PANTRY STAPLES
Having kitchen staples on hand is great year-round whether you’re socially distancing yourself or having friends over unexpectedly. Simple pantry staples can help you be prepared any time of the year and give you a solid foundation to create wonderful plant-based and vegan dishes with. You can stock up at your local bulk bins for most of this list. Make sure to bring your reusable bags and containers whenever possible! Pantry staples will keep you cooking throughout the seasons!
Feel free to build out your pantry specific to your preferences and what you think you’ll get the most use out of. Things like olive oil, kosher salt, and apple cider vinegar are always present in my kitchen but I can alternate between quinoa, brown rice or pasta depending on what’s available and least expensive.
A few of my favorites from this list:
Lentils – red, green, yellow (Lentils are a great plant-based protein source that don’t require additional soaking time. I prefer red lentils and use them liberally.)
Oils – olive, coconut, grapeseed, vegetable (Olive oil is a neutral must have for most of my plant-based cooking.)
Vinegars – white, red wine, balsamic, apple cider vinegar (Always easy to make your own!)
Kosher salt (Doesn’t hurt to have flake salt as well but for most cooking kosher salt is a necessity.)
Popcorn (A low waste, package free snack is a must to have on hand. Cook up with some olive oil and loads of nutritional yeast.)
Loose leaf tea (I’m always reaching for herbal tea throughout the day, when company is over or when I’m social distancing.)
You can check out the full list and several pantry recipes on our latest write up at closedloopcooking.com! A well stocked pantry can help you make it between trips to the grocery store when you want to avoid the frenzy. You can rely on the basics for some hearty plant-based meals.
https://closedloopcooking.com/feature/what-to-stock-your-plant-based-pantry-with-vegan-approved/
What are y’all cooking with your staple ingredients? #closedloopcooking
