RECIPE: Vegetable Kebabs with Vegan Creamy Avocado Sauce

Another Veganuary recipe! Wooh!

We all get those lazy days when the last thing you want to do when you get home is slave over the stove waiting for supper to cook. Well, today's recipe takes a little work but once you chuck it in the oven you can remove your make-up, change into your comfiest pyjamas and start an episode of How I Met Your Mother. Mix up the vegetables to suit your taste, add halloumi or chicken if you're a meat eater and most of all just enjoy how easy this recipe is.

Note: I actually got Alex to prep the veggies whilst I was at the gym so when I got home all I had to do was cook them - a great tip if your significant other is home before you!

Ingredients - Serves 2 with extra sauce
Vegetable Kebabs

• 4 baby courgettes
• 1 sweet red pepper
• 1 sweet yellow pepper
• 1 red onion
• 1 sweet potato

Creamy Avocado Sauce (Vegan!)

• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons of coconut milk
• a handful of fresh coriander
• a handful of fresh chives
• a handful of fresh mint

To serve

• Salad leaves of your choice
• Freshly chopped cucumber
• Sundried tomatoes

Method

Start by chopping all the vegetables for the kebabs into 2cm cubes. You want the veggies to all be the same size so the cook at an even rate. Stab the vegetables onto skewers in any pattern you feel like - we did it by colour for a prettier finish. Season thoroughly and brush lightly with coconut oil. Throw the tray into the oven at 200 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until the veggies are browned and delicious.

While the kebabs cook make the avocado sauce. This couldn't be easier - simply add the shelled avocado, coconut milk, garlic, herbs and plenty of seasoning to a blender. Whizz up into a gorgeous runny sauce, adding more coconut milk to get the desired texture.

After 15 minutes the veggies should be cooked. Serve up on a plate with a drizzle of avocado sauce, your mini side salad and a sprinkling of chilli flakes.

Are you taking part in Veganuary, or are a vegan? Let me know your favourite meals in the comments below! 

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