From smoky bean stews and warming chickpea curries, to pink beetroot flatbread pizzas and fresh apple frangipane tarts – Niki Webster’s Instagram feed is a carefully curated grid of mouth-watering meals that, just on looks alone, would convince devout carnivores to sample her food. Bringing veganism to the masses, her food philosophy is simple – plant-based, seasonal and organic. The passionate foodie marries indulgence and flavour with health and nutrition on her successful food blog, Rebel Recipes, which is also the name of her debut book, due to hit shelves next month. As we head into the notoriously food-y season of December, and ahead of Veganuary, too, Niki tells us how she hopes to encourage more people to put veg at the centre of their plates.
For me plant-based eating just feels completely natural (much to my mum’s dismay). I developed a dairy intolerance when