Vegan Sloppy Joe's and Tahini Coleslaw
Grab a plate and pack it full of these delicious, aromatic vegan Sloppy Joe's made with tasty, healthy black lentils, crunchy walnuts and hearty mushrooms, green peppers, and onions mixed in a perfect easy tasting homemade BBQ sauce without ketchup bur rather with tomato passata, smoky spices, Chili and full of umami flavor, known from Worcester sauce, served with a classic oil-free simple coleslaw made from red cabbage, white cabbage and carrots in a light tahini lemon celery dressing. Prepared in a whole grain bun or gluten-free roll.
Servings 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon water
- 100 g black lentils or others
- 200 g mushrooms
- 100 g walnuts or pecan nuts
- ⅓ green pepper chopped
- ½ large yellow onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ⅔ cu tomato passata
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¾ teaspoon chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika smoked
- ¼ teaspoon liquid smoke optional
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Splash of hot sauce optional
Vegan Worcester Sauce
- 2 cups of apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Marmite
Coleslaw
- ½ cup of Tahini and water
- Lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 1½ tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
- ¾ teaspoon celery seeds
- ½ - 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ medium green cabbage very thin cut (about 4 cups)
- ½ medium-sized red cabbage very thin cut (about 4 cups)
- 2 medium carrots peeled; julienned or grated
Instructions
- Cook the lentils according to the package instructions. In the meantime, cut the mushrooms and walnuts small, and I like to use the pulse function of my Food Processor. Fry these with the diced onions and garlic in a little water in a pan. Add the peppers. Add the remaining ingredients and taste again. Stir the lentils under. Cook until the peppers are soft.
Coleslaw :
- Shred the red cabbage, cabbage and carrots. Mix all other ingredients in a separate bowl and add them to the cabbage mix. I enjoy the coleslaw best when it is infused for a few hours.
Worcester Sauce:
- Mix all ingredients and store the sauce in a jar in the fridge.