Whole plant foods, no added oil, no added sugar, no refined flour, little added salt. British recipes only. 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z https://eathealthyandcheap.com/cuisine/british/ Eat Healthy and Cheap https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/apple-oat-crumble/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A British apple crumble rebuilt without sugar, butter, or white flour: cinnamon-spiced apples under a craggy topping of oats, ground almonds, and walnuts bound with date paste. Warm, homey, and honest about what sweetens it.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/apple-snow/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An old English pudding of tart apple puree folded into whipped aquafaba, light as air, sweetened with a single date and brightened with lemon.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/banana-custard/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British nursery pudding done properly: soy milk thickened into a pourable custard over sliced banana, sweetened only by dates and ripe fruit.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/british-pub-style-pickled-onions/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British pub jar of small onions in spiced vinegar, crisp and sharp, steeped without salt as a quick fridge pickle that sharpens any plate.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/bubble-and-squeak/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British morning-after cake of leftover mashed potato and cabbage, pressed into a pan and browned dry until a dark crust forms with no oil.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/carrot-and-coriander-soup/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British lunch-counter standard done right: sweet carrots and potato blended to velvet, deepened with toasted coriander seed and a fistful of fresh cilantro.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/cauliflower-cheese/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British Sunday side rebuilt without dairy: roasted cauliflower under a cashew and white bean sauce made savory with miso and nutritional yeast.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/clapshot-scottish-potato-and-swede-mash/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

An Orkney mash of potatoes and turnips beaten smooth with soy milk, nutmeg, and chives, the creamy Scottish side that never asked for butter.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/cock-a-leekie-scottish-leek-and-prune-soup/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The old Scottish leek soup, simmered with barley and sweet prunes that half melt into the broth, built without the chicken and carrying no added salt.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/coronation-chickpea-salad/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The curried, fruit-flecked British picnic salad rebuilt on chickpeas: a spiced yogurt dressing warm with curry powder and turmeric, sweet with raisins and grated apple, crunchy with celery and toasted almonds. No mayonnaise, no chicken, no chutney sugar.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/cranachan-toasted-oats-raspberries/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A plant version of Scottish cranachan: oats toasted dark, layered with date-sweetened cashew cream and crushed raspberries. Crunch, tang, and cream at once.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/date-and-oat-flapjacks/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British oat traybake rebuilt: rolled oats bound with date paste and mashed banana instead of butter and golden syrup, then baked into chewy bars.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/english-berry-fool/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The English fool: tart berries rippled through a cool cream of soy yogurt and cashew, sweetened only with dates and kept loosely marbled, not stirred smooth.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/english-mint-sauce/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The English roast-dinner sauce of finely chopped mint steeped in vinegar, sweetened with a little date paste instead of sugar. Sharp, green, and thin.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/full-english-breakfast-bowl/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The savory British fry-up as a bowl, with none of the frying: saucy tomato beans in place of the tinned baked beans, dry-seared mushrooms, blistered tomatoes, and wilted spinach. All the components of the plate, built without oil, meat, or eggs.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/leek-and-potato-soup/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The plainest and best of British soups: leeks and potatoes sweated soft and blended smooth, made creamy by the potato starch itself with no cream or butter. Thyme and white pepper season it, chives and lemon finish it.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/lentil-cottage-pie/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British Sunday classic made from lentils instead of mince: a deep, savory base of brown lentils, mushrooms, and vegetables under a mashed-potato crust browned in the oven. No meat, no butter, no oil, and it feeds a table or fills a freezer.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/minted-pea-and-broad-bean-salad/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A bright spring salad of sweet peas and broad beans with mint, lemon, and shallot, high in fiber and protein and on the table in fifteen minutes.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/mushroom-and-walnut-pate/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British vegetarian dinner-party pâté: mushrooms browned hard and blended with toasted walnuts, thyme, and sherry vinegar into a savory, spreadable set.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/mushy-peas/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British chip-shop side made whole: green peas simmered soft, coarsely crushed with mint and lemon, and loosened with no-salt broth instead of butter.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/pease-pudding/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The North East English standby: yellow split peas simmered soft with aromatics and beaten to a thick, savory puree that holds a shape. Hot or cold, sliceable.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/piccalilli/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

The British mustard pickle of cauliflower, cucumber, and onion in a bright turmeric-mustard sauce, sweetened with dates instead of sugar.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/scotch-broth/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

A Scottish pot of barley and split peas simmered with leek, carrot, and turnip until thick, the broth built from vegetables and slow time alone.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/scottish-oatcakes/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Crisp, rugged Scottish oatcakes from ground oats, flaxseed, and hot water, with a little tahini for shortness. Bake them hard and they keep for weeks.

https://eathealthyandcheap.com/recipes/tattie-scones-scottish-potato-scones/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

Scottish griddle scones of mashed potato bound with oat flour instead of white, cooked dry until freckled, a whole-grain corner of the fried breakfast.