Jackfruit is a welcome guest on the plates of people on vegetarian and vegan diets. The fruit has a threadlike texture and absorbs flavours perfectly. At thegreenlist.nl we are fans of this fruit. If you have a tin in the cupboard and could use some ‘recipe inspo’, pay attention now. Because we have four jackfruit recipes for you. From easy to a feast and from healthy to a cheat dish. The choice is yours!
Loving recipes with jackfruit
Jackfruit is a fruit that can be used in many ways in the kitchen. Not surprisingly, you see it more and more often on the menus of trendy restaurants and you also find it in the supermarket canned often encountered. This tropical fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia, has a stringy flesh-like texture reminiscent of pulled pork or chicken. The fruit has little flavour of its own, but it absorbs herbs and spices perfectly. Yes, jackfruit rendang is definitely on our list. Wait for it.
Although jackfruit is not a good meat substitute - it lacks too much iron, protein and B12 for that - it does fit nicely as a variation in a healthy diet. Jackfruit is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, B6, folic acid, potassium, magnesium and calcium. And earlier we learned from a jackfruit expert that cultivation is a lot more environmentally friendly than is usually the case. ‘Jackfruits just grow wild all year round in Asia. They need little water, have little pest and disease problems and they protect other plants. So something like endless plantations that are disastrous for our planet does not occur with jackfruit.’ In short, plenty of reasons to put jackfruit on the menu more often and we are happy to bring you some recipe ideas.
Vegan jackfruit satay
The perfect vegan greasy bite is this vegan fries of vegan jackfruit satay. Culi editor Anne put it in front of her adolescents. ‘Like real threaded meat,’ was their reaction about the jackfruit being so versatile. Ideal on lazy (hungover?) weekend nights. Check out the recipe!
Vegan fries hair salon with jackfruit
We stay with the cheat dishes. With jackfruit, you can make your fries hair salon vegan in no time. Culi editor Anne tried it out on her teenagers. Yes! ‘More variety in flavour, than the ordinary hair salon with shoarma,’ said her eldest. With this sustainable fries hair salon Make friends at the table without eating animals.
Bao buns with jackfruit
These vegan bao buns with jackfruit are immensely easy and incredibly tasty. There are endless combinations you can think of with bao buns, but this is one of our favourites: bao buns with delicious Asian marinated jackfruit. Oelala, you want to taste this!
Vegan rendang with jackfruit
This is - truly - the tastiest vegan rendang ever! David shares his family recipe that you won't find anywhere else: traditional rendang but prepared with jackfruit. This vegan rendang with jackfruit Is creamy and not at all sour!
More recipes with jackfruit?
These four recipes show how versatile jackfruit is and how you can use this fruit to make delicious, sustainable meals. Will you get started with one? Share your creations in stories and don't forget @thegreenlist.nl tag it. Then we can share it too! If you have another good recipe with jackfruit, we'd love to hear from you too!
Photo credits: Anne van Twillert (main image): other: Anne van Twillert, Nina van Gils & thegreenlist.nl.
