Kimchi is very easy to make and full of gut-beneficial bacteria. This kimchi recipe is vegan and free of any added sugar. Suitable for plant-based and general healthy diets.

Most people could benefit from adding some fermented foods to their diet. My kimchi recipe is raw and full of living enzymes, unlike most of the shop bought stuff. It’s also very inexpensive to make.

This might not be the most traditional kimchi as it doesn’t contain any seafood, shrimps, napa cabbage or sugar but it’s vegan/plant-based and is made from commonly found vegetables.

You will notice in the video I make one batch and then the final result is another batch. This is just because the beetroot made the kimchi all bright purple.

While it still looked good and tasted good I wanted to make another batch with no beetroot as it was all the same colour.

Use a healthy unrefined salt in this like rock salt or sea salt. Avoid using table salt as it’s just pure sodium chloride without any trace minerals.

Easy Raw Kimchi Video Recipe

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I always use a cabbage for the veggies in my kimchi (white or red both work great) and I recommend a red pepper as it gives a great texture, but feel free to use any other veggies you have.

This raw kimchi is a great recipe to use up a glut of vegetables. It is supposed to keep for 6 months in a cool (below 18 C) larder, but I store in the fridge and is usually gone within a week or two.

I like to use spring water, but any filtered / safe drinking water works well to make the brine. I don’t throw away the brine solution after making it, instead, I use it for stocks or as cooking liquid.  I tend to not totally drain all the water so that it’s easier to coat the veggies with the kimchi sauce.

I used to be worried about fermenting but really you will smell if it has gone bad, and would not want to eat it.

When I attended a fermentation course, the instructor said that it’s pretty obvious when a batch has gone bad. So far this has not happened.

Unlike sauerkraut with kimchi you don’t need the water level to be above all the vegetables, but I do like to push the vegetables down firm to make the water level high.

The kimchi paste is nice enough on its own and I often start eating some of the kimchi before it has fermented as it tastes so good. This kimchi recipe is a great way to eat more raw vegetables as they have a different softer texture to freshly cut raw veggies.

Also this vegan kimchi a great way to get some fermented food into your diet and all its gut friendly bacteria. This is a real stable for me – I have it instead of ketchup on most dishes such as sweet potato chips, pasta and avocado toast.

If you find sauerkraut a bit bland then try this easy kimchi recipe.

Fermented foods are great for your body, but they can be hard on your teeth. For this reason I suggest to not snack on something like kimchi and if you have sensitive teeth do swish your mouth with some water after eating.

Through a combination of acid reflux, grinding my teeth while sleeping, not visiting the dentist for 10 years and eating healthy foods I’ve got significant tooth erosion. I do have kimchi often but I’m careful now to rinse my mouth afterwards.