The meatloaf is made with Impossible meat, slathered with onion gravy and comes with a side of sweet potato fries and green beans
Chandika Ratnayaka, chef de cuisine at Bounty Beets in Dubai, plates up plant-based tacos for Veganuary. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
Chandika Ratnayaka pan-fries lentil and walnut meat to create the filling for the tacos
The tacos are made from a shell of courgette, with lentil walnut meat, lettuce, avocado, chipotle aioli and jalapenos
Alina Tutkova, a vegan chef and co-owner of Angel Cakes in Bluewaters Island, Dubai
Alina Tutkova makes tomato and avocado toast
Angel Cakes serves a vegan donut with peanut praline and garnish that is also sugar and gluten-free
Chef Dorathy Ayenyo from Drip Burger in Arjan, Dubai, makes a vegan burger
Drip's vegan burger has a homemade crumbed sweet potato mash and chickpea patty with the restaurant's own ketchup, tahini sauce, lettuce and tomato, all piled on a vegan bun
Vikash Sah is head chef at Punjab Grill in Downtown Dubai. Here he cooks up the Jimikand ka Seekh
The kebab is placed in the oven
The main ingredient of the Jimikand ka Seekh is elephant foot yam
Head chef Keng fries up ingredients for the vegan pad Thai with rice noodles, mixed veg and tofu in a homemade sweet tamarind sauce at Cafe Isan in JLT, Dubai
The vegan pad Thai at Cafe Isan is a popular dish
Head chef Alvin Valerio plates up the meatloaf at The Strand on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
The meatloaf is made with Impossible meat, slathered with onion gravy and comes with a side of sweet potato fries and green beans
Chandika Ratnayaka, chef de cuisine at Bounty Beets in Dubai, plates up plant-based tacos for Veganuary. All photos: Chris Whiteoak / The National
Chandika Ratnayaka pan-fries lentil and walnut meat to create the filling for the tacos
The tacos are made from a shell of courgette, with lentil walnut meat, lettuce, avocado, chipotle aioli and jalapenos
Alina Tutkova, a vegan chef and co-owner of Angel Cakes in Bluewaters Island, Dubai
Alina Tutkova makes tomato and avocado toast
Angel Cakes serves a vegan donut with peanut praline and garnish that is also sugar and gluten-free
Chef Dorathy Ayenyo from Drip Burger in Arjan, Dubai, makes a vegan burger
Drip's vegan burger has a homemade crumbed sweet potato mash and chickpea patty with the restaurant's own ketchup, tahini sauce, lettuce and tomato, all piled on a vegan bun
Vikash Sah is head chef at Punjab Grill in Downtown Dubai. Here he cooks up the Jimikand ka Seekh
The kebab is placed in the oven
The main ingredient of the Jimikand ka Seekh is elephant foot yam
Head chef Keng fries up ingredients for the vegan pad Thai with rice noodles, mixed veg and tofu in a homemade sweet tamarind sauce at Cafe Isan in JLT, Dubai
The vegan pad Thai at Cafe Isan is a popular dish
Head chef Alvin Valerio plates up the meatloaf at The Strand on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
The meatloaf is made with Impossible meat, slathered with onion gravy and comes with a side of sweet potato fries and green beans