Introducing The Beet’s new column: Guest Chefs on The Beet. We enlisted celebrity chefs to share their favorite plant-based recipes and helpful culinary tips and techniques. There’s never been a better time to eat plant-based.
Guest Chefs
Chef AJ Lost 100 Pounds. Here’s Her Diet-Friendly 5-Ingredient Dessert
Choosing healthier sweeteners is an easy way to ensure your dessert is diet-friendly. Dates are a whole food containing vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants, micronutrients, fiber, and water, unlike refined sweeteners, which boast none of these beneficial qualities and have been linked to the development of numerous diseases.
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Korean-Style Fried Rice With Radish Kimchi & Cabbage by Wicked Kitchen
Make this easy Korean-style fried rice that's simple but bursting with bold flavor in less than 20 minutes. Look for cubed radish kimchi, or Kkadugi, in any Korean market or Whole Foods Market. Like standard Napa cabbage kimchi, Kkadugi is crunchy with a slight sweetness to it. Pai...
Lauren Toyota Shows You How to Make Her Baked Vegan PB&J Oat Bars
I don’t want to knock oatmeal— it’s filling and healthy— but I’m not the biggest fan of mushy porridge for breakfast. I make it ’cause it’s quick, but with a little planning you can bake that oatmeal with peanut butter into a bar dolloped with your fave jam . . . now we’re talking. These bars are ju...
Vegan Egg Salad from Derek and Chad Sarno in The Wicked Kitchen
Diced tofu mixed with creamy mayo and spiced with turmeric is as delicious and versatile as traditional egg salad. Here, we load it into pita halves with some crunchy veggies, but you can also serve it over a bed of greens, use it to stuff hollowed-out tomatoes, or spoon it onto crackers for a quick snack...
Mark Bittman’s Everything-But-the-Chicken Salad
When I grew up, way back in the twentieth century, there was always a huge jar of mayo – Hellmann’s of course, and only Hellmann’s, for whatever reason – and mayo was important. (Olive oil, for all intents and purposes, only existed for people of Mediterranean origin; you couldn’t even buy it in a supermarket.)
My mom, who was the prim...
In the Wicked Kitchen’s Smokey Street Style BBQ Tofu
Worried about getting enough protein? Fuhgeddaboudit. Nutritionists agree it’s not difficult to get enough protein on a plant-based diet as most foods contain some protein, and we don’t need much: Most adult women need about 46 grams of protein a day, on average, and men need about 56 grams. Still, people are al...
Vegan and Gluten-Free One-Bowl Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love these easy vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies because they’re are super easy to throw together in one bowl and as a bonus, they’re flourless and gluten-free too. Everything in this recipe is pretty common for a vegan baker's pantry and you’ll be addicted to them in no time! Watch how to mak...
Sophia Roe’s Wasabi Sheet Pan Mushrooms with Green Olive Relish
No, it’s not in your head, mushrooms really are everywhere right now. A simple scroll through Instagram is all it takes to be completely whisked into the land of foraged fungi. If your feed isn’t filled with baskets of golden chanterelles, puffballs the size of small dogs, or your favorite creator trying their hand at an oyster mushroom grow kit, then who are you even following?! Just kidding.
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In the Wicked Kitchen’s Creamy Vegan Carbonara Shiitake “Bacon”
We’ve got mad love for these shiitake mushrooms, which are prepared like crispy bacon. The taste and texture of these mushrooms are amazing and work in a variety of dishes. Here, we’ve paired the mushrooms with pasta and pulled everything together with a decadent, creamy dairy-free sauce to create a wicked comforting dish! Grab your
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Chef Guy Vaknin’s Vegan Potato and “Ricotta” Gnocchi
Gnocchi is an incredibly versatile dish that complements many sauces, vegetables, and garnishes. It’s an opportunity to get creative in the kitchen to make a delicious meal that suits your tastes. I paired this potato and “ricotta” gnocchi with a broccoli pesto for an extra dose of vegetables and nutrients. This dish is als...