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Grilled tempeh strips · quinoa · Italian dressing · the sad salad challenge · ep 1 By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness · Plant-based · Gut-friendly · High protein · PCOS-safe Prep: 15 minutes · Serves: 2 · Difficulty: easy · Vegan · GF I took a personal challenge I have taken it upon myself to fix the sad salad problem. And I am starting here — with The Wholesome Bowl. Episode one of proving that a salad can be the most satisfying, most nourishing, most genuinely exciting

By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness · Plant-based · Gut-friendly · PCOS-safe Prep: 5 minutes · Cook: 12 minutes · Makes: approx 400g · Difficulty: easy · Vegan · GF The story behind this one Sweet chilli sauce is one of those condiments I have always loved and never entirely trusted. The store-bought versions are mostly glucose syrup, artificial colour, and enough preservatives to survive a decade on a shelf. The heat is sharp and one-dimensional. The sweetness

By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness · Plant-based · Gut-friendly · PCOS-safe Prep: 10 minutes · Soak: 8 hours · Makes: approx 420g · Difficulty: easy · Vegan · GF · Raw The story behind this one I stopped buying store-bought mayo the day I read the ingredient label properly. Refined oils I would never cook with, stabilisers I could not pronounce, and a nutritional profile that did absolutely nothing for me. The only reason I was buying it was habit and conveni

By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness · Plant-based · High protein · GF Prep: 20 minutes · Cook: 18 minutes air fryer · Makes: 4 patties · Difficulty: easy · Vegan · GF The story behind this one I ate a beetroot burger at Mildreds in London and I have not stopped thinking about it since. There was this moment when you bit through the crust — genuinely crunchy, audibly crunchy — and hit the inside, which was soft and earthy and tasted unmistakably of beetroot. It

By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness · Plant-based · Ancient grain Prep: 20 minutes · Proof: 2.5 hours · Bake: 25 minutes · Makes: 6 buns · Difficulty: medium · Vegan The story behind this one I have been obsessed with ancient grains for a while now — the way they carry real history, real nutrition, and a flavour that modern wheat simply cannot replicate. Khapli atta, or emmer wheat, is one of the oldest cultivated grains in India. It predates modern wheat by tho

By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness · Plant-based · Gut-friendly · PCOS-safe Prep: 10 minutes · Serves: 4 · Difficulty: easy · Vegan · GF The story behind this one I made edamame hummus for the first time when I was trying to find something that was both genuinely delicious and actually useful for my body — not one or the other. Standard chickpea hummus is wonderful, but edamame brings something different to the table: a brighter flavour, a creamier texture, and a prote

By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness · Plant-based · Gut-friendly · Fresh · PCOS-safe Prep: 20 minutes · Makes: 8 rolls · Difficulty: easy · Vegan · GF Why this one There is a kind of food that looks impressive and takes almost no time. Summer rolls are exactly that. Translucent rice paper, vegetables you can see through the wrap, a dip that makes you want to eat the whole batch in one sitting. They look like something you would order at a restaurant. They take about twent

By Sonakshi · @sonakshiwellness Why are some people at peace with food and some of us have been at war with it since we were five years old? The F Word I was always told I was chubby. Or — let me use the actual word — fat. A six-year-old kid who already knew she had a tummy. I have a story. I was around five years old, and I came running to my mom having just made a new friend. I was so excited. And the first thing I said was — and I can't make this up — 'She is fat like me.