MEATLESS MONDAY: Pizza With Banana and Dates Topping, Breadfruit curry, Shakshuka, Bakwan jagung, Homade Vegan sausages in a bun, Matcha Vegan Banana Bread

Although it is true, almost all the recipes were very good; today, like every Monday, we have chosen six of them, which we consider worthy of mention and recognition; however, in our community's other vegan content curation, VEGAN LOVE TO US and THE BEST OF THE WEEK, we'll highlight other great 100% vegan recipes.

After several weeks of absence, today we start once again our usual gastronomic route of every Meatless Monday, this time in Indonesia, where we will eat a slice of a very special sweet pizza. Then we will get to know the flavors of Sri Lanka with an exquisite breadfruit curry, and then we will go on an excursion to Israel with a tasty Shakshuka. From there we go back to beautiful Indonesia, where we will eat some delicious snacks: bakwan jagung; then we will go to Canada, where we will eat some Homade Vegan sausages in a bun, and we will finish in Lithuania, with an exquisite and creative Matcha Vegan Banana Bread. Let's travel the world with this delicious vegan gastronomic route!

Cooking is experimentation and fun, and this premise was applied by @nurfay in this delicious and practical recipe, in which he presents us with sweet pizzas, with a banana and dates topping. This preparation, in addition to being very good, can be refrigerated and baked later, in this way we will always have an exquisite dessert in the refrigerator. Let's see this creative recipe!

The availability of fruits and vegetables in Sri Lanka allows its inhabitants to have an abundant and varied diet. Among the products available in this interesting country, there is the breadfruit, and on this occasion @nishani9 talks to us in a very entertaining way, about how this fruit was introduced by Dutch settlers in the past. Breadfruit is very versatile, so it can be prepared in multiple ways, however its consumption must be limited due to its high energy intake; and @nishani9 wanted to share with the community a wonderful recipe, very traditional from his country, a delicious breadfruit curry. Let's see this recipe so tasty and full of history!

Thanks to the time that @helgalubevi lived in Israel, he became familiar with its culture and gastronomy, and this week he shared with us an icon of Israeli cuisine: Shakshuka. In a beautiful and very personal post, where she tells us about her coming and going from Israel to Brazil, and a difficult process related to her health, she teaches us how to prepare this delicious dish, with Arab roots, but which was undoubtedly adopted by the people of Israel and now it is part of their day to day. This time she veganized the original recipe, creating a colorful, delicious and fragrant dish. Let's get to know this beautiful and practical recipe!

In his first post in this community, @roronoa46, (to whom we warmly welcome), brought us a recipe for bakwan jagung, which are very traditional snacks, from his country, Indonesia. In a great post, he told us about how popular these snacks are in his region and that there are several varieties, and they can even receive other names, such as bala-bala. In his interesting story, he tells us that he was a nomad long ago, and this meant that he learned to cook. He also told us that his mother is a good cook, to whom other people sometimes order food, which allows @roronoa46 to learn many recipes. And this recipe in particular, although it is somewhat laborious because the vegetables must be chopped very finely and neatly, it has a delicious and very crunchy result, but he explains a very detailed step by step and with certain tips that are important, for get an excellent result. Let's get to know this exquisite and traditional recipe!

This week, in a great post, @carolynstahl tells us part of her personal story and talks about how she misses vegan hot dogs, and how her partner Marc says they are the perfect medicine for any illness or disease, hahahaha, and we believe that Marc is right, hot dogs are magical and healing. So @carolynstahl brings us the recipe for both the sausages and the buns and their respective dressings and accompaniments, presenting us with three delicious options full of flavors that will undoubtedly bring joy to our stomachs and hearts when eating them. Let's see this delicious and healing recipe!

There are times when we buy a large quantity of bananas and they blacken quickly, but far from being deteriorated, they are ideal for making certain recipes. These fruits are versatile, delicious, and can be prepared in various ways, such as cakes and breads; And this week, from Lithuania, @plantasticka shared with us a wonderful recipe for a very, very original banana bread, because as a surprise ingredient he used matcha powder, which gives this recipe a unique and special flavor and color. In a very interesting post, with precious photos, she shows us a detailed step by step of this exquisite preparation. Let's see this unique and delicious recipe!