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Meatless Mondays: From Spiced Apple Cake and Detox Red Lentil Soup to Choco-Oatmeal Bread and Garlic Fried Rice!

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This week, our bloggers shared some amazing recipes with us, and they all looked too good to be true! While all these recipes looked great, there were a few that really stood out by going viral this week. These 10 recipes have everyone talking – check them out to see why! The best part? You can find all of these recipes on our Food Monster App!

1. Spiced Apple Cake With Cashew Frosting

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The cake is so rich and moist, filled with a few crunchy apple and walnut chunks, while the frosting is heavenly fluffy and creamy – the perfect combination! This Spiced Apple Cake With Cashew Frosting from Kirsten Kaminski is super flavorful due to a variety of traditional spices and the sweet and tangy from the apples.

2. Homemade Kimchi

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Besides just snacking, kimchi can also be served as a side dish by itself, and is irresistibly delicious on top of a warm bowl of rice, but that is just the beginning! This spicy, garlicky, gingery delicacy can be used in many creative ways: Kimchi fried rice, kimchi grilled cheese sandwiches, kimchi burritos… Have fun, and let your culinary imagination go wild with this Homemade Kimchi from Adam Merrin and Ryan Alvarez!

3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars from Michele Elizabeth are a twist on the traditional classic chocolate chip cookie! They’re sweet, chewy, soft and vegan!

4. Potato Roti

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This Potato Roti from Mireille Aikman is great if you never made roti before. Just 3 ingredients. Want to learn how to make potato flatbread roti? Lets get started!

5. Homemade Chocolate Peppermint Patties

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Looking for a perfect homemade treat for gifting or making with friends and family? These super easy Homemade Chocolate Peppermint Patties from Tori Cooper are just the thing!

6. Detox Red Lentil Soup

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This Detox Red Lentil Soup from Kristina Humphreys is the perfect filling yet detoxing mixture of nutritious ingredients for when you are feeling sluggish and weighed down. It’s the perfect colorful, healthy, and warming dish to cook during the dreary, cold days of winter.

7. No-Bake Nanaimo Bars

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Nanaimo bars are a Canadian classic and here is a delicious vegan take on it! These No-Bake Nanaimo Bars from Nikki and Zuzana require no oven, just rich ingredients and a little bit of time!

8. Garlic and Onion Fried Rice, Fresh Sambal and Mashed Avocado

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The sambal recipe in this dish is one of many Balinese versions. It lasts forever and awakens any dull dish that needs some extra oomph! Check out this amazing Garlic and Onion Fried Rice, Fresh Sambal and Mashed Avocado from Happy Food by Bettina Campolucci Bordi!

9. Grilled Pesto Tart With Assorted Tomatoes

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This pretty and awesome Grilled Pesto Tart With Assorted Tomatoes is as pleasing to the eye as it is to your taste buds! Check it out from VBQ: The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook by Nadine Horn and Jörg Mayer!

10. Pull-Apart Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread

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Warning: This bread is so yummy that it is hard to stop at one piece. However, with just 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of sweetener in the entire tray of 24 rolls, you can definitely enjoy another slice. Whip up a tray of this Pull-Apart Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread from Naturally Sweet Vegan Treats by Marisa Alvarsson and delight friends and family with this wonderful addition to any breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea spread!

Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home

Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental well-being, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health, and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, and prostate cancer, and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based we highly recommend grabbing our favorite plant-based cookbooks and downloading the Food Monster App — with over 20,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals, and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

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