Want to spice up your life and take your plant-based cooking to the next level? Here are eight essential vegan seasonings that everyone should have on hand:
Vegan bacon salt
Add bacon salt to any dish for a bacon flavor. Many bacon-salt brands are vegetarian, but be sure to check the label. This smoky seasoning is great for baked potatoes, french fries and grilling.
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Nutritional Scream
Aka “nooch,” nutritional yeast is super healthy and has a cheesy, nutty flavor. Nooch is often used in creamy sauces and as a topping for pasta, pizza or popcorn. It even tastes great on avocado toast. The possibilities are endless.
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black salt
Widely known as kala, black salt imparts an eggy, sulfuric flavor to food. It’s perfect for adding to plant-based omelets and scrambles when you want to mimic the taste of eggs. Don’t panic – black salt even smells like eggs!
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Frank’s RedHot Original Seasoning
With cayenne pepper and other spices, Frank’s Redhot is the perfect blend of heat and flavor.
This seasoning works well with plant-based meats, popcorn, vegetables, fries and any spicy kick.
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starch
Tajin is a blend of 100 percent natural chili peppers, lime, and sea salt that adds a pop of flavor to anything. Try it on fresh fruit, vegetables, or avocado toast. It even adds a perfect kick to drinks.
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cumin
Lots of recipes call for cumin, so you’ll always want to keep it on the deck. In fact, cumin is one of the most popular spices in the world! It is often used in tofu scrambles, lentils, various Indian recipes and more.
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Everything is bagel seasoning
This seasoning is everything we love about bagels – sesame, salt, garlic, onion and poppy seeds. It’s great on avocado toast, bagels, salads, pasta and rice dishes.
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Old Bay
This iconic blend of herbs and spices includes celery salt, red and black pepper, paprika, mustard, cardamom, cloves and ginger. We like to use Old Bay in plant-based crab cakes or other vegetarian seafood dishes, vegan fried chicken, fries, popcorn and tater tots.
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Are you ready to take your plant-based cooking to the next level? These vegan seasonings are just a few of the many outstanding products in your grocery store’s baking aisle that can be plant-based. Check out some of our recipes to learn more about plant-based cooking!