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    Zen and Zaatar » Recipes

    Vegan Soy-Free Recipes

    • Irresistible Pearl Couscous Salad (Vegan)
    • Best Gluten Free Vegan Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (Oil Free, One Bowl)
    • Lemony Mediterranean Potato Salad with Mint
    • Vegan Caesar Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas
    • Mediterranean Avocado Pita with Spiced Chickpeas and Tahini (Vegan)
    • Riz bi Haleeb | Vegan Rice Pudding with Orange Blossom
    • Creamy Vegan Polenta with Oyster Mushroom Scallops and Sun-dried Tomato Purée
    • Syrian Pasta with Lentils & Caramelized Onion (Horaa Osbao) | حراق اصبعه - Vegan
    • The Best Sweet Potato Vegan Mac and Cheese (Gluten-free, Nut-free, Oil-free)
    • Air Fryer Plantain Chips with Creamy Guacamole (V, GF)
    • Easy Chicken Style Seitan (Vegan)
    • Hearty Kale Salad with Tahini Dressing and Chickpeas (Savory)
    • Easy Tahini Caesar Dressing (No Mayo, Vegan)
    • Vegan French Toast with Coconut Milk & Raspberry Chia Jam
    • Syrian Baba Ganoush (No Tahini) - Smoky Eggplant Pomegranate Dip
    • Unbelievable Vegan Chicken Piccata (Seitan)
    • Potato and Corn Cauliflower Chowder (Vegan, GF)
    • Syrian Yalanji Dolma (Vegan Stuffed Grape Leaves)
    • Healthy Vegan Nutella (Date-Sweetened)
    • Overnight matcha oats with no-cook raspberry chia jam
    • Creamy Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Sauce with Tahini (Oil-free)
    • Creamy Lemon Tahini Sauce (Vegan, Mediterranean Dressing)
    • High-Protein Sweet Potato and Chickpea Quinoa Bowls
    • Cauliflower with Tahini
    • Vegan Kahi with Geymar | Iraqi Pastry with Thick Oat Cream
    • The Perfect Chickpea Omelet with Avocado Pesto (Vegan)
    • Mutabal Shawandar (Garlic Roasted Beet Dip)
    • Oil-Free Avocado Pesto (Vegan)
    • 5 Ingredient Vegan Salted Caramel Sauce (Salted Tahini Caramel!)
    • Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas with Chipotle Cashew Cheese (Vegan)
    • Ful Medames, Syrian Style (Arabic Bean Salad) [Vegan, GF]
    • One-Pot Mujadara (Syrian Bulgur and Lentils) with Cucumber Mint Yogurt (Vegan)
    • Arabic Kousa (Zucchini) and Bulgur Pilaf (Vegan)
    • Chickpea & Lentil Chili-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Creamy Tzatziki (Vegan, Gluten-free)
    • Authentic Arabic Lentil Soup (Shorbat Adas)
    • Mediterranean Roasted Cauliflower & Lentil Tacos With Lime Tahini (Vegan, GF)
    • Raw Layered Mint Chocolate Mousse Tart with Chocolate Ganache Drizzle (GF)
    • Syrian Moussaka with Eggplant and Potato (Vegan)
    • Palestinian salad (Mediterranean tomato cucumber salad)
    • Middle Eastern tomato and red onion salad with za’atar
    • Galayet Bandora (Palestinian Pan Fried Tomatoes) Recipe
    • Simple Middle Eastern Freekeh with Cauliflower and Chickpeas

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    Headshot image of the author of Zen and Zaatar, Zena Hassoun, MS.

    Welcome!

    Hi, I’m Zena, a passionate home cook with a Master’s in Medical Health Sciences. I’ve been vegan for nearly a decade and love creating approachable, Mediterranean-inspired recipes that nourish your body and soul.

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