Plant power at the Flint Barn 🌿
- Kate
- Sep 16
- 2 min read
Whether you actively seek out plant-based food or just enjoy trying something new, there are delicious sweet and savoury choices at the Flint Barn Cafe all year round.
Our wonderful chef Ele comes from Italy. She enjoys a plant-based diet herself, and is a fantastic chef with so many innovative ideas. She creates lots of new recipes for our visitors.
Ele says:
I love creating new recipes inspired by the seasons and seeing people enjoying eating something I have created.
Delicious vegan goodies at the Flint Barn Cafe
Chocolate Shortbread (pictured left) - it really is Vegan!
Chocolate Oaty - yes, this is Vegan too. Hooray!
Jam Oaty
Blueberry and Lemon Oaty (summer recipe)
NEW for autumn - Pear and Ginger Oaty (see below)
Looking for savoury Vegan options?
Coronation chickpea is a popular Vegan filling for a ciabatta roll or a panini, and now you can try making it for yourself at home.
Coronation Chickpea recipe:
Makes enough filing for 2 or 3 sandwiches
Ingredients:
One 240g tin of chickpeas (drained)
50g Vegan mayo
1tsp Madras curry powder
A handful of sultanas
1 heaped tbsp mango chutney
2 spring onions, finely chopped
salt and pepper to season if desired
Method:
Mix everything apart from the chickpeas in a suitable mixing bowl until fully combined
Add half of the chickpeas straight to the mix and stir in
Blend the other half of the chickpeas and stir them into the mix until well combined
Don't fancy making this yourself? Come and try it at the Flint Barn Cafe, and we'll make it for you!
Ele's top tip:
This coronation chickpea recipe also works really well as a jacket potato topping. That's what I do at home.
Cosy times are coming 🍂🍁
Great news - warming soup will soon be back on the menu daily. Yum! Keep an eye out for delicious veg combinations in the next few weeks. Even better, all our soups are always Vegan and Gluten Free so everyone can enjoy them.
Come and try these treats for yourself soon. We can't wait to welcome you!
