Vegetarian/Vegan Recipes

wow, only one post....I was really looking forward to the recipes.

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

wow, only one post....I was really looking forward to the recipes.

Me too! Start posting!!

I eat spaghetti a lot. Otherwise, I'm more of a baker than a cook, so I don't have many veggie recipes unfortunately. Here's an omelette, though. I have a rice cooker, so I make a batch of rice, and when it is done I start the omelette.

2 eggs
splash milk
pinch paprika
pinch salt
pinch black pepper

Loosely mix those together

Grate some cheese
Slice/chop a little onion
Slice a little avocado
Chop some tomatoes, make sure they are meaty tomatoes like plum tomatoes as opposed to watery

Heat a skillet, add a couple pats of butter to cover bottom of skillet, add egg mixture. When it starts to solidify, add the chopped stuff, wait 30 seconds then fold over one side of omelette towards the other. Flip over after 15 seconds. When all is solid, scoop onto a plate of rice.

Veggie Bean Soup

Using the "quick boil" method soak and boil 1 cup (DRY) of each of the following beans: Kidney, Pink, Pinto, and White Northern. in about 8 cups of water (rinse to make sure water runs clear) with 2 tsp. salt. Let beans continue to cook over a simmering heat (beans will be ready to eat when they can be gently mashed with a fork - a good rule of thumb when cooking beans is to pull one from the pot, mash it with your thumb and test it against your teeth for grittiness. if it feels grainy then they should cook longer.)

in a pan with 2 Tbl Olive Oil - sautée the following:

1 heart of Celery (chopped)
6 carrots (chopped)
1 (small white or yellow) onion (chopped)
4 cloves garlic (minced)

add finely chopped tomatoes to the beans and allow the tomatoes to color the bean water (which has boiled down into a thicker soup)...add the sautee mix and cook until the veggies are soft.

yum!

Bump! (Every minute!)

That one sounds nice. I'll make one for lunch tomorrow!

Man, there are some nice recipes on here. I'd like to cook more soups, particulary soups with cubed tofu or beans.

Lost the damn thing and it's just not turned up anywhere!

But I make a few things just off the top of my head, from experiments and trial and error. Mostly I just try to adapt regular recipes to vegetarian.

Often make Chickpea Curry which is really simple:

a chopped onion
cloved of garlic crushed
minced chilli to taste
can of chick peas
can of chopped tomatoes
small can of corn kernels
tzatziki
coriander to garnish
rice to serve

cook onion, chili and garlic in a little olive oil till the onion is transclucent then add a can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed, a can of chopped tomatoes, a small can of corn kernels drained. Cook on a low heat for 10-20mins. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over steamed rice with a scoop of tzatiki on top and sprinkle with chopped fresh coriander.

I also make a "Mexican" variation of this by replacing the chili with Mexican flavor base, and the chick peas with kidney beans. I also add some diced capsicum at the same time as the onion goes in.
When it comes to serving I get some flour tortillas and spoon the cooked sauce mixture onto the centre of the tortilla (that I've warmed in the microzap) sprinkle on some grated cheese, chopped fresh tomato and shredded lettuce and then roll it up and spoon a dob of tzatiki on top before serving.

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Woman, if ever I make it in any sphere, and make millions, you will be my cook/PR agent, and you'll get half of everything. Foodwise, of course.

Well, get a move on!

Of course, I have to learn to like to cook, first I did bake 3 batches of cookies, and the cake for a chocolate torte yesterday. Alas, nothing cooking but spaghetti.

CHANGEinWAVES wrote:

how r the veggie hotdogs? at bbq cookouts I sometime crave a hot dog regardless how gross they are. I need a veg substitute.

They are not bad. There are several different companies. IMO once you smother them in toppings they basically taste the same.