painful gout, when medicine could not help.
Plant Protein is one of a new wave of vegan recipe books that focuses on healthy natural proteins, rather than expensive faux meats and cheeses.
The author (who runs ultra-marathons) merges her love of cooking with knowledge on how to fuel an active lifestyle, powered by plants.
In this book, learn how protein works and how you can easily include it in a vegan lifestyle, without relying on any animal ingredients. Find a handy list of staples for your pantry and fridge, plus tips for batch-cooking on busy weeks. Recipes include:
- Chocolate Brownie Baked Oats
- Corn Fritters with Smoky Beans & Mash
- Harissa Tofu Ciabatta
- Sweet Potato Gochujang Soup with Chickpeas
- ‘Marry Me’ Lentils
- Creamy Harissa Butter Beans
- Smoky Three Bean Chilli-no-Carne
- Sneaky Protein Coffee Chocolate Mousse
Gigi Grassia is a foodie influencer, vegan nutrition coach and personal trainer. Raised in an Italian family, she grew up on home-cooked meals and fresh pasta and now lives in London.
A Recipe for Vegan Black Bean Brownies
These vegan protein brownies (Rainbow Nourishments) contain protein-rich peanut butter (choose organic, to avoid palm oil).
Choose organic peanut butter, to avoid palm oil.
There used to be a join in vegan circles. How many vegans does it take to change a lightbulb? The answer: I don’t know – but where do you get your protein!
That’s all anyone ever seems to ask people who live on plants. The answer is – like everyone else – from a balanced blend of foods! The only people at serious risk of protein deficiency are people who are literally starving or anorexics (or are self-starving).
The answer is in balance. But as long as you have a regular amount of plant-rich proteins, you should be fine. People in recovery to wellness or athletes may need more.
High-Protein Vegan Shake Recipes
This chocolate cherry protein shake (Minimalist Baker) is made with fresh cherries, plant milk and chocolate vegan protein powder. Buy fresh cherries (they don’t last long) and avoid brown stems (they should be green).
Wash them under cold water before use, then eat and cook, or drain (remove the stems) and freeze in a single layer until ready to use.
If you eat a lot of cherries, it’s worth buying a cherry stoner (which you can also use to stone olives). Keep both away from children and pets, due to choking hazards (stone fruits also contain natural cyanide).
If you make a lot of mylkshakes, it’s worth investing in a quality blender with a glass jug, so the motor won’t burn out. It doesn’t have to be a silly price, just spend a bit more on quality.
It’s also UK law that whoever you buy from, must recycle the old appliance if you take it with you.
This vegan Snickers protein shake (Notably Vegan) may be a good recipe to make a few types, to put it to memory. Then you get all the benefits of enjoying the flavours of one of the world’s favourite chocolate bars. But without the animal ingredients, palm oil, refined sugar and plastic packaging.
Don’t use metal straws for dexterity issues, children or on the move, as they don’t flex.
As well as vegan protein powder, the shake contains plant milk, crunchy peanut butter (choose an organic brand free from palm oil), dairy-free chocolate chips (Moo Free is a good brand sold in stores) and is sweetened with Medjool dates.
