I Tried Natalie Portman's Favorite Weekday Dish (Vegan)
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- Опубліковано 18 гру 2023
- Actor, activist, producer (and many more) Natalie Portman shared her favorite week day vegan homemade meal. I don't know about you, but I'm curious to know what she's cookin' up at home. I know this is a shorter video but I've got some fun stuff coming up! Happy holidays, y'all.
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Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 large green zucchini, diced (about 2 cups)
1 (28-ounce|794-gram) can whole peeled tomatoes, undrained
1 (15-ounce|425-gram) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 teaspoons kosher salt
½-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
steamed rice, to serve - Розваги
Kind of reminds me of my go to easy recipe when I have no fresh produce and/or energy-- a can of crushed tomatoes, a can of chickpeas, and a can of coconut milk. Then add maple syrup and lemon juice and tons of garam masala and whatever other spices tickle your fancy to make a curry. I will have to try this version though!! I'd probably add harissa paste for extra spice
o0o0o0o this is a pro tip right here
i've had a can of chickpeas in my pantry for months not knowing what to do with it, this sounds perfect for being lazy around the holidays xD
This reminds me of a qorma. It’s a common dish made in Central Asia, specifically in Afghanistan and Pakistan. People have different renditions of it, but this one made with chickpeas I would eat with Afghan mantu or any rice (Kabuli palaw, green palaw). It’s a go-to dish 😊
Gonna doctor that up with a significant amount of more spices and aromatics. Looks like a great foundational recipe you could take in many different directions flavor profile wise.
exaaactly, it's a perfect base recipe. I'm gonna personally add more veggies, spices, and some proteins to it, but the fact that it can exist in this simple form is beautiful
And maybe a squeeze of lemon or vinegar to brighten up the flavors@@MerleONeal
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Such a pleonastic comment.
@@BrokenCDprodux I’ll edit it for clarity. Thanks!
I've made something very similar before, so tasty and easy for meal prep. I prefer it with cous cous rather than rice (make the cous cous with veggie stock water so you get extra flavour too). Great video as always!
The recipe looks absolutely amazing! I'll have to try this. I love having stew/soupy stuff on top of rice!
I think you'll reeeeeally like it
I love how simple yet delish it is. A great recipe for those lazy days 🍽️
i do this dish quite often. i spice it up with ground cumin, sweet and smoked paprika. in the video she says she does this for her kids, so i think that is, why the taste is so simple
These three spices are definitely missing in here. Would add a bit of cilantro and tomato paste to thicken it as well, but that's just me. :D
I would probably just add some chili flakes. And I think this might taste really well with orzo instead of rice (I’m not a big rice lover)
This looks awesome! I'm like Aria and not a tomato fan in chunks like that, so I'd probably get the whole tomatoes (they have better flavor) and blend em up so theyre smooth and make it that way. I blend jarred salsa for chips too and it makes it taste better I swear 🔪🍅
Been waiting for this without knowing I needed this! 😅
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I actually do something similar for meal prep: One can of chickpeas and one cannolini beans with mushrooms and veggies. Season with salt, red chilli flakes, garlic powder and nutritional yeast. I also will often cook my pasta in the soup/stew and top it with some vegan feta for a one pot meal.
YUMMMMM
This looks soooooo yummy! I'd probably even crumble up some vegan feta to put on top (maybe some capers or chopped olives too!)
this was so good! I added mushrooms, smoked paprika, a pinch of cumin, and topped it with avocado. This also got me to try parsley for the first time and I learn I hate it haha. Will probably try cilantro next time
I’m really glad you include Aria’s opinions in your cooking videos cause it’s nice to see a meat-eater’s opinion on vegan dishes, coming from someone who’s a meat-lover, but is vegetarian M-F.
Ohhh this looks so simple and nice!!
it's pretty much a dream as far as weeknight meals go
Such a great and simple recipe!
I love the cook book Practically Vegan. Seriously some of the tastiest and easiest vegan recipes. I can do almost any of them on a week night in 30-45 minutes and usually with things I keep in my house. Her creamy sauces have inspired my own variations and they are great bases. She has a chickpea stew in there that reminds me of this. Chickpeas, garlic, some spices, coconut milk, I add some veggie broth or water so it isn't quite as heavy with just the coconut milk as sauce, and sun dried tomatoes. Then at the end stir in spinach. Serve over rice or quinoa. It is soooo good. A friend of mine that had never eaten anything vegan actually asked for the recipe. But almost everything in there my non vegetarian or vegan kids (10, 13, 15, and 17) have liked enough to eat more than one serving and and not complain about missing meat. haha. I seriously recommend the book. I have a really good Vegan Asian cookbook that I love too if anyone needs a recommendation for that.
