This Indian lassi drink (Ela Vegan) is a dairy-free version of the popular refreshing drink made with yoghurt. This recipe uses plain vegan yoghurt and plant milk, then lends with optional lemon juice and cardamom, and sweetens with maple syrup.
If you can’t bear the faff of chopping up a mango, use this simple glass trick to easily get to the flesh, and then simply chop up.
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people & pets.
Mangoes obviously aren’t local, but here are good recipes to use up what is apparently the world’s favourite fruit (so it’s not likely people are going to stop buying them, even in England).
More local seasonal alternatives you could sub with are peaches or nectarines. Cantaloupe melon can be subbed (store away from other foods, due to salmonella risks).
A Simple Recipe for Fresh Mango Salsa
Fresh Mango Salsa (Ela Vegan) is a fresh summery side dish, made with tomatoes, red onion, bell pepper, chilli peppers, lime juice, coriander, salt and pepper.
A (not local) Recipe for Vegan Mango Pie
Mango Pie (Ela Vegan) blends a mango-lime jelly filling in a oat/date and nut/seed crust. If you want to make this ‘more local’, you could sub the lime for sharp green organic apples. Just bin lime (or any citrus or allium) scraps, as the acid can harm worms in compost bins.
