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"Delicious and indulgent recipes - Elly Smart is the queen of plant-based comfort food!"
Gaz Oakley
Make plants the centre of every plate! We're talking veg-centric meals with Main Character Energy.Elly Smart (@ellysplate) dishes up a feast of plant-based recipes, from crispy garlic parm roasties and creamy plant-based lasagne, to sticky hot "honey" halloumi-style burgers and espresso martini churros.
With more than 75 plant-based dishes to take you from weekday breakfasts to weekend treats, with decadent snacks and sharing plates, and easy dinner party centrepieces.
Elly is an expert in plant-based recipe development, and has some of the smartest tricks for getting nourishing ingredients into your diet without you even noticing. All of Elly's plates are all nutritionally balanced and packed with protein, while being super tasty, satisfying, and low effort, using simple ingredients and store-cupboard staples.
Make a fresh start with chocolate breakfast chia pots and Elly's reset quinoa bowl, get ahead with meal prep with smokey chorizo tacos, and pile your plate with secret veg in a green skillet lasagne.
Enjoy simple 10-minute dinners for cosy nights at home, and indulge in courgette (kind of) carbonara, comforting hug-in-a-bowl date stew, or creamy coconut and tofu noodle soup.
This is big on flavour without compromise - food that's good for you and the planet.
About the author
Having trained as a lawyer, Elly Smart quit a career in law to pursue a life in food. Elly has worked in vegan donut shops as well as alongside Gaz Oakley as a food economist on his YouTube channel before starting as a Development Chef at The Vurger Co. where she developed their whole menu, creating best selling specials, and later developing a product range which sold in Ocado. Elly became a full time content creator in 2023 where she has focused on creating comforting food without restriction.
Summary
Here’s how to make plants the centre of every meal. We’re talking veg-centric main courses with main character energy.
From decadent and delicious plant-based lasagne with creamy white bean bechamel sauce, to hot 'honey' halloumi-style burgers and espresso martini churros. This is big flavour, without compromise, that benefits you and the planet.
We all want to incorporate more plants into our diets and know that variety is key when it comes to our health – but every meal doesn’t need to be super-loaded, super-food salad when what you’re really craving is a bowl Double Mushroom Brisket + Lentil Ragù.
With a background in plant-based recipe development, Elly Smart aka @ellysplate has some of the smartest tricks for incorporating highly nutritious ingredients into your diet without you even noticing. She is a champion of flavour and each recipe is protein-packed and balanced for ultimate vegan comfort. Featuring over 75 main course dishes to take you through the week from 10 minute dinners to plant-centric, dinner party centrepieces.