I usually double it, except the coconut milk, and freeze some in individual servings. But it makes enough for more than the recipe says as is (and a little extra liquid). Probably 4 people easy. Especially if serving with rice.
I would love to know what the asian cookbook is too!
"Vegan Asian A Cookbook" by Jeeca Uy. She has a blog, The Foodie Takes Flight. I haven't used many recipes from the blog, though I am sure they are good. The ones I have looked at are a tad different than in the cookbook. I just really love the cookbook. The bao buns with char siu tofu and pickled carrots and cucumber are soo good. I cut the sugar a little bit but yum! (I also add a little water to the char siu sauce because in my pan it cooks really quickly). I make several other things from there too though. Just a lot of good ideas that you can then riff off of to make your own things with what you have.@@bianca-elenaduduman9094
Appreciate the helpful video. Have a fantastic day!
This one reminds me a little of the Panera 10 veg soup- add lentils and barely. Maybe split peas. Yummmmmm so hungry 🤤
it's simple and cheap but you get a lot of texture variety. I might at a can of chipotles in adobo sauce, which is like 88 cents here.
I def have to try this!
That would be so ideal as a summer supper with fresh cherry tomatoes and cilantro, I'm totally trying this in June
cherry tomatoes YESSS
I made this today after watching this video when it was posted and it's great! I'm not vegan but I want to incorporate more vegan meals and this is perfectly. It's easy, cheap and delicious
This looks so good! You should really try some Indian recipes! A lot of them are vegan or have very easy vegan substitutes! You should try that!
Definitely a Natalie fan as actor and who she is. Great video and recipe! Im going to share it with my vegetarian friends know they'll love your channel😊
aw thank you
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I'd definitely try this, but with chopped tomatoes as I'm also not keen on whole chunks of tomato
This reminds me of a dish I made a while ago, except that it had cumin, coriander, oregano and sumac for additional flavors. I think aleppo pepper instead of red chile flakes. Delicious, nonetheless.
Every Asian household has a rice cooker - the fact that Aria’s parents gifted you one is so sweet ❤
merle ive also been looking for a rice cooker !!! im glad you've found 1 cuz i know that makes cooking a lot easier . should i get 1 off of Amazon or som ??
heyo! The one I have is a toshiba rice cooker - excited for you to start makin some BOMB rice
@@MerleONealthanks !!! it'll make meals a lot easier when i have a convenient side lol
Such a simple recipe, you can modify it as you wish. I will definitely try it with a looooooot of mushrooms, because I love them =) And I will use chopped tomatoes, because I don't like big chunks of it.
yes to the MUSHROOOMS
I would probably use a can of diced fire roasted tomatoes or the diced tomatoes that come with basil. This could definitely use some sauteed onions and mushrooms. Any spices would be great in this
every time someone tosses the aquafaba from a chickpea can, if you listen closely you can hear millions scream out in pain
seriously tho thanks for the video, was great :)
the liquid from the chickpea can contains a lot of protein, I save the liquid and add it to control liquidness, you can also use it as egg replacement for vegan mayo (which you probably knew but def save the liquid it's vegan gold :D )
I know it's sooo useful, I honestly cannot stand the smell. I should try to be better about using it, I've just found that anytime i save it, it grosses me out and just sits in the fridge for weeks until i throw it out. It's so smelly! lmaoo but if you have other recs lmk. I never make my own mayo and would probably just buy it tbh but if there are other ways you like to use aquafaba, drop em!
Thanks for making this. I was curious about this recipe. Have you tried Chrissy Tiegen's Black Bean Tortilla Soup? It's fantastic. From the first cookbook but you can find it online. She uses cheese as a topping, but that could easily be vegan cheese to make it vegan. You'll thank me. Edit: It is a bit spicy.
O0O0O this is a great idea!! Thank you for the rec!!
Even if you just make it, you'll love it! I hope. Thank you for all the great videos!!@@MerleONeal
We call this The Standard Dish in my house. Swap out any bean and any green veg for variety. Also smoked paprika!!
THE STANDARD sounds bougie, i love it
We even have a jingle for it…
The fact that she was a vegetarian at age 9 reminded me of my great aunt. She became a vegetarian aged 11, *in the 1950's*! My Polish great-grandmother just went with it, surprisingly. The funny thing about it is that she somehow decided her vegetarian daughter needs to drink a glass of tomato juice every day after school. I don't know where she got that from.
bahahaha honestly i would gladly drink a glass of tomato juice. i could drink a whole can of tomato sauce
Perhaps she was told it would give her the nutrients that she wouldn't get from meat anymore? I have no idea about nutrition, just an hypothesis
Ciao, that's funny, 'cause some minutes ago i've done a salad with peaches & carrots, chickpeas, a glove garlic, oil and balsamico, smoked paprika and black pepper.. many greetings from brunswick in germany and please stay safe 🙃
Hello from America! Stay safe!
