Vegan Pantry

Here is a list of the foods I usually have, or have the most often in my kitchen. This list is by no means exhaustive, nor do I think you need all or even most in your own pantry. I liked reading lists like this when I started cooking and this highlight many of my favorite foods.

Grains:

• Rice: short grain brown, arborio, wild, red jasmine
• Hulled barley
• Millet
• White and/or red quinoa (pseudocereal)
• Fine bulgur
• Raw buckwheat groats (fruit seed but used as grain)
• Rolled oats, oat groats
• Popcorn
• Whole grain pasta
• Sprouted bread and/or tortillas

Flours:

• Unbleached all purpose flour
• Whole wheat pastry flour
• Spelt flour
• Kamut flour
• Oat flour
• Almond flour
• Brown rice flour
• Chickpea flour

Beans/Legumes:

• Red, green, french and/or brown lentils
• Frozen edamame
• Canned and dry beans (chickpeas, red kidney beans, black beans, white navy beans, black eyed peas, split peas)
• Firm organic tofu
• Silken tofu
• Frozen tempeh

Nuts & Seeds:

• Sesame seeds
• Flax seeds
• Chia seeds
• Hulled hemp seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• Pumpkin seeds
• Cashews
• Walnuts
• Almonds
• Shredded unsweetened coconut, toasted coconut flakes

Dried fruit (no sulfites added… check the ingredients for only the fruit!):

• Raisins
• Dried cranberries
• Dried plums
• Goji berries
• Medjool dates
• Figs
• Sundried tomatoes

Vinegars:

• Apple cider vinegar
• Balsamic vinegar
• Umeboshi vinegar (I substitute brown rice vinegar with this)

Oils:

• Toasted sesame oil
• Virgin coconut oil

Sweeteners:

• Blackstrap molasses
• Pure maple syrup
• Coconut nectar
• Brown rice syrup
• Panela sugar
• Icing sugar

Milk & “Dairy”:

• Nut milk (I make my own most of the time)
• Soy milk
• Canned coconut milk
• Unsweetened non-dairy yogurt

Sauces & Seasonings:

• Hot sauce
• Tamari
• Mustard: yellow, dijon, old style (grainy), spicy – I LOVE mustard!!
• Miso (brown and white)
• Curry paste
• Wasabi paste
• BBQ sauce
• Salted herbs

Baking supplies:

• Vanilla beans, vanilla powder, vanilla extract
• Other extracts: almond, coconut, lemon, orange, maple, peppermint
• Chocolate: chocolate chips, raw cacao nibs, cocoa powder
• Unsweetened applesauce
• Active dry yeast
• Arrowroot powder
• Baking soda
• Baking powder (aluminium free)
• Brown rice cereal

Odds and Ends:

• Nutritional yeast
• Nut butters
• Tahini
• Vegetable broth (I make my own most of the time)
• Canned tomatoes
• Capers
• Seaweeds (dulse flakes, nori, arame, wakame)
• Tea

Spices:

• Allspice
• Basil
• Bay leafs
• Black pepper
• Cardamom, ground
• Cayenne chili powder
• Cinnamon (ground and sticks)
• Celery seeds
• Chili, whole
• Chili powder
• Cloves (whole and ground)
• Coriander seeds, ground
• Cumin
• Curry powders
• Dillweed
• Fennel seeds
• Fenugreek seeds
• Garam masala
• Garlic powder
• Ginger, ground
• Jalapeno pepper, crushed
• Marjoram
• Mustard seeds
• Nutmeg
• Onion powder
• Oregano
• Paprika
• Parsley flakes
• Red pepper, crushed
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Salt: fine sea salt, himalayan pink salt and fleur de sel
• Tarragon
• Thyme
• Turmeric
• White pepper