Vegan Vox Reviews...Veggie Lounge, Wolverhampton

Veggie Lounge in Wolverhampton is a small vegetarian fast food cafe/takeaway with delivery service, which offers to make most of the menu vegan upon request. The range of food is similar to a regular fast food takeaway - burgers, pizza, chips, wraps, salad etc but this takeaway uses all mock meats, mock fish etc.

We ordered a "Chicken" Tikka pizza for delivery with vegan mozzarella. The order was simple and easy and they were happy to make the pizza vegan for us. The delivery did take a little over an hour as they were very busy that evening. 

When the pizza arrived it was tasty, the mock meat was nicely spiced and there were plenty of veggies and cheese on the pizza with a nice crispy base. We ordered mid-week and they do a mid-week special - any large pizza for £6.99, which was a good deal. There is a minimum order of £10 for delivery and they deliver anywhere in the Wolverhampton area.

You can visit Veggie Lounge's facebook page here

Or visit in person at:

441 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 3AQ

Overall, great if you fancy some vegan fast food.

Big Vegan Love,

VVx

Vegan Recipe of the Week - Brussel Sprouts with Chestnuts & "Bacon"

This makes a great snack, side dish or meal. It is fresh and delicious, tastes great and is satisfying for carnivores and herbivores alike!

Serves 4 as a side dish and 2 as a main course.

Ingredients:
12 fresh Brussel sprouts
4 medium mushrooms
200g whole chestnuts - cooked and peeled
3 cloves garlic
3 rashers of vegan bacon
1 tsp crushed red chilli
1 Tbsp soy sauce
olive oil for cooking
Ice cubes for shocking the sprouts
Salt and pepper for seasoning

Method:

Fill up a bowl with cold water and ice cubes and leave to one side.

Take the outer leaves off the sprouts along with the end of the stalk, wash and cut in half.

Put the sprouts into a pan of salted water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 6 minutes, then drain and plunge into the iced water. Drain again and put to one side.

Finely slice the garlic, slice the mushrooms, chestnuts and bacon slices.

Heat a wok or frying pan and drizzle in a little olive oil. Add the vegan bacon strips and fry for a few minutes until crispy. Remove from the wok and place to one side.

Add a little more oil to the pan and then add the chilli and garlic, fry for a couple of minutes.

Then add the chestnuts and mushrooms and stir fry for a couple more minutes.

Add a tablespoon of soy sauce and stir through before adding the sprouts.

Stir fry for another 2-3 minutes and then add the bacon, salt and pepper.

Stir to combine and serve immediately. Add a splash more soy sauce when in the serving dish. Mr Vox likes this served up with some homemade crusty bread rolls! 

Eat and Enjoy!

Big Vegan Love,

VVx

The Ordinary Vegan - Stir Fry Sauces

I love a stir-fry, they are healthy and quick and taste great. This week's TOV is looking at vegan-friendly stir-fry sauces. A couple of my favourites are Amoy Chow Mein Stir Fry Sauce and Blue Dragon Chow Mein Stir Fry Sauce.

There are many varieties to choose from and most of them are vegan-friendly. The Blue Dragon ones actually label vegan on the front to make it easier. A stir-fry is a great way to use up left over veggies. I love peppers, onions, water chestnuts, mange tout, mushrooms and tofu in mine along with some udon or rice noodles and you have a perfect quick meal. These sauces are sold at all supermarkets and Asian shops for between 65p-£1.

What are your favourite stir-fry combinations? Let me know in the comments below.

If you like tasty vegan recipes come back every Tuesday for my Vegan Recipe of the Week.

Big Vegan Love,

VVx

Vegan Vox Reviews...The Mighty Fork

If you live in or around London and haven't tried The Mighty Fork yet, you are missing out! I met up with Rita (one of the co-owners) at VegFest in London a few months ago to find out more about this amazing all-vegan hotdog company.

Rita and her husband are Portuguese and have been vegetarian since 2006 and vegan since 2012. They moved to London two years ago and found the vegan food scene to be lacking in good quality fast food. So in July 2013, they started The Mighty Fork, a 100% plant-based mighty hot dog company, that sell their products across London at outdoor events, food festivals, street food stands and markets.

They sell a range of globally inspired hot dogs, each inspired by a different culture or country. For example, they have a Japanese inspired Yasai Dog, with wasabi and sweet onions. There is a Portuguese inspired Brew Dog, with a homemade beer sauce and a German hot dog with sauerkraut. All of their toppings and fillings are homemade, and they soy hotdog sausages are imported from Germany. 

If you follow The Mighty Fork on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram they regularly update as to where they will be next so you can pop along and sample their fine wares. Be warned though, these hot dogs are very popular and were sold out within a few hours at VegFest. Get there early!

Have you tried The Mighty Fork yet? If so which are your favourite flavours? Let me know in the comments below.

Big Vegan Love,

VVx