Vegetarian Asian Feast Collection

My Vegetarian Asian Feast Collection is a celebration of tofu! As a bonus it is easily adapted to also cater for vegans. Dishes include Chinese steamed dumplings and cake, Japanese miso soup and teriyaki, Malaysian satay dipping sauce and crunchy Vietnamese summer rolls. It’ll even satisfy the meat eaters!

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Vegetarian Asian Feast Recipes

I’ve split this menu collection into 3 courses plus nibbles. The dumpling course is much easier to serve at the table rather then as canapes.

Nibbles

Salt & Chilli Edamame Beans

My Salt & Chilli Edamame Beans are inspired by the tasty morsels served by Wagamamas. But with my version, there is no popping beans out of pods or wasting precious seasoning on the inedible bits! Did I mention they’re ready in under 10 minutes?

Perfect for with drinks! I would also serve some prawn crackers for extra texture and crunch.

Alternatively a batch of my Satay Sprout Skewers would be rather fab served as nibbles.

Starters

Tofu Crystal Dumplings (Chinese Vegan Har Gow)

These Tofu Crystal Dumplings are my vegan version of the classic steamed Har Gow dumplings which I love. They’re folded slightly differently to mark them apart but the highly flavoured tofu filling is easily on par with the original prawn filling.

Tofu Siu Mai (Vegetarian Steamed Chinese Dumplings)

My Tofu Siu Mai (shumai) are a vegetarian version of the classic pork sui mai dumplings. Flavoured and minced tofu is wrapped in ready made wonton wrappers and simply steamed. Easy, delicious and fun to make, they’re perfect to batch make and freeze too.

Dumpling Dipping Sauce

A Dumpling Dipping Sauce is essential when making and eating Chinese dumplings like siu mai, har gow and fun gwor. This dipping sauce really is the ultimate in simplicity with just 2 ingredients. And it takes less than a minute to make!

The dumplings can be served with any other dipping sauces that you wish as well as, or instead of, the classic. You could also nab some of the satay sauce from the next course!

To make the menu vegan, only serve the crystal dumplings. The siu mai wrappers contain egg.

Miso Soup with Ginger & Tofu

My Miso Soup with Ginger & Tofu is my go-to side for almost any of my favourite Chinese and Japanese inspired dishes. Its light but filling, tasty but subtle and includes a little extra hit of tofu-based protein. Best of all, its ready in less than 10 minutes.

As this menu is very tofu heavy, it might be wise to omit the tofu from this recipe lest tofu overload be a thing!

Main Course

The main course is a mish-mash of dishes designed to be served family style at the table. Simply let everyone dig in to what they fancy.

Tofu Spring Rolls (Vietnamese Summer Rolls)

These Tofu Spring Rolls are the super tasty vegan version of my classic Vietnamese King Prawn Summer Rolls. They are naturally gluten free, spicy and packed with flavour. And they're easy to make, light and fresh to boot. Perfect.

Satay Sauce (Vegan)

Satay Sauce is one of my absolute favourite Asian sauces and I’m so pleased that I’ve finally settled on the perfect recipe. This ultimate versatile sauce can be used as a marinade, stir fry sauce or dipping sauce.

Crispy Tofu Teriyaki (Vegan)

This Crispy Tofu Teriyaki stir fry combines fried tofu chunks with sweet veg and a deeply sticky savoury sauce packed with umami. It’s a vegan recipe that's enough to satisfy a carnivore and a perfect addition to an Asian style feast or served simply with rice for an easy weeknight dinner.

How To Cook Sticky Rice

I always thought that I'd never master the secret of How to Cook Sticky Rice but then I found the easiest ever method that works every single time. With no need for a rice cooker or any specialist equipment, this easy step by step guide shows you how to make glutinous rice in just 25 minutes.

Sesame Tenderstem Broccoli

Sesame Tenderstem Broccoli is a brilliant side dish that can be thrown together in minutes with very few ingredients. Tenderstem (or broccolini) is one of my go-to greens and I love coming up with new ways to serve it!

Dessert

Chinese Steamed Cake (Ma Lai Gao)

This Chinese Steamed Cake is my version of a classic dim sum dish. There are no unusual ingredients or techniques (except the steaming bit!), just great flavour and a lovely and moist muscovado perfumed cake.

The cake can be served warm with some cream or ice cream. My mango coconut ice cream is an especially good option if you fancy making your own.

My mango ice cream is also a great alternative to the cake if you are looking to adapt the menu to be vegan.

Drinks for Asian Feasts

Check out my dedicated post all about Asian Inspired Drinks.

I’ve given you loads of ideas of hot, cold, soft and alcoholic drinks to serve with your Asian feast. And I’ve made some suggestions on how to serve them too.

Looking for Other Asian Feast Collections?

This collection is designed to be purposefully meat free. If you are looking for a more carnivorous menu, I have put together two other collections of recipes. They are both perfect to mostly prep in advance.

Everyday Asian Feasts

Whats more, I’ve put together a selection of Everyday Asian Feast menus which don’t require you to have any friends! They’re smaller menus perfect for 1 or 2 people. But they can also be easily scaled up to feed more people in a slightly simpler way.

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