22 Delicious Probiotic Vegan Foods

Veganism is perfect for a microbiome diet. It is naturally high in fiber and full of vegetables. However it’s also important to include some probiotics to keep everything digesting nicely. Here are 22 fermented and probiotic vegan recipes.

Fermented Vegetables Pickles

Naturally all fermented vegetable pickles are vegan! If you’re new to fermentation, then making pickles is a perfect place to start. It’s so easy and delicious! Here’s a few recipes to get your started:

1. Simple cucumber pickles
2. Dilly carrots
3. Garlic green beans

Probiotic Condiments

Relish, chutney and other flavourful condiments really add zip to a vegan diet. Here are a few simple and probiotic recipes:

4. Rich apple chutney
5. Zippy zucchini relish
6. Flavourful mustard

Probiotic vegan yogurts

There are so many different types of vegan yogurts. The trick is to get a good starter culture that can be reused over and over again.

7. Soy milk yogurt
8. Almond milk yogurt
9. Cultured cashew cream
10. Probiotic coconut milk

Cashew Cheese

Cashews are ideal for homemade vegan cheese. Soaked and ground, they can be thick and creamy. Adding a boost of culture not only improves flavour, but also makes them probiotic! Here’s a few delicious options:

11. Miso and cashew cheese
12. Mold ripened Camembert cashew cheese
13. Herbed cashew cheese (MB)

Vegan Sour Cream

If you have vegan yogurt, then it’s easy to make:

14. Vegan sour cream

Vegan Kimchi

Kimchi is a delicious Korean ferment that is perfect for adding a dose of flavour to all sorts of dishes. Typically, it’s not vegan, however, around here we always make ours without the fish sauce and shrimp. It’s a super easy ferment for beginners, because it doesn’t require any special culture:

15. Vegan kimchi

Koji Ferments

Koji rice or barley have been fermented with koji kin. They are used for making all sorts of delicious Japanese ferments, and a perfect for bringing the umami to veganism. Here’s a few different koji ferments:

16. Miso
17. Amazake – a dairy free milk alternative
18. Natto – fermented soybeans
19. Shoyu – Japanese fermented soy sauce

Tempeh

Tempeh is the ultimate fermented vegan protein.  And homemade tempeh is seriously amazing. It is so much softer and more flavourful than commercially produced tempeh. Here are a few different types to inspire your fermentation:

20. Classic soybean tempeh
21. Lentil tempeh
22. Sunflower seed tempeh

Do you have any favourite VEGAN FRIENDLY ferments?  I’d love to try them!  Share your recipes and ideas in the comments or on the facebook page.