The vegan lifestyle has become a trend in recent years. This lifestyle and diet are based on the consumption of only plant-based foods.
Veganism is born out of the desire and interest to take care of one’s health and to follow a diet that is friendly to the protection of the environment.
If you are one of those who, at some point in your life, has chosen to eat as healthy as possible, either for health reasons or to care for the environment, this recipe is for you.
In this post, you will learn how to make delicious Vegan Stuffed Cucumbers that will provide you with all the nutrients that eggplants offer to you.
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Let’s talk about vegan diets
Vegan philosophy rejects the use of animal products. It is a way of life dedicated to avoiding harm to non-human animals as much as possible. This includes what humans do directly, such as hunting or fishing, and avoids thinking of animals as commodities, whether for clothing, medicine, cosmetics, experimentation, or entertainment.
The foundations of veganism are said to be based on moral, environmental, health, and humanitarian arguments.
Veganism is characterized by the exclusion of the consumption of certain products from the market. Some of them are meat, fish, eggs, honey, milk and its derivatives (such as cheese or yogurt), leather, wool, fur; cosmetics, and medicines that have been tested on animals; in addition, they reject the use of animals as attractions in zoos, aquariums, circuses, and in sports, such as horse racing or hunting.
Why choose this vegan stuffed eggplant recipe?
Eggplants are a vegetable with great contributions to the human body, and their combination with other vegetables makes them much more nutritious.
By themselves, eggplants offer:
- High mineral content, especially phosphorus, potassium, and iron, although to a lesser extent.
- High content of vitamins A, B1, B2, and C.
- Good contribution of fiber (2.5 gr of fiber per 100 gr of eggplants).
In addition, among the benefits that eggplants can provide are the following:
- Eating eggplants is recommended after a heavy meal or is rich in fat because eggplants increase the production of bile, which results in an improvement of the digestion process.
- Eggplants reduce cellular aging as they are an excellent source of antioxidants.
- They help to reduce cholesterol.
- They improve circulation and prevent atherosclerosis.
Vegan stuffed eggplant recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Eggplants.
- 2 Celery sticks.
- 1 red bell pepper.
- 1 onion.
- 2 cloves of garlic.
- 2 tbsp. of raw slivered almonds.
- 1 tbsp. of chopped parsley.
- 6 tbsp. of olive oil.
- Salt.
- Pepper.
- Parsley (a few leaves).
Instructions
- Remove the strings from the celery stalks and cut them into small cubes. Put them in a saucepan with salted water that covers them, cook them for 12 minutes over medium heat, and drain them.
- Preheat the oven to 350 ºF.
- Cut the eggplants in half and hollow out the inside with the tip of a knife, being careful not to damage the walls and chop the flesh.
- Season the inside of the hollowed-out eggplants with salt and pepper, drizzle them with two tablespoons of oil, place them face down on a baking tray, and roast them for 10 minutes at 350 ºF. Remove and set aside.
- Remove the stem and seeds from the bell pepper and cut them into small squares.
- Peel the garlic and chop it.
- Peel and chop the onion.
- Heat the rest of the oil in a casserole and sauté the garlic and onion for 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped eggplant flesh, the drained celery, and the bell pepper squares, reserving a few for decoration.
- Season with salt and pepper and sauté for 15 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the almonds and chopped parsley, mix well, and stuff the half eggplants with this mixture.
- Put the eggplants in the oven at 350 ºF between 15 and 18 minutes.
- Remove the eggplants from the oven, arrange them on plates, and decorate them with parsley leaves and bell pepper squares.