With many of you observing Lent, Sarakosti or Ramadan (Veganadan), you may well be searching for inspiration for plant-based meals. If you normally add meat to your diet, this is a long time to maintain your creativity in the kitchen and stay vegetarian or indeed vegan. Many meat-based recipes are easy to convert into delicious plant-based meals. Fesenjan is a very good example. A popular traditional Persian stew made with chicken. This recipe swaps the chicken for cauliflower, which is perfect for saucy recipes like this. It absorbs the sauce’s flavour well but retains its texture. For me, this is a crucial quality for a vegetarian recipe. The sauce also relies on the creaminess of walnuts rather than any added dairy. The traditional stew often adds chickpeas, which help balance the richness of the sauce. By all means, swap the cauliflower for chickpeas or add them to the dish. The

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