3 Dining Hall Recipes You Won’t Believe Are Vegan

Finding edible food in the caf can be a real struggle. Being vegan makes this struggle a million times worse. Through trial and error, I have found three easy-to-make meals that are so delicious you won’t believe they’re actually vegan.

Bean Surprise Salad

• Prep Time:3 minutes
• Cook Time:0 minutes
• Total Time:3 minutes
• Servings:2
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chickpeas
• 1/4 cup black beans
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 1/4 cup cucumbers
• 1 piece broccoli
• 1/4 cup red onions
• 1/4 cup carrots
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoon olive oil

• Step 1

  Rinse beans to remove any residue from the cans (the caf does not do this. Gross, right?)

• Step 2

  Put spinach around the bowl as a bed for the rest of the ingredients.

• Step 3

  Add all other ingredients into a bowl.

• Step 4

  Add olive oil, lemon juice, and red wine vinegar as dressing. Stir to coat evenly.

• Step 5

  Combine the bean mixture and the salad. Season to taste.

Fancy Peanut Banana Toast

• Prep Time:2 minutes
• Cook Time:0 minutes
• Total Time:2 minutes
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 1 slice of whole grain bread
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter
• 1/2 banana
• 1 teaspoon flax seeds

• Step 1

  Toast bread.

• Step 2

  Slice your banana into even pieces.

• Step 3

  Apply peanut butter evenly over toast and lay bananas on top.

• Step 4

  Sprinkle flaxseeds on top of bananas.

Best Sandwich Ever

• Prep Time:2 minutes
• Cook Time:0 minutes
• Total Time:2 minutes
• Servings:1
• Easy

Ingredients

• 2 slices whole grain bread
• 2 tablespoon hummus
• 1 tablespoon shredded carrot
• 1/4 cup spinach
• 1/4 cup cucumber
• 1 teaspoon red onion
• 1 teaspoon red cabbage
• 1 slice tomato
• 1 teaspoon chickpeas
• Handful banana peppers

• Step 1

  Toast bread.

• Step 2

  Spread hummus evenly over toast.

• Step 3

  Layer vegetables on top.