What you eat matters and the two things that matter most when it comes to food are taste and presentation. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up some of the tastiest and most colourful vegan dishes from various Avani hotels (along with their recipe) to help you celebrate pride month and counter those late night outs.         

Tortilla filled with jalapeno stuffing made with red beans, capsicum, tomatoes, eggplant and zucchini, paired with homemade hummus and refreshing garnish. 

Instructions: 

Ingredients: 

Hummus 

50 gr cooked chickpeas 
8 gr tahini paste 
2 gr garlic 
1 gr chili powder 
1 gr salt 

Jalepeño stuffing 

4 ml olive oil 
8 gr onion chop 
32 gr zucchini diced 
54 gr eggplant diced 
32 gr red capsicum diced 
54 gr tomato diced 
2 gr jalapeño 
2 gr coriander chop 
64 gr boiled red bean 

Garnish 

50 gr lettuce green 
50 gr avocado 
2 pcs tortillas wrapped 
75 gr cucumber strip 
75 gr carrot strip 
50 gr red capsicum 

A raw version of Thailand’s iconic dish, Pad Thai, made with zucchini noodles and almond sauce. 

Instructions: 

Ingredients: 

Pad Thai 

1⁄4 cup baby corn, thinly sliced 
1 carrot, cut julienne 
1 red pepper, cut julienne 
1⁄2 cup red cabbage, thinly sliced 
1 courgette (zucchini), sliced into ‘noodles’ in a spiral slicer 
1⁄4 cup sugarsnap peas, thinly sliced 
1 spring onion (green onion), sliced thin 
2 tablespoons lime juice 
2 tablespoons tamari or nama shoyu 
1 shallot, sliced thin 
1 small red chili, minced 
 
Almond sauce 

3 tablespoons peanut butter 
1 tablespoon agave nectar or maple syrup 
4 sun-dried tomato halves 
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 
2 teaspoons tamari or nama shoyu 
1⁄2 cm cube ginger 
1 clove garlic 

An umami-packed Grilled Portobello Steak served with tomatoes, capsicum, zucchini and eggplant.  

Instructions: 

Ingredients: 

1 portobello mushroom (large) 
50 gr red bell pepper  
100 gr fresh tomatoes  
5 gr red chili pepper 
50 gr yellow bell pepper  
50 gr zucchini  
50 gr eggplant  
5 gr thyme  
2 gr cilantro micro greens  
5 gr garlic  
50 ml olive oil  
2 gr black pepper  
4 gr salt 

The fluffy comfort food you know and love, made with almond milk, flavoured with soul-warming cinnamon and nutmeg and served with maple syrup. 

Instructions: 

Ingredients:  
 
2 ripe banana 
200 ml almond milk 
1 tsp baking soda 
1 tsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp cinnamon or nutmeg 
1/4 tsp salt 
150 gr flour 
30 ml light olive oil or coconut oil