11 VEGAN MEALS WITH MORE PROTEIN THAN A HAMBURGER

1 SPICED SEITAN BALLS

The ‘meatiest’-tasting of all the faux meats, seitan packs more protein per kilojoule than beef and is now widely available at health stores. These savoury balls mean you won’t miss mince.

SERVES 3

200g seitan
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbs baharat spice mix, plus extra for seasoning
2-3 tbs flour
75g breadcrumbs
2 tbs vegetable suet
100g Tuscan kale
1 can mixed beans

1. Dice the seitan, then blitz in a food processor. (Made from gluten protein, seitan is devilish only to coeliacs and has a good macro profile.)

2. Fry the onions and garlic until soft, then add the spice and seitan. Cook for a few mins, then remove and cool.

3. Combine the seitan with the flour, breadcrumbs and suet, plus 2-3 tbs of water, and shape into 12 ‘meat’ balls. Bake for 10 mins at 180°C.

Saute the Tuscan kale (it’s full of anti-inflammatory