Have you ever baked with sunflower butter? There's a recipe for cookies floating around the internet that causes the inside to turn green because of a chemical reaction with baking powder. I can't remember if it's vegan by nature, but if not, it'd be cool to see if the vegan version still works.
This recipe is a great jumping off point to build on. Mix and match other ingredients to build your own preference 😊
I totally agree!
Lmao I saw that this video had a tomato stew in it so I wanted to watch it. Aria is giving me vibes of my fiancé. I love food with tomato and my fiancé does not ! He would say the same thing Aria did word for word if I made this dish and it’s just making me giggle! 😂
I just made something like this yesterday. Except mine is a curry and has mushrooms and tofu, no zuccini. And I garnish mine w cilantro.
yaahhhhhmmmmm
I would love to get your take on the Daily Dozen challenge (by Dr. Greger -- another way to convince people to make the switch). Maybe you can challenge yourself to hit the daily dozen and show us your meals in a day. I need inspiration!
I wanna make that stew 👏🏼 THIS 👏🏼 WEEK. If can't do any type of squash--what veggie do you recommend I substitute? I'll probably also add some more seasoning...
Carrots also have sweetness and a slight crunch. Bell peppers are good too
The beauty of this is you can add anything you want really. Carrots, mushrooms, potatoes, peppers, eggplant, onions, even kale would be good.
could do eggplant, carrots, mushrooms! Honestly anything really!
Is velumptious a word?? Lol
And thanks for this recipe!
tarragon at the very end would help a lot :)
"you don't like any fruits or vegetables"
"I do! I like the chickpeas!" LOL Aria.....
I would add some ground cumin, coriander and a pinch of cinnamon to give it a middle eastern flavor profile as well as some complexity 😊
What would be the best substitution for tomatoes? They upset my stomach :(
This would be lovely in the summer when you’re at the point of being over zucchini and it’s to hot to fuss over being in the kitchen too long. Add some marinated tofu “ feta” and a green salad and call it a dinner party. Also a fun challenge, have Aria cook a vegan dish he’d like and you can be the judge Merle.
ohhhhh it woud be SO good with fresh garden zucchini
It hurts my ❤ when your bf rates the delicious food you prepare. I’ll be so exited and happy every time you get me a plate. But thats just me. 😂
Definitely onion in it, too. I'd probably stew the tomatoes longer before adding the chickpeas.
Ari and Monika should do a podcast - waiting for tasting...
I'm Aria in vegan form lol. I need things ti be a bit more creamy or "cheesy" rather than tomato-y. This is the kinda dish I'd be dissapointed taking to work as leftovers LMAO 🙈 economical, efficient, practical but nothing special to look forward to 🤣 my bf would love this one - he values the above in his food over flavour. I just can't
That looks like a great weekday meal.
Oh, do Natalie Portman's Matza Lasagna and Alicia Silverstone's Millet Mashed Potatoes with mushroom gravy, recipes, too, I'm not even vegan and I love them. :)
ADDING TO THE LIST!
How is this considered a “weekday” meal on the original site when it takes AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES??????
But!, did it actually take that long? Cuz in watching, it does feel shorter - like a 20-30 min meal at most?
I just cannot justify a workday meal being more than 30 mins. That’s my absolute max.
UPDATE 2 MONTHS LATER: lol k i eat my words HAPPILY. This has become a weekly staple for me, except slight modifications: I add chunks of tofu and a cup and a half of lentils to soak up the tomato sauce so the overall cook time is way faster, and it’s even more protein and more filling! I’ve been making a batch of this every week and eating it throughout the week. Obsessed!
really depends on how much you want to let it simmer!
I mean the things you are chopping is just the garlic and the zucchini. And the zucchini can even be a pretty rustic quick rough chop it won’t make a big difference.
And the fresh parsley (though for weekday meals I just go with the frozen pre chopped stuff, when a recipe calls for parsley, good enough for me. Or just skip it all together)
If it was me making this, I would just let it simmer as long as it took the rice to get ready to serve.
There is no meat that needs to simmer a long time to get tender.
You are mainly just simmering it for the tomatoes sake. Generally tomatoes sauces flavour changes if you simmer it for a long time. Like you will have some Italian grandma swear that you have to simmer it for 4 hours. But yeah not the sort of thing I would be concerned with for a weekday.
I would add a curry seasoning but overall it looks yummy.
I feel like it's an under spiced version of chana masala recipe?
Add some onion, carrots and smoked paprika powder to level it up and get some more of those complex flavours
100% I would prob add some mushroom toooooo
@@MerleONeal Now I want to make this with mushrooms, I know what I'm doing tomorrow!
Definitely with Aria lol😂I am not a large tomato chunk person. I may make this but with way more seasonings and petite diced tomatoes! 🍅
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Please try Megan Markle’s zucchini bolognese/mush
Woahhhh I didn't know about this!!
This by no means looks bad. I’d much rather eat this than virtually any fast food or frozen meal. But looking at the ingredients, this just seems like minestrone but kind of bland. Adding some onion and carrot, multiple kinds of beans, more dried herbs and spices, a vegetable bouillon, and some greens would add maybe 5 or 10 min more prep time but make the meal a lot tastier and also healthier. These are also very cheap ingredients.
Add some goji berries and ground sumac. A little acidity, and everything you want.
woah.. bougieeeeee sounds amazing
Nathalie Portman is one of my favorite actress, she's clever and yet simple and funny. I remember about that video of chickpea recipe, people saying it was kind of boring... But not as boring as bread and butter 😂 😊
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Looks delish. Less is more.😻
i didnt see any broth in the first picture so def a stew
Why are there two pictures of you in the thumbnail?
😅 it's not 2 pictures of her!
Rice Maker 👏
Eating Animals is also a documentary narrated by Natalie Portman, that you might like, and Black Swan won her the Oscar, which is great
I'm thinking i'm going to have to screen it in my discord if I can!
Sb else feels like there's something missing in the recipe?
We Loved this! Thanks for the fun simple vegan cooking and real review of Natalie Portman's recipe -we love her too! If you checked out our Vegan Vlog channel we'd be honored 💖🧑🍳🌱
Where’s the flavah? 😳
Well..I turned vegerian when I was 10 and vegan when 13
Hey Merle could you do a British accent
a really bad one!
I stopped eating meat when I was 2 and never looked back.
you're a genius!
do you feel like making mochi ice cream 🙈
that sounds incredible
are you saying volumptous on purpose? it sounds like it, it's hard to tell.
I do like that person! Definitely a fantastic reason to subscribe 😁
hehehehehe
Aria sounds so much like my long time partner. All my partner eats is bread, pizza products, and cookies…not vegan. Ugh!
How did you go this whole video without "Stew-pendous"
DAMN ITTTT
Ari's hair in this video is scary.
Hard to please lol
Love your uploads. Hey I’m a big strong vegan man and I encourage your partner to give his lifestyle more analysis and consider switching to vegan. :) Happy holidays!!
Your dog is thinking about eating animals
Honestly I don't mean to be a hater but as someone who looks forward to your videos and I do, I look forward to them every single week and I get so excited for them, I also listen to y'alls podcast every week, I love Aria obviously, getting a 6 minute video after a week feels a bit like a slap in the face. This was very disappointing to say the least. Maybe that's just me but yeah. Now I'm genuinely sad. But whatever. Have a good Xmas break I guess.
This looks very bland, no onions/garlic and no spice apart from chilli flakes. It's a mixture of vegetables with nothing to tie them together, i'd atleast add some cumin and turmeric, paprika and some tomato paste for extra flavour.
Struggle food
That might be why I’m chubby though. I’d do a lot more with the base.
@@nanaronhano337 adding flavour to this dish will not add many calories at all, I think it's intentionally bland
@@ThatRemoGuy I was being goofy. Like, my food tastes so yummy I keep going back for more this getting chubby.
This timing is odd
You always look greasy 😂 but I adore you
Your dogggie🥹😭🥰
she's a good lil girl
Excellent! I knew Natalie was vegan , but not that looonnggg ..dang.
She's been in this game a LONG time
I love eating vegan food, ngl that shit look nasty.
Where are the calories? Almost no fat no protein.
Love you but this looks SO bland
i know right? not sure if it's my latina roots but i can't imagine thinking that's particularly tasty. needs more flavor!!
Thats all vegan food.
😅yessss. I could think of at least 4 Indian masalas I could add to this...
@@GarudaLegends absolutely not. this one was just a bit too simple, but there are many flavorful & delicious vegan dishes that I crave (and I'm not vegan).
@@mariacruz1 nah. Vegan food is all sub-par. You just never had good food